Lisa Hannigan to begin Irish tour in Galway

Mon, Sep 12, 2016

LISA HANNIGAN, riding high on the critical and commercial success of her No1 At Swim album, has announced details of her new Irish tour, with the opening concert taking place in Galway.

Album review: Ryley Walker

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 08, 2016

MUCH HAS been made of this album's apparent shift away from Walker's 1960s psych folk-rock influences towards a 1990s indie singer-songwriter dominated sound, but the music within does not contain any kind of either/or exclusion.

Scullion - new date for Róisín Dubh concert

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

SCULLION, FEATURING three of Ireland's leading musicians - Sonny Condell, Philip King, Robbie Overson - have announced the new date for their rescheduled Róisín Dubh show, which now takes place on Sunday September 24 at 8pm.

Daithí plays Electric tonight

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

SINCE RELEASING his Tribes EP in February, Daithí has pushed his music forward into new sonic, and indeed philosophic, territory, fully embracing his heritage and background, without ever compromising his music's energy and dancability.

Concert to honour 1916 heroes at Clifden Arts Festival

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

CHARLIE LENNON, one of Ireland's foremost fiddle players and trad musicians, will unveil his newly composed suite of music, in honour of the men and women of 1916, with a performance at this month's Clifden Arts Festival.

Niall Connolly returns to Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

HE HAS been called "among the most vibrant, poignant, and authentic indie folk artists in New York City," by No Depression magazine, and "a witty storyteller and a not-to-be-missed songsmith", by the Chicago Tribune.

Take up singing for the autumn

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

GALWEGIANS KEEN on learning how to sing and/or becoming involved in a choir, should check out the new term of classes and rehearsals with the Ad Hoc choir.

Galway Jazz Festival pre-concert this weekend

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

GALWAY'S INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed chamber choir Cois Cladaigh, and the Galway Jazz Festival Ensemble, join forces for a concert in advance of the jazz festival which runs from October 6 to 9.

Country and bluesman Brian Ashley Jones @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

BRIAN ASHLEY Jones, the acclaimed guitarist, singer, and actor, whose guitar-driven country and blues tunes have found their way into film, television, and radio, plays Monroe's Live on Thursday September 15.

Rolling Stones tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

THE STROLLING Homes, the Galway based tribute band to "the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world", the Rolling Stones, play Monroe's Live on Friday September 16 from 10pm.

Plaid - acclaimed electro duo for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

PLAID BRING a beauty, melodicism, and sensuality to electronic music that is all too rare. The Kraftwerk/krautrock inspired soundscapes of their latest album, The Digging Remedy, is an ideal meeting place for hardened electronica enthusiasts and those new to the form.

Galway Sings Project Choir returns September 1

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

THE GALWAY Sings Project choir is seeking new members, interested in singing in a group, singing in public, or who wish to learn to sing in harmony, to take part in its upcoming term.

Ivy Nations to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

"IVY NATIONS are absolutely a band to watch. This synthy-rock is exactly what you want in your life..." so said JOE.ie about the quartet that will be playing Electric Picnic this weekend and Monroe’s Live on Friday September 30.

Take up singing for the autumn with the Ad Hoc Choir

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

GALWEGIANS KEEN on learning how to sing and/or becoming involved in a choir, should check out the new term of classes and rehearsals with the Ad Hoc choir.

Bluegrass fused harmonies for Monroe's

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

4 MEN and a Bass, featuring leading Galway folk and Americana musicians, make a welcome return to Monroe’s Side Bar, where they play a free gig this Sunday at 11pm.

Electric wins Music Venue/Nightclub of the Year

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

GALWAY'S ELECTRIC Garden & Theatre won the Music Venue/Nightclub of the Year at the Sky Bar of the Year Awards 2016, which were held recently in the Mansion House, Dublin.

ConTempo announces new concert series for the autumn

Wed, Aug 31, 2016

THE GREAT ConTempo Quartert will begin two very different concert series, starting in September - one will be family friendly and invovle collaboration with musicians working in other genres, the other is a set of monthly lunchtime shows performing Hayden.

Tracy Bruen plays Strange Brew on Thursday

Mon, Aug 29, 2016

TRACY BRUEN, the Galway Advertiser's Galway Solo Artist of the Year 2015, and her band, will play Strange Brew, one of Ireland’s longest running club nights, in the Róisín Dubh this week.

Concert of 18th century Irish harp music

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

ARTHUR Ó NÉILL, one of the last of the travelling harpers, who died in 1816, and whose influence on Irish harp music is immense, will be celebrated at a concert in Galway.

Leafing through Lloyd Cole’s songbook

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

It is hard to believe that it is been more than 30 years since Rattlesnakes announced the arrival of the singular pop sensibility of Lloyd Cole. Literate and melodic with airy allusions to the likes of Eve Marie Saint and Simone Du Beauvoir, it was one of the defining albums of its time and sounds just as good today.

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