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Australian avant-folk musician Jessie Monk will perform at Monroe’s Live on Friday, August 22, at 9:30pm, when audiences can listen to her combine Celtic and Appalachian folk traditions with experimental elements.

If you are looking to immerse yourself and experience the Wild Atlantic Way to its fullest, then make sure you schedule in a stop at one of these festivals taking place along the coast of Clare over the summer months. There is no better way to get involved with the culture and community of where you are visiting than to join them in their annual festivals that make up their traditions.

Renowned UK singer-songwriter, Lloyd Cole, and celebrated Montreal songsmith, Martha Wainwright, are among this year’s stellar line-up at the Galway Folk Festival 2025, taking place from June 4th-8th in various venues across the city.

Dynamic world folk music ensemble NoCrows, will perform at Monroe’s Live on Friday, January 31, in a fully seated show, with doors open at 8pm.

By Maxim Kelly

A thunderous fusion of Celtic, Eastern and Appalachian traditions comes together in the high energy performances of Scythian on Friday, November 10th at Monroe’s Live.

Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, announced the Budget for 2024 on Tuesday, 10 October. The minister outlined a multibillion package of spending increases, once-off payments and tax cuts. The Galway Advertiser took to the streets of Galway city to get the views of civilians, and while there were positives, there was an overwhelming concern about the rise in the cost-of-living.

A ballad is a form of verse, a poem or a song that tells a story. It can be considered either poetic or musical and is written in short stanzas with a rhyming system abcb. These forms of folk songs were often anonymous retellings of local legends, stories of particular events or characters.

Weekend of Friday, June 16th – Sunday June 18th

The return of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to County Westmeath will ensure over 500,000 visitors to Mullingar and the wider Midlands region from August 6-14 inclusive.