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When he hits the big time, The Voice of Ireland contestant Conor Quinn will have one person to especially thank - his biggest fan, his mother.

Ireland’s foremost roots music festival returns to Kilkenny for the May Bank Holiday weekend with a mixture of revered favourites and new treasures to unearth.

THE GALWAY Advertiser has 10 copies of the soundtrack album to the New Moon: The Twilight Saga film, which has just been released on DVD.

The Strange Brew Summer Shindig 4 takes place in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday at 7pm and promises to be one hell of way to say ‘Goodbye July, Hello August!’ in the company of some of the best Galway and Irish indie, punk, and hard rock.

This is a tough one. There were some great albums this year. Hot Chip released Made in the Dark at the start of the year (bet you’d forgotten about that one). Their music is smart, funky, and is filled with addictive beats. It is the perfect mix of pop, dance, and rock.

GLAM ROCK legends the New York Dolls and a major dance show by the brilliant Michael Clark, inspired by the Glam era of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Lou Reed, are just two of the many exciting shows, concerts, events, readings, and exhibitions lined up for this year’s Galway Arts Festival, which runs from July 13 to 26.

UNDERGROUND PSYCHEDELIC folk-rockers Agitated Radio Pilot and Yawning Chasm are releasing new EPs on the independent Rusted Rail label. The EPs will be officially launched at a gig featuring both artists upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday at 8pm.

BON IVER, aka Justin Vernon, will play his only Irish show this year at the Big Top as part of Galway Arts Festival and tickets are now on sale.