Could Galway win the Choice Music Prize?

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

TWO GALWAY artists, and two albums on an independent Galway record label, are among the 10 shortlisted for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year award.

A trio of trios in concert

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

THREE CLASSICAL music trios - Con Brio, the RFM Trio, and the Zephyr Clarinet Trio - will be in concert in the Emily Anderson Concert Hall, Upper Aula Maxima, NUI Galway, this Sunday at 3pm.

Calling all young Galway musicians

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

GALWAY MUSICIANS aged between 13 and 18 are encouraged to take part in the Livefeed and Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture youth music event in Loughrea in February.

Galway Youth Orchestra's first concert of 2020

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

GALWAY YOUTH Orchestra begins its 2020 with a concert on Saturday January 25 in the Bailey Allen Hall, NUI Galway, at 6.30pm.

The Fureys return for 15th concert at the Town Hall

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

THE FUREYS, one of the great families and bands of Irish folk music, return to Galway to play the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday February 1 at 8pm - their 15th concert in the venue.

Another January outing for Club GASS

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

CLUB GASS - the Great and Secret Show, Galway's main LGBT clubnight returns for its second outing of the New Year with another night of top dance tunes and the always brilliant drag show.

Judy Collins - folk legend returns to Galway

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

IN 1961, a young singer-songwriter, originally from Seattle, but now part of the thriving folk scene in New York's Greenwich Village, released her debut album, A Maid Of Constant Sorrow.

Ryan Bingham - the music of America in one man

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

“I ALWEAYS really struggled with my identity – who I was, where I was from. I always had my cowboy hat with me, but at the same time, you adapt to your environment.”

Me Auld Flower releases debut album

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

ME AULD Flower, the Connemara folk singer-songwriter, this week released his debut album, The Vaults of Consciousness. It features nine original songs, and contributions from a range of acclaimed Irish musicians.

Blackbird & Crow - electric pagan blues

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

DONEGAL DUO Blackbird & Crow, will bring their Celtic folk blues, with a punk attitude, to the next Eclectics gig in the Black Gate Cultural Centre, St Francis Street.

Cédric Tiberghien and Alina Ibragimova - in Galway this weekend

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

DESCRIBED BY the great Irish classical pianist Finghin Collins as "one of the great duos of our time", French pianist Cédric Tiberghien and Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova play Galway this weekend.

Remembering Scott Hutchison - celebrating Frightened Rabbit's music

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

"BE SO good to everyone you love. It's not a given. I'm so annoyed that it’s not. I didn't live by that standard and it kills me. Please, hug your loved ones. I'm away now. Thanks."

Chris Haze - new single and EP

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway singer-songwriter, releases his new EP, Time and Space, in April, and ahead of that, the new single - the EP's title track - on January 31, available to pre-order from January 10.

City Victim announce new single and tour

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

GALWAY BAND City Victim release their new single, 'Screaming' on Wednesday January 15, after which they will play a series of dates in Dublin, Liverpool, Limerick, and Galway.

David Keenan - new album, in-store gig in Galway

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

DAVID KEENAN releases his debut album, A Beginner's Guide To Bravery, via the Rubyworks label, tomorrow, followed by a series of in-store appearances around Ireland, including Galway.

Galway Advertiser Best Galway Musicians 2019

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

Best band: Ten Ton Slug
FROM THE soil of Connemara to the stages of Europe, what a year it has been for Ten Ton Slug. The sludge/doom metal, stoner rock, quartet have flown the flag high for both Irish, and County Galway metal.

Galway Advertiser's Best Albums of 2019

Music Reviews Thu, Dec 19, 2019

1. Lankum - The Livelong Day (Rough Trade) - Galway Advertiser album of the year

Mick Flannery - two nights in the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

MICK FLANNERY, rightly regarded as one of Ireland's finest songwriters, makes his annual Christmas pilgrimage to the Róisín Dubh, playing two nights at the Dominick Street venue.

Galway choirs top the iTunes charts

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

'SOMEWHERE IN My Memory', the single by the GMIT Voices and the GMIT Student choir, with special guests, the Scoil Íde children’s choir, has hit No 1 in the Irish iTunes Christmas chart and the overall Irish iTunes chart

Rofi James - Christmas gig

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

FOLLOWING THE release of their latest single, 'Love Shot', one of Galway's leading bands, Rofi James, play their annual Christmas gig on Saturday December 21, joined by Fallen Lights for a co-headline show.

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