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.

Ultan Conlon - new single is a sugar rush of a song

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

ULTAN CONLON has revealed a whole new side to his songwriting with his new single, ‘Penny Sweets’, a catchy, yet muscular, pop-rocker.

Galway singer releases Christmas single

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

ANNE BRENNAN, the singer from Maam, Connemara, who has shared the stage with Paul Brady, Damian Dempsey, Declan O’Rourke, and Sharon Shannon, is about to release her new single.

David Keenan - live at the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 29, 2021

IN A time of Covid, when very little can happen, especially for musicians, David Keenan has remained active, with the close of the year proving a period of great industriousness.

Mozart’s final three symphonies to be performed at St Nicholas’

Mon, Nov 29, 2021

MOZART’S FINAL three symphonies will be performed in Galway when Jörg Widmann and the Irish Chamber Orchestra play St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Me Auld Flower releases second album

Thu, Nov 25, 2021

THE CONNEMARA singer-songwriter, Me Auld Flower, releases his second album, The Vaults of Consciousness, Vol. II on Friday November 26.

Loner Deluxe receives Arts Council Agility Award

Thu, Nov 25, 2021

GALWAY UNDERGROUND electronic-folk musician Loner Deluxe - aka Keith Wallace - is currently in rural seclusion in northern Mayo recording his forthcoming album.

Malaki - rising hip hop star to play Róisín Dubh

Tue, Nov 23, 2021

AS THE year draws to a close, it seems everything is happening for Dublin rapper Malaki. In September came his EP, DFTTYM; last month saw a duet with Tolü Makay, and December sees him play Galway.

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