George Murphy to play Galway in March

Tue, Jan 11, 2022

GEORGE MURPHY will play an intimate show at Galway’s Mick Lally Theatre on Saturday March 12 as part of his upcoming nationwide tour.

Bajazet - a tense, politically charged opera

Mon, Jan 10, 2022

VIVALDI’S OPERA Bajazet, a tense thriller set in a politically charged environment, will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday January 25 at 5pm.

Is Galway in line for another Choice Music Prize win?

Mon, Jan 10, 2022

COULD ANOTHER Galway based musician scoop the Choice Music Prize when the awards are announced in Vicar Street on March 3?

Three Galwegians compete for Glór Tíre winner 2022

Tue, Jan 04, 2022

THE NEW Year sees a new studio, set, and format for TG4’s popular reality country music talent search, Glór Tíre which reaches its milestone 18th season when it returns to TV screens on January 11.

Galway indie musicians - live at the Town Hall

Tue, Jan 04, 2022

TRACY BRUEN, Eoin Dolan, Anna Mullarkey, and others, will be in concert at the Town Hall Theatre throughout January, starting this weekend.

A Galway perspective on Seán Ó Riada

Wed, Dec 22, 2021

SEÁN Ó Riada was only 40 when he died in 1971, but his music, his achievements, his legacy, and his influence, continue to resound through Irish folk and traditional music.

Spend Christmas with The Saw Doctors

Mon, Dec 20, 2021

ON SAINT Stephen’s Day, TG4 will broadcast Steven Lock’s 1991 TV documentary on The Saw Doctors - Sing A Powerful Song - just after the Connacht versus Ulster rugby match.

Junior Brother to play Róisín Dubh

Mon, Dec 20, 2021

IDIOSYNCRATIC KERRY singer-songwriter, Junior Brother is admired by Lankum, Lisa O’Neill, and Pillow Queens, and will close at 2021 at the Róisín Dubh.

BEST ALBUMS OF 2021

Music Reviews Thu, Dec 16, 2021

1. Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Parlophone)
Forty-one years after their debut, Maiden are still operating at the highest level. Few bands of their vintage can still create masterpieces, but with this sombre meditation on war and its consequences, Maiden deliver yet another masterwork in a discography with few equals.

Cousin Tablet release new single

Thu, Dec 16, 2021

GALWAY BAND Cousin Tablet have released their second single, ‘Lost At Sea’, which finds the quartet joined by members of The Raines and The Waterboys.

Cois Cladaigh - a streamed concert for Christmas

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

THIS SATURDAY, December 18, at 8pm, Cois Cladaigh Choir Galway will live stream its first concert in two years from St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Darragh O’Dea - live in Tuam

Mon, Dec 13, 2021

DARRAGH O’DEA, the Tuam singer-songwriter, will celebrate the launch of his debut album, Tilly And The Postmaster, with a concert in his hometown.

‘West For Christmas’ – new Galway seasonal single

Mon, Dec 13, 2021

‘WEST FOR Christmas’ is the new seasonal single, out now, from award-winning Galway songwriters, Niall Teague and Padraic Joyce.

‘Christmas In Galway’ - a new, local, seasonal, song

Thu, Dec 09, 2021

‘CHRISTMAS IN Galway’, a new, upbeat, seasonal song, encapsulating the festive spirit of the city, is out now.

Anna Mullarkey and Contempo at 3 Kinds of Music

Thu, Dec 09, 2021

ANNA MULLARKEY, the exciting Galway indie-electro vocalist/composer, and The ConTempo Quartet, will be among the performers at the next 3 Kinds of Music concerts.

The Three Tenors reschedule Galway concert

Thu, Dec 09, 2021

THE THREE Tenors concert at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, due to have taken place this Saturday, has now been moved to Saturday March 5.

Gavin James - two shows in Salthill in 2022

Mon, Dec 06, 2021

AHEAD OF the release of his forthcoming third album, Gavin James will play Leisureland, Salthill, on Friday April 15 and Saturday 16 at 7.30pm.

Album review: Can

Music Reviews Thu, Dec 02, 2021

BY 1975, Can still had gas in the tank, but their best years were already appearing in the rear view mirror. Proof of both can be found in this live set from that year.

Eddi Reader to play Town Hall in 2022

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

FROM EARLY days doing backing vocals for Gang Of Four, to hit singles with Fairground Attraction, to her present position as one of Scotland’s most esteemed folk singers, Eddi Reader can look back with satisfaction at her 40 year career.