Galway synthpop artist Host releases new single

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

GALWAY SYNTHPOP vocalist and songwriter Host releases her first new music of 2022 on Friday, with the single 'Not Alright'.

Huun-Huur-Tu - return of the Tuvan throat singers

Mon, Feb 14, 2022

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.

Live Again - a Galway night with a selection of Galway's finest musicians and performers

Mon, Feb 14, 2022

TWO GALWAY music legends; the inaugural winner of the Choice Music Award; a rising star among Irish singer-songwriters; and a Galway trad music and dance phenomenons.

Joep Beving - Paris, philosophy, and the piano

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

JOEP BEVING, a sensation in contemporary classical music, will, in April release his latest album and play the Róisín Dubh.

‘It is time to sing together again’

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

“IT IS time to sing together again” is the phrase inspiring the Galway Choral Association as it plans to re-commence in-person rehearsals, this Sunday, February 13.

Album review: Alt-J

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 10, 2022

IT WAS once said of the Rolling Stones: “They wanted to be American. How British is that?” Something of the same could be said of Alt-J - at least in regards to their new album.

Eddi Reader to play Town Hall in 2022

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

FROM BACKING vocals with Gang of Four, to lead vocals with Fairground Attraction, to acclaimed solo artist, Eddi Reader has every reason to celebrate her 40 years in the music business.

Rhiannon Giddens headlines new music series on TG4 player

Wed, Feb 09, 2022

GRAMMY-AWARD winning American musician, Rhiannon Giddens, will be among the performers in a new music series, which launches on Friday February 11, on the TG4 Player.

An evening of musical fantasies with Mishka Rushdie Momen

Wed, Feb 09, 2022

MISHKA RUSHDIE Momen, The Times Arts Critics’ Nominee for 2021 in the field of classical music, will perform a concert in NUI Galway next week.

Niamh Regan to release new EP

Mon, Feb 07, 2022

IT IS onwards and upwards for County Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan, who is set to release her new EP, In The Meantime, with launch shows in Dublin and London.

Aimée to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 03, 2022

AIMÉE, THE Irish singer obsessed with Scandinavian pop from the 1990s and 2000s, will play the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday February 9 at 8pm.

These Moments - Cian Finn to release new EP

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

CIAN FINN, the Galway musician whose works straddles reggae, world, folk, and traditional, releases a new EP, These Moments, on Thursday February 3.

Album review: The Divine Comedy

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 27, 2022

FOR AN artist with a very definite, almost idiosyncratic, sound, style, and identity, Charmed Life reminds us that Neil Hannon’s influences and range are both broad and diverse.

Conchúr White to play Róisín Dubh

Tue, Jan 25, 2022

CONCHÚR WHITE, the Armagh singer-songwriter who has been compared to Father John Misty and Lana Del Rey by earmilk.com, is about to play the Róisín Dubh.

John Williams - a celebratory birthday concert

Tue, Jan 25, 2022

JOHN WILLIAMS, composer of some of the most memorable, iconic, and much loved film scores in all cinema history, will be celebrated in Galway with a concert marking his 90th birthday.

A night of Irish trad - on the viola

Mon, Jan 24, 2022

IRISH TRAD is often played on the violin - or fiddle when speaking about folk music - and rarely, if ever on the instrument’s slightly larger, deeper sounding sibling, the viola.

Album review: Cat Power

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 20, 2022

IN MOST cases, a covers album is a stop-gap in an artist’s career, a point where they take stock before plotting their next move. Other times it is simply an easy way to meet a contractual obligation.

Bob Vylan - the ‘too extreme’ duo promoting ‘essential discussion’

Mon, Jan 17, 2022

FOR RAISING issues of “police brutality, racism, the widening gap between the rich and the poor, and fear mongering in the media”, Bob Vylan were deemed “too extreme”.

Galway piper releases debut solo album

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

UILLEANN PIPER Pádraic Keane, from Maree, County Galway, a former TG4 Young Musician of the Year, has released his debut solo album - In Full Time.

Penelope Isles - Galway gig in February

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

PENELOPE ISLES, the alt-rock/indie/electro/psychedelic band centered around siblings Jack and Lily Wolter, will play the Róisín Dubh on Friday February 4.

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