The Driftwood Manor release new single

Tue, Mar 08, 2016

THE DRIFTWOOD Manor, the Galway-Westmeath folk ensemble centred around the brilliant songwriter Eddie Keenan, have just released their new single 'Fraction Of A Wolf', and next month, they will headline the Citóg night at the Róisín Dubh.

Wyvern Lingo - new EP and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

TOMORROW SEES the release of Letter To Willow, the new four-track EP by the brilliant Wicklow trio Wyvern Lingo, who are also coming to Galway to play the Róisín Dubh on Friday March 11 at 9pm.

Jazz-classical fusion from Olivia Trummer

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

OLIVIA TRUMMER, the acclaimed German jazz musician, will be in concert this Sunday from 7pm in An Taibhdhearc, Middle Street, accompanied by Swiss vibraphonist Jean-Lou Treboux.

Trio di Parma to play Beethoven in NUIG

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

THEY COME from Germany, Australia, and France; they are based in Italy; and they are coming to Galway. They are classical group Trio di Parma, who play the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway, on Tuesday March 8 at 8pm.

Davey Furey to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

THREE OF Ireland's greatest songwriters, Phil Coulter, Luka Bloom and Jimmy McCarthy, have lavished praise on folk-rock musician Davie Furey and his debut album Easy Come Easy Go.

The Living Stream St Patrick's Day gig

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

THE LIVING Stream, the 2015 IMRO Emerging Talent Award winners, known for their fresh take on Irish trad, will play Monroe's Backstage Bar on St Patrick's Night, Thursday March 17, at 9pm.

Mike Denver to play Salthill Hotel

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

LEADING IRISH country singer Mike Denver plays the Salthill Hotel on Wednesday March 9 as part of his current nationwide tour. The show will feature special guests Philomena Begley, Ray Lynam, and Mick Flavin.

American choir to sing Bernstein in Galway

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S 'Chichester Psalms' will be performed by the West Liberty University Singers from West Virginia, in the Galway Cathedral on Sunday March 6 at 8pm.

4 Men and a Bass @ Monroe's Backstage Bar

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

BLUEGRASS FUSED harmonies, with a soulful, rock'n'roll,beat, will be heard in Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Sunday April 3, when Galway's 4 Men and a Bass take to the stage.

Epic, dark, and doom - Irish Metal Archives fifth birthday gig

Wed, Mar 02, 2016

A QUARTET of the some of the finest underground metal and dark ambient acts in Ireland - The Bogs Of Aughiska, Soothsayer, Corr Mhóna, and Weed Priest - will gather upstairs in the Róisín Dubh this Saturday from 8pm.

Elvis Costello to play Galway International Arts Festival

Tue, Mar 01, 2016

ELVIS COSTELLO, and his band The Imposters, have just been announced to play the Absolut Festival Big Top on Friday July 15 as part of this summer's Galway International Arts Festival.

Orchid Collective kick off new month of Citóg gigs

Mon, Feb 29, 2016

RISING IRISH band Orchid Collective will kick off the Citóg gigs for March at the Róisín Dubh, which will also see performances from such exciting new Galway band Field Trip, whose new single has just been released.

Brian Deady - Ireland's new soul star for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

BRIAN DEADY has been declared Ireland's "new soul star," by The Irish Times and "our favourite act in Ireland” by no less a legend than Nile Rodgers of Chic. Clearly this is an artist on the rise.

Album review: Låpsley

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 25, 2016

IN SPITE of the name, she's not Nordic, but English. Liverpudlian Holly ‘Låpsley’ Fletcher has created some excitement with her EPs, but now comes her debut album Long Way Home. So, does it deliver on the earlier recordings promise?

Preston Reed - guitar genius to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

PRESTON REED, "widely thought of as the world’s most gifted guitarist,” according to Total Guitar, and described by the Manchester Evening News as “a major musical talent”, is coming back to Galway.

Mr C brings the SuperFreq clubnight to The Loft

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

MR C, once the lead vocalist with The Shamen, who had hits in the early 1990s with 'Ebeneezer Goode' and 'Love Sex Intelligence', and who today is recognised as one of the world's leading DJs, is coming to Galway.

Chris Haze to headline charity gig @ Monroe's

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

RISING SINGER-songwriter Chris Haze will headline a charity concert at Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday March 18 at 8pm, to raise funds for injured jockey Brendan McDonagh.

One Horse Pony - a very Irish take on the blues

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THEY COME from Ireland, France, and Poland, they play highly charged, original, acoustic blues. They are One Horse Pony, and they play the Róisín Dubh's upstairs bar this Saturday at 9pm.

US orchestra to give charity concert for Jigsaw

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE LINCOLN Youth Symphony will perform a concert at St Nicholas Collegiate Church on Saturday March 5 at 1pm, with a programme featuring Copland, Bach, Faure, and Irish composer William Balfe.

Have some Dvorák for lunch

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

'AMERICAN', ONE of Antonín Dvorák’s musical responses to his time in the New World, will be performed at a lunchtime concert with the ConTempo String Quartet next week.

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