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THE BELFAST music scene is the healthiest it has been in 30 years and Cashier No 9 are prominent among the many fine bands who have emerged from the city of late.

Julie Feeney, the award winning Athenry born vocalist and composer is heading to New York where she will perform in a new off-Broadway music show.

Julie Feeney, the award winning Athenry born vocalist and composer is heading to New York where she will perform in a new off-Broadway music show.

The Coronas, James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan, Bressie, The Kanyu Tree, and Elaine Mai will be amongst the top attractions at this year’s Galway Arts Festival Big Top.

Two of Ireland’s finest singer-songwriters - James Vincent McMorrow and Lisa Hannigan - and one of the nation’s best loved bands - The Coronas - will play the Galway Arts Festival Big Top this summer.

Christmas is just around the corner, it is almost time to get those silly Christmas jumpers out of the closet, the festive season would not be the same without Irelands biggest independent instrumental post rock group And So I Watch You From Afar.

And So I Watch You From Afar come to Castlebar for the christmas holiday season on Wednesday 28th December where they will be taking to the stage at Castlebars brand new independent music venue The Clubhouse in Castlebar Celtic. Also on the bill will be Toby Kaar, Shardborne, Race The Flux and Music For Dead Birds.

Ireland’s loudest rock band, And So I Watch You From Afar, have just been announced to play a very special show in the west of Ireland at The Clubhouse in Castlebar Celtic this Christmas. Known for their unrelenting tours that have seen them play more than 300 gigs since the start of 2009, Belfast’s And So I Watch You From Afar (ASIWYFA to their fans) don’t know how to take a break. From appearances at SXSW, Eurosonic, Electric Picnic, Novarock, Canadian Music Fest, Popkomm, Pukkelpop, Sonisphere, to tour dates in Europe, North America, Russia and a support slot for rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, the instrumental band has been on the road playing music non-stop since the release of their fan-stirring debut self-titled album.

IF YOU want something done properly, do it yourself. Sometimes it is the only feasible approach. It certainly was for James Vincent McMorrow as it saved him from artistic frustration and inertia, and helped him create a starling debut album and launch him on a potentially exciting musical journey.

Belfast Rockers And So I Watch You From Afar make a very rare appearance in Mayo at Bar Ritz (Mulroys Bar) Castlebar next Thursday night, May 19 as part of the Finbar Hoban Presents series. The band have just released their second album Gangs. This promises to be one of the biggest rock shows in Castlebar this May.