Jazz @ Campbell’s

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

CAMPBELL’S TAVERN in Cloughanover, Headford, is well known as a great folk, roots, and singer-songwriter venue, but this weekend it’s hosting a show for Galway jazz fans.

Much travelled songwriter comes to Galway

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

INDIE-POP singer-songwriter Jann Klose is something of a ‘citizen of the world’ having spent much of his life travelling through Europe, Africa, and the US. He is now coming to Ireland.

Ealaíon At Lunasa - a feast of art exhibitions for August

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

ONCE THE Galway Arts Festival is over it is time for the Galway Races, which means betting, drinking, fashion, and gee-gees, but for every Galwegian who loves the races, there is a Galwegian who would prefer to do something else.

Mozart to be performed in Salthill church

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

TRIBAL CHAMBER Choir will perform excerpts from Mozart’s Spatzen Mass in Christ The King Church, Salthill, on Sunday August 9 at 8pm.

Galway poets to launch debut collections

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THE DEBUT collections of poetry from Mary Hanlon and Deirdre Kearney will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Thursday August 6 at 6.30pm.

Leading Irish classical guitarist to play St Nicholas’

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

REDMOND O’TOOLE, possibly the leading young Irish classical guitarist of today, is returning to Galway to play St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Tuesday at 8pm.

Tuam Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THE CITY may have the Galway Arts Festival, but the county is not content to be outdone, hence north west Connemara has the new Moondance Festival, while east Galway has the Tuam Arts Festival.

Cinema Review - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

This latest instalment of Harry Potter is certainly thrilling but some of the more exciting parts are left somewhat unexplained and the finale, which could have been great, feeling a bit rushed.

Explore the world of drumming

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THREE LEADING Galway drum teachers will host a percussion extravaganza in the Nuns Island Theatre on Saturday August 8 at 3pm.

Drummers Dave Deane, Miki Belton, and Barry Duffy will take all those interested in learning drumming - whether young or old, beginner or advanced - on a journey through rock, r’n’b, Latin, and jazz rhythms. There will be drumming performances from Dave, Miki, and Barry and opportunities for those interested to ask questions.

The Kanyu Tree

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

The Kanyu Tree (pictured) will bring their smooth vocal harmonies, pure pop, and white boy funk to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9pm. Suppport is from Galway singer-songwriter Tristan Ryder. Admission is free and Gugai will be DJing afterwards.

Get your rocks off at Primal Scream

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

PRIMAL SCREAM guitarist Andrew Innes is ready for Galway. “When you get on stage you realise it’s all worth it,” he says. “When people are cheering you on it’s hard to beat that and you think, ‘It’s great to be in a band’.”

From London to The Crane with fiddle great John Carty

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

FIDDLE PLAYER John Carty is one of the greatest practitioners of Irish traditional music and his virtuosity has been much praised. In 2003 he was TG4’s Traditional Musician of the Year and joined the ranks of previous winners such as Tommy Peoples, Matt Molloy and Paddy Keenan.

Get set to Moondance in August

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Galway’s latest festival, the Moondance Music & Arts Festival, takes place from Friday August 14 to Sunday 16 at Petersburg House, Clonbur, and will feature Lisa Hannigan, Jape, and Mairtín O’Connor.

Theatre reviews: Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

WEEK ONE of the Galway Arts Festival delivered some memorable productions from both home-based and visiting companies in plays that dealt with such diverse themes as familial neuroses, under-age sex, the Iraq war, murderous teenagers, and a property tycoon who wants to sing like Beniamino Gigli.

While there were some surefire hits from this line-up there were, inevitably, some ‘hit and miss’ shows. The Michael Clark company, this year’s high profile dance act, falls into that category. They presented two pieces; Swan Lack which obliquely referenced Swan Lake to a synth-driven industrial soundtrack and Thank U Ma’am which derives its inspiration from the music of David Bowie and Iggy Pop (though the programme note also cited Lou Reed’s Heroin this didn’t feature in the actual performance).

Shakespeare acting workshop

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

THE THEATRE director, teacher, and playwright Max Hafler will give an intermediate acting workshop next month, entitled Shakespeare And Language.

New Galway theatre company to perform at Edinburgh fringe

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

NEW GALWAY theatre company Danú will be officially launched this weekend before travelling to Scotland perform the play Dolores at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Norman Jay @ Gigantic

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

GALWAY’S LONG running independent club night Gigantic has moved to Kelly’s, formerly The Living Room, and Norman Jay will be spinning the decks there this weekend.

Strange Brew Summer Shindig

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

IF JULY is giving way to August, then it’s time for the Strange Brew Summer Shindig, an always uproarious celebration of all that is great about indie and alternative in Galway and Ireland.

The Strange Brew Summer Shindig 5 takes place at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday July 30 at 7pm with an impressive line-up of some of the most promising indie/alternative bands from Galway and beyond taking to the stage.

Peter Doherty to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

PETER DOHERTY, the songwriter and former frontman of The Libertines and Basbyshambles, will play the Róisín Dubh on Thursday October 15 as part of the Heineken Green Spheres.

C Joynes gig and guitar workshop

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

CAMBRIDGE GUITARIST C Joynes will play De Burgo’s of Augustine Street on Wednesday July 27 at 8pm.

The show is part of Joynes’ Irish tour to support the release of his new EP LHR Twins on the Galway based Independent label Rusted Rail. LHR Twins includes a new version of ‘I Love You Hanny Fuji’; The Grateful Dead/Incredible String Band influenced ‘Lay You Down O My Brother’; and the solo guitar piece ‘The Autumn Leaves Of Red And Gold’.

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