Come and hear The BlueBirds

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

THE BLUEBIRDS, the close harmony trio of Jenny Groarke, Laura Lynn and Lorraine Flanagan, will play the Galway Folk Club in De Burgos, tomorrow, at 9pm.

HAWK swoop down for Citóg appearance

Wed, Jun 08, 2016

THEY HAVE been called "the lucid dream between post rock and indie” by The Vinyl District, and their music has been described as combining "post-punk and folk in a spine-tingling brew that’ll take potshots at your emotional wellbeing” by The Line of Best Fit.

Strypes and Riptide Movement for Rock the Docks

Tue, Jun 07, 2016

THE STRYPES and The Riptide Movement and have been confirmed to headline Galway’s new outdoor festival - Rock the Docks - from June 24 to 26 June at city docklands.

Ryan Sheridan to play Róisín Dubh

Tue, Jun 07, 2016

RYAN SHERIDAN has come a long way since his days in Riverdance, performing in Broadway, and later working as a barman in his native Monaghan to the point where he now enjoys hit albums in Ireland and abroad.

Grounds For Invasion @ Strange Brew

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

INDIE-ELECTRO trio Grounds For Invasion return to Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday June 9 at 8pm, with support from Pourtraits, one of Ireland's most exciting up-and-coming hip-hop MCs.

Album review: Christy Moore

Music Reviews Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THERE IS a Galway connection to Christy's new album, coming straight at the beginning with 'Mandolin Mountain', written by the late, great songwriter and musician Tony Small.

Vamonos - a celebration of Flamenco

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

AT THE heart of flamenco is not a step, or a rhythm, or a song, but a quality known as Duende - a dark creative force, an expression of the soul and of struggle.

ConTempo to perform Beethoven and Bartok

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

CONTEMPO WILL perform music by Beethoven and Bartok at two concerts over the coming week, ahead of the quartet being presented with honorary degrees by NUI Galway later this month.

Keeva and Pauline Scanlon @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

SINGER PAULINE Scanlon will join Irish trad 'supergroup' Keeva, whose music also encompasses elements of jazz, for a concert in Monroe’s Tavern on Friday June 17 at 9pm.

Get the blues with ‘Big Daddy’ Webster

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

AMERICAN BLUESMAN Randall ‘Big Daddy’ Webster and songwriter/broadcaster Patrick Horgan bring their ‘Tangled Roots Tour’ to the Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday June 30 at 9pm.

A choral concert in aid of COPE

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE RENOWNED tenor Owen Gilhooly joins the Marine Institute Singers and SSE Airtricity’s workplace choir, the SSE Airs, for a concert in the Augustinian Church, Middle Street, on Saturday June 11 at 8pm.

Cafolla & Engel @ HALO

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE DJ/SAXOPHONE duo of Cafolla & Engel are set to be the highlight of a packed series of events taking place at HALO for the June Bank Holiday weekend.

Bank Holiday Sunday @ Electric

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

BANK HOLIDAY Sunday at Electric, Abbeygate Street, will be an all-day and night affair, starting with the Disco Brunch from midday, featuring an extended brunch menu, Disco Brunch Cocktails, and a DJ set from Anthony Collins.

Galway Gospel Choir to sing Dixieland gospel

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE GALWAY Gospel Choir will perform Dixieland gospel classics in the Nuns Island Theatre on Wednesday June 8 at 8pm.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The Gigasecond Tour

Wed, Jun 01, 2016

THE UKULELE Orchestra of Great Britain, the world renowned all-singing, all-plucking, devotees to the tiny four stringed instrument, celebrated for their covers of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', and 'Pinball Wizard', are coming to Galway.

Album review: Car Seat Headrest

Music Reviews Thu, May 26, 2016

GOOD THINGS come, not to those who wait, but those who work hard for it. After years slogging it out on the internet, and releasing music through Bandcamp, 23-year-old Will Toledo is finally getting wider recognition.

February & Mars - debut album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, May 26, 2016

FEBRUARY & MARS, the Galway duo of Jack Considine and Carl Ramberg, whose hazy, synth-rock/disco sound has been turning heads, launch their debut album tomorrow.

My Fellow Sponges - new song and Róisín Dubh gig

Thu, May 26, 2016

FOLLOWING THE releasing their new video 'Cold Hand', My Fellow Sponges are promising "a midsummer stew for every shade of being and most genres under the sun" at their next concert.

Rock-a-Billy with Joe Fury & The Hayride

Thu, May 26, 2016

ROCKABILLY AND roots music will collide in exciting fashion when the great Joe Fury & The Hayride play Monroe’s Live on Sunday June 5 at 9pm.

No Quarter - Led Zeppelin tribute @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 26, 2016

NO STAIRWAY, the brilliant Galway Led Zeppelin tribute band, fronted by the multi-talented phenomenon that is Steven Sharpe, play the Róisín Dubh this Saturday from 9.30pm.

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