Athenry writer’s debut poetry collection praised by Ken Bruen

Thu, Aug 06, 2009

ATHENRY WRITER Anji O’Donnell has just published her debut collection of poetry, High & Dry, and it has received high praise from leading crime writer Ken Bruen.

Anji wrote the poems in response to times of hardship and emotional trauma which she went through a number of years ago. Ken Bruen has described High & Dry as “a cri de coeur wrenched from the darkest places the human mind can deliver...Anji, in her unflinching look at her own life has indeed found her voice. And what a voice it is...Anji has taken her pain, performed an act of sheer transcendence and made it sing”.

Ireland’s biggest trad, folk, Celtic, and country music festival comes west

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

OVER THE past three years Headford’s Eric Cunningham has been staging concerts and performances showcasing the best of Irish trad and Celtic music through his World Fleadh festivals.

Mephisto do Murphy

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

FOLLOWING ITS highly successful versions of The Importance of Being Earnest and The World’s Wife, Mephisto Theatre Company is to stage Tom Murphy’s The Morning After Optimism at the Black Box in August.

Bad Seed Conway Savage to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

CONWAY SAVAGE, the long serving pianist and backing vocalist for Nick Cave’s band The Bad Seeds, will play a solo show upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Friday August 7 at 8pm.

Galway Arts Festival week two

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

BRISBANE’S CIRCA troupe were among the main attractions in week two of the Galway Arts Festival with their latest show, Furioso and they fully lived up to the expectations generated by their visits to Galway in 2007 and 2008.

Jack Harrison to bring yogic chants and Irish folk to St Nicholas’

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

CO GALWAY singer-songwriter Jack Harrison sings in Sanskrit, Irish, and English and his music fuses kirtan chant, gospel, and Irish folk and trad.

Unchained Melodies

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

COUNTY GALWAY’S Jacqueline Tuck plays Unchained Melodies at Amnesty International’s Freedom Café this evening at 6pm.

Jacqueline is a 29-year-old alternative/acoustic /folk singer-songwriter based in County Galway. She has been performing all over Ireland for the past seven years. Admission is free. For more information contact 091 - 533637.

Upcoming @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THE GALWAY Arts Festival may be over for another year, but that does not mean great music is at an end in the city. The Róisín Dubh has, as always, an impressive line up of acts during August, September, and October.

Reggae, dub, and dancehall vibrations for the Bank Holiday

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

GALWAY REGGAE and techno fans are in for one hell of a Bank Holiday Weekend treat with the Mini Mantua Weekender on Saturday August 1 and Sunday 2 in An Pucán, Forster Street.

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.

The launch is organised by Over The Edge and will see the launch of Dear Beloved by Mary Hanlon and Spiddal Pier by Deirdre Kearney, both published by Belfast’s Lapwing Press.

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.

Redmond plays an 8-string guitar which he plays upright like a cello, instead of the more traditional method of across the lap. On the night he will be joined by violinist Elizabeth Cooney for a programme that will include pieces by John Dowland, Paganini, Nathan Milstein, FM Torroba, Ian Wilson, Enrique Granados, Manuel De Falla, and a number of Spanish folk songs.

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’.”

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