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THE KILKENNYS, the modern Irish folk band who have shared the stage with Shane McGowan and Finbar Furey, play three shows at The Quays Music Hall.

Following rave reviews from his sold-out debut concert last spring, Emmet Cahill returns to the Mullingar Arts Centre this coming July 26 and 27 for two very special nights of music and song.

THE KILKENNYS, the modern Irish folk band who have shared the stage with Shane McGowan and Finbar Furey, play The Quays Music Hall on July 18 and 25.

National Music Day was celebrated in great traditional style last week at Áras an Mhuilinn, Mullingar with a preview of the summer seisiún show. First seisiún show of the 2013 summer season will start on Wednesday night July 3 at 8.30pm and continues every Wednesday night in July as well as on August 7 and 21.

THE IMPORTANCE of Irish traditional music to the Irish Diaspora cannot be over stressed. Great musicians such as Tommy McCarthy, Mick Conneely, John Gannon, and Peter Carberry played key roles in fostering a sense of Irishness for their communities in London, Manchester, and Boston.

Three of the country’s finest musicians, Máirtín Ó Connor, Zoë Conway, and Dónal Lunny, join forces for a dream Music Network concert of traditional music at its very best at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Monday, May 13 at 8pm.

IRISH SONGWRITERS and composers will be celebrated at a show, from the Galway Percy French Society, in An Taibhdhearc this month.

Musical talents Philip Lawson and Anna Murray present an exciting evening of contemporary classical music with video accompaniments at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Wednesday January 16 at 8pm.

Four of Ireland’s top up-and-coming folk acts will appear in the Passionfruit Theatre this Friday September 14. Limerick troubadour Peter Delaney will be joined by Galway acts Yawning Chasm and Brigid Power Ryce as well as Athlone act The Driftwood Manor.

The Speks appear at Roscommon Arts Centre for two performances only (12pm and 3pm) on Saturday August 18. The Speks are a traditional Irish music band for kids who perform their nursery rhymes and sing-along songs uniquely set to acoustic Irish music while encouraging kids to sing and dance along. Their music has been described as Riverdance for toddlers and grown-up music for kids.