Thin Lizzy guitarist to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

THE GRACEFUL, melodic solo on ‘Whiskey In The Jar’; the searing, blistering guitar lines on ‘Black Boys On The Corner’; and the wah-wah drenched funk of ‘Ray-Gun’. This is the sound of Eric Bell.

David Kitt’s Small Moments tour

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

IN 2000 a Dublin singer-songwriter called David Kitt released his debut album Small Moments which won praise in Ireland and Britain for its mixture of gentle folk-pop and indie/electro.

Róisín Dubh to celebrate eighth birthday

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

THE RÓISÍN Dubh will celebrate its eighth birthday on Sunday with a feast of good music and DJ sets from 8pm.

Get ready for Latin Fiesta 2012

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

LOVERS OF all thigns Latin American are in for a treat this weekend with the Latin Fiesta 2012 mini-festival which takes place tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.

The festival starts tomorrow with a live concert in Krcma, Salthill, from Sabor Cubano, lead by Evelio Galan of the Afro Cuban Allstars. Guests on the night will be singer Andres Martorell and members of Cuba Libre. There will also be a DJ set from Matt.

Calling all composers

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

THE GALWAY Music Residency is seeking a composer to write a piece of music in celebration of the residency’s 10th birthday.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.

Proust Questionnaire Daniel Figgis, composer

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Getting ‘it’ right. Followed by a spa break.

Nora Barnacle - a life in song

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

NORA BARNACLE, the Galwegian who was James Joyce’s wife, muse, best friend, and source of strength will be celebrated in a new work by Tom Cullivan.

Nora At Nuns Island by the celebrated Galway composer and pianist Tom Cullivan will be premiered in the Nuns Island Theatre this Sunday at 3pm.

A new look at the misunderstood moth

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

MOTHS ARE generally regarded as pesky little creatures who get into your wardrobe and fly too near lightbulbs. However, one Galway photographer believes they deserve better than the whack of a rolled-up newspaper.

126 gets carbonated

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

THE CHEMICAL element carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen.

The Country Girls

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Edna O’Brien’s classic coming-of-age novel The Country Girls is on its way to the Town Hall in a critically acclaimed staging by Waterford’s Red Kettle Theatre Company.

Rhythm Scheme - Unleashing the music

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

FOR SOME a great night out is heading to a club, and hearing and dancing to a DJ cut up, mix, and spin beats and music to the wee small hours. For others there is nothing like watching a band, live on stage, pouring heart and soul into everything they do.

Lazik to play Kelly’s next Wednesday

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Kelly’s will play host to a gig from Lazik on Friday June 13, at 9pm, as part of the Galway Sessions. This enthusiastic and energetic musical combo consists of members from Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

Bluegrass legend Curtis Blackwell at the Crane

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

The Galway Sessions music festival swings into gear next week and one of the definite highlights is the appearance by bona-fide bluegrass great Curtis Blackwell, one-time sidekick of Bill Monroe and, with his band The Dixie Bluegrass Boys, one of the most popular acts on the US bluegrass scene for over 40 years.

Five Ways To Drown @ Town Hall

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

One of Ireland’s most vibrant contemporary dance companies, Junk Ensemble, make a welcome visit to the Town Hall next week with their production Five Ways to Drown.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.

The show is open to the public and comedians, and admission is free. Every week there is a lively crowd and a load of up and coming comedians performing. Each comedian is allowed seven to eight minutes for his/her set.

Chris Martin @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

CHRIS MARTIN - no, not the guy from Coldplay - but the award winning comedian, is coming to Galway to play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Des Bishop @ Town Hall

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Des Bishop makes a welcome return to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday June 15 and Saturday 16 at 8pm to perform his new show Des Bishop Likes To Bang. Tickets are available from the Town Hall on 091 - 569777 and www.tht.ie

Lose your head with the Galway Sessions at The Kings Head

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Now in its 11th year, The Galway Sessions is looking forward to an exciting June. As part of the event’s ongoing partnership with Stirling in Scotland, from June 11 to 17, the organisers are looking forward to welcoming back the Scots to the streets of Galway. Last year saw record crowds with over 15,000 in attendance, half of whom were from overseas.

The programme is as jam-packed as ever this year, especially at the King’s Head where patrons are advised to lose the head. Monday June 11 sees Orlaith Keane, the latest star from the Caherlistrane musical dynasty, sing at 3pm, accompanied by Colm Naughton and Pat Coyne on banjo/mandolin and guitar/backing vocals respectively. The Galway International Retro Orchestra will play on Tuesday June 12 at 3pm.

The Low Anthem at the Roisin Dubh

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

FANS OF AMERICANA are in for a treat at the Roisin Dubh with Rhode Island band The Low Athem playing at the intimate venue on Saturday week, June 16. Formed in 1006 by Brown University students and part-time DJs Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky, the band made their mark with their 2007 debut album What the Crow Brings. Drawing on their background in classical music, they widened their instruments and sound to include everything from WWI- era pump organs to crotales (a form of antique cymbal). With the addition of new member Jocie Adamas in 2007, the band began 2008 in remote Block Island off the coast of New England.

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