‘Watching films at the Fleadh will still be a communal experience'
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
IT WILL be a Galway Film Fleadh like no other in the festival’s 32 year history. There will be no screenings at the Town Hall Theatre, no after parties in Woodquay, no spotting that film star walking down Shop Street.
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‘Galway wouldn’t be Galway if it weren’t for the arts’
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
THE ARTS are the lifeblood of Galway city, they are vital to our reputation; they attract tourists and new residents; they are an essential part of many businesses in the city centre; and the arts are a key contributor to the Galway economy, bringing in millions each year.
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Confidence in the face of an uncertain future
Thu, Jun 11, 2020
WE MAY be exiting lockdown, but the aftermath of Covid-19 - social distancing, the absence of a vaccine, an oncoming world-wide recession - will remain with us for some time.
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'Mindfulness in Lockdown'
Mon, Jun 08, 2020
It is a sunny morning as I sit and sip my coffee. There are many jobs to do and a small list beside me that already has some ticks on it. I love my lists and I especially love getting to tick them off. On my list I have piano practice, work on a new track, skincare, exercise, and meditate.
Read more ...Getting To Know… Charlotte Gallagher Questionnaire
Fri, Jun 05, 2020
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Read more ...'This album comes from a journey of sorts, actual and figurative'
Thu, May 28, 2020
A RUMINATION on nature, quietness, solitude, mental health, and a joy in the organic process of creation, are the things which define Us and Then, the new album from Galway singer-songwriter Yawning Chasm.
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From Galway to Graceland
Thu, May 21, 2020
IT WAS on the streets of Galway that an Englishman and an American woman met, quite by chance, one day in 2016, and discovering a shared love of folk music led them to form the folk duo, A Different Thread.
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‘In times of isolation, music still provides a way of coming together’
Thu, May 14, 2020
IT IS frustrating for a band like Dream Wife, who thrive on live performance, and who can rip up the stage with their potent combination of indie-punk music and Feminist politics, that Covid-19 means no touring is possible.
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'Every day I send off an album, it's a win'
Thu, May 07, 2020
WHEN ULTAN Conlon emerged from the recording studio in Burbank, California, on the final day of sessions for what would become his fourth album, he could have had no idea of the world into which it would be released.
Read more ...Galway artists and life under Lockdown
Thu, May 07, 2020
'I try to accept the darkness and remind myself a new day is around the corner'
Read more ...‘I walked down High Street and there was no one about’
Thu, Apr 30, 2020
WHEN DAVID Bowie entered the studio to record what would become Station To Station he had no songs written and little idea what he wanted to do.
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