The Raines - new single, Town Hall show

Mon, Nov 22, 2021

THE RAINES, the Galway Americana/folk trio release their new single ‘Always Snow On The Mountain’ on Friday November 26, and play the Town Hall Theatre on Friday December 10.

Rofi James - new single out on Friday

Mon, Nov 22, 2021

THE BRILLIANT Galway pop-rock trio, Rofi James, release their new single, ‘Berlin Wall’ on Friday November 26, and play a Galway city show next month.

Album review: Oasis

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 18, 2021

IN AN era where bands like Foals and Biffy Clyro can play to large audiences, but only after many albums and many years of working their way up the ladder, Oasis in 1996 proves LP Hartley’s dictum, “the past is a foregin country, they do things differently there”.

Live Again - a Galway night of great Galway musicians and performers

Thu, Nov 18, 2021

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 phenomenon.

An evening with the Navarra Quartet

Thu, Nov 18, 2021

THE NAVARRA Quartet, one of Britain’s most sought-after string quartets, are coming to Galway to perform a concert at St Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road.

Adele is back! New album 30 out tomorrow @ OMGZhivago

Thu, Nov 18, 2021

Adele is finally releasing her fourth studio album, 30, tomorrow, Friday November 18. After the massive success of her previous albums, 30 is a highly anticipated release.

Ailbhe Reddy to play Róisín Dubh

Tue, Nov 16, 2021

SHE HAS been compared to Julia Jacklin and Phoebe Bridgers by The Irish Times, while her debut album was declared “a work of art” by Clash magazine.

Dani Larkin - rising folk star for the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 15, 2021

DANI LARKIN, one of the most exciting new talents in Irish folk, will play the Róisín Dubh next week, accompanied by her full band.

‘Mould breaking’ Enola Gay set for Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 15, 2021

“THE BEST of brand new music that you are going to hear and it's from a band, called Enola Gay... Pushing the boundaries, breaking the mould!”

Album review: Pip Blom

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 11, 2021

THEY LOOK as if they should be the definitive Twee-Indie band, but looks are deceiving. There is grit and heft in the songs of this Dutch quartet.

‘An Cosán Draíochta’ - a tribute to Johnny Connolly

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

‘AN COSÁN Draíochta’ - a new music commission by musician Johnny Óg Connolly in memory of his late father, renowned melodeon player Johnny Connolly, will be the first public event in the newly refurbished Stiúideo Cuan.

A pre-Advent concert from Resurgam

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

GALWAY VOCAL ensemble, Resurgam, the premiere project-based professional choir in Ireland, will perform a pre-Advent concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Luminosa to play final concert in Arcadia series

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

‘SHADOWS OF Dusk’, the final concert in the Luminosa Strings Orchestra’s Arcadia series, will take place in Galway Cathedral this Sunday, November 14 at 8.30pm.

The Lost Brothers and Dónal Lunny - live at the Town Hall

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

THE LOST Brothers, the RTE Folk Award nominees, are finally able to tour their album, After The Fire After The Rain, and will perform this critically acclaimed work in Galway this month.

Joshua Burnside - ‘ambitious, idiosyncratic’ and in Galway

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

JOSHUA BURNSIDE is not an artist easy to pin down. Hotpress called his music “an essential entry into the catalogue of Irish rock”, while the BBC called him “the best thing about modern folk music”.

Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill - two shows at Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

IT IS one of the finest Irish albums of 2021, the fruits of a collaboration between one of our best singer-songwriters and one of our most exciting emerging talents.

Wyvern Lingo to play Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

FOLLOWING A triumphant return earlier this year with their acclaimed second album, Awake You Lie, Wyvern Lingo return to the road and play Galway this month.

ASIWYFA return to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

COVID MAY have gotten in the way, but could not derail And So I Watch You From Afar’s plans to mark the anniversary of their self-titled debut album, originally released in 2009.

Chris Haze covers Frankie Goes To Hollywood on new single

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway vocalist, songwriter, and producer, is about to release a cover of the Frankie Goes To Hollywood classic, ‘The Power Of Love’.

Light Grey return with Are You Even Real EP

Tue, Nov 02, 2021

LIGHT GREY, the Galway pop-punk/alt-rock band are back with a new EP - their first EP release since 2018 - and it unveils new developments in their sound and style.

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