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Mayo vocal group Coda bring their musical talents to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday next at 8 pm.

THE STRYPES are four Cavan teens who play blues and r’n’b with a cocksure swagger and energy not seen in Ireland since Van Morrison and Them tore up club stages in Belfast.

Phil Coulter embarks on a nationwide tour this October and November, followed by three Christmas shows in December, to celebrate the release of Echoes of Home his first solo piano album in 25 years.

SOMERVILLE, the indie/experimental/soul music project of Corr na Móna’s Maria Somerville plays Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday August 14 at 9pm.

THERE IS a peculiarly kid of Irish soul music, one which infuses r’n’b, jazz, rock, and folk, and whose original master, if not creator, is arguably Van Morrison.

MIKE O’CONNOR, the Mayo born, Galway based, singer-songwriter launches his new album, I’m Not Myself In Character, in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, tonight at 9pm.

DAVID DEE Moore, the former bass player for Van Morrison’s band, plays a solo show at Monroe’s Live this Sunday at 10pm.

JAZZ AND swing singer Keith McDonald releases his new album Vida this month, ahead of shows in the Caribbean, Shanghai in March, and Irish shows in May.

Legendary Irish radio presenter Dave Fanning has commended “Loverboy Blues” the new single by The Dennis McCalmont Band on his RTE 2fm radio show. This is welcome good news for the Mayo-based four piece, who recently released their album #SoulRecall which has been playlisted on radio stations across the globe. The musical tightness of The Dennis McCalmont Band comes from 10 years of loyal friendship and musical explorations with seasoned campaigners Michael Buckton (electric guitar), Craig Donaldson (bass), and Donald Hoban (drums).

FROM BUTCHERING to balladry might seem like an unusual career arc but it is one that Mayo-born, Galway based, songwriter Michael O’Connor has managed with aplomb.