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IN A very real sense Gerald Dawe and Salmon Poetry’ Jessie Lendennie - the publisher of Dawe’s new book Catching the Light: Views & Interviews by Gerald Dawe - were the pioneers locally who showed us that literature is born in the here and now rather than in some misty idealised past.

Ireland’s brightest funk and soul band Apartment B will be once again raising the roof at Kilkenny’s oldest venue on Saturday November 22 for one night only.

NOW THAT we are in a recession, people are casting their minds back to the bleak 1980s and early 1990s when, as Tommy Tiernan said “you couldn’t get a job if you tried”.

THE WEST Coast Big Band are approaching their fifth anniversary and they play a residency in Morgans Bar in the Forster Court Hotel, every Thursday night.

NASHVILLE IS the home of country music, and one of that city’s most respected producers Jim Rooney is returning to his second home of Galway to play a show at The Crane Bar, Sea Road.

Irelands brightest funk and soul band “Apartment B” will once again be raising the roof at Kilkenny’s oldest venue on Friday May 29 Saturday, May 30 for two fantastic nights.

The live entertainment continues once again next Saturday night the March 28 at Bar Ritz (Mulroy’s Bar) as the Finbar Hoban Presents… series continues to bring the most diverse and popular music groups to Castlebar. The first band to take to the stage will be 21 Outs at 9.15pm; their music is loud, honest, engaging and soulful with strong blues and grunge influences. All songs are arranged by front man Philip Cassidy, who at only 23 has been playing and performing live in venues across Ireland for the past nine years. The band formed in late July 2007. The band recorded their first EP in Temple Lane Studios of July last year. Temple Lane studios are among the top recording studios in Ireland with past clients including Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Phil Lynott and Shane McGowan amongst others, so be sure to get there early as 21 Outs are sure to put on a blazing performance.

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With over a 1,000 live performances to date, Drew De Four is a 6ft 7 inches Belgian-American, singer-songwriter, dueling pianist, actor, and multi-instrumentalist.

Following their sell-out show in January this year, Sharon Shannon, Shane MacGowan and Mundy return to The Hub this Christmas with extra special guest, rockabilly musician Imelda May.