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Music for Galway’s Season BREATHE continues with Dragonfly, featuring two internationally acclaimed musicians: viola player Danusha Waskiewicz and Headford cellist Naomi Berrill.

Galway City Council is inviting feedback on the Galway Buskers Community Code of Conduct, after a trial period of the code in Galway City over summer 2025. Feedback is invited by Tuesday October 7, from buskers, local businesses and the general public through online surveys, available at www.GalwayCity.ie

The power of the human voice will be the core of Music for Galway’s 44th international concert season, titled Breathe, to begin next month.

Busking is the practice of performing in public places, such as on the street, for tips or gratuities or voluntary donations. It comes from the Spanish word Buscar—to seek (fame and fortune) or the Latin word Buscare – to procure, to gain. Busking could take many forms, clowning, dancing, singing, fortune telling, mime, living statue, one-man band, puppeteering, juggling, reciting poetry, even Christmas carolling. One’s ‘pitch’, where one performed, was very important. It had to be a place where there was a lot of traffic, lots of people, high visibility and little background noise.

With comparisons to Ed Sheeran abounding, Galway’s Brad Heidi is making waves on the Irish music scene, gaining recognition from none other than President Michael D Higgins.

Well-known Galway buskers All Of Eden release their debut album Abience this week.

World-renowned Irish soprano, Celine Byrne, is to perform her first concert in Galway which will raise vital funds for mental health non-profit Let’s Get Talking, on Saturday April 23.

AFTER TWO years of no live music, every gig now taking place will feel special and important, yet Huun-Huur-Tu’s upcoming Galway show will likely prove to be the most exciting, and utterly different, musical event of the year.

Busking is the practice of performing in public places, street performances for tips or gratuities, voluntary donations. It may come from the Spanish word buscar – to seek (fame and fortune), or the Latin word buscare – to procure, to gain.

IT WAS the first Sunday of the coronavirus restrictions. Pubs and venues were closed. Shops were shut. Streets were deserted. Galway was, to quote The Specials, “coming like a ghost town”.