Galway musicians to celebrate the music of Dolores O’Riordan

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

DREAMING HER Dreams 2 - Remembering Dolores O’Riordan, where songs of the late leader of The Cranberries will be performed by Galway musicians, returns to the Rósín Dubh.

Rodney Owl - new single, Galway gig

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

THE GALWAY singer-songwriter Rodney Owl will launch his new single, 'The Rain On A Wave' with a gig in the Róisín Dubh this Sunday at 8pm.

Saint Sister return to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

SAINT SISTER, the brilliant Irish "atmosfolk" duo of Belfast's Morgan MacIntyre and Dublin's Gemma Doherty, make a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh this month.

Album review: the strange, the brilliant, and the awful from the 60s counterculture

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 05, 2019

THIS VAST and varied 18 track compilation, spanning 1959 to 1973, and running from the innovative to the period piece curiosity to the 'What were they on?', unearths some overlooked gems worth re-exploring and reconsidering.

Hardanger virtuoso Nils Økland at Galway Jazz Festival

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

THE HARDANGER is a distinctly Norwegian version of the fiddle, but with eight/nine strings instead of four, and decoration, with a carved animal as part of the scroll at the top of the pegbox, and mother of pearl inlay on the fingerboard.

Judas Diary reform for two shows

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

JUDAS DIARY, one of the great Galway, indeed Irish, bands of the 1990s reform for two shows this month, and featuring the original members who promise "a night of brass and percussion bombast".

Dylan Murphy - new single, Galway gig

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

ON HIS forthcoming single, 'Vending Machine', Dylan Murphy swops the electric guitar for an acoustic, fusing his blues with raw Americana, and injecting some 'cowboy' through the string bends and the song's waltz rhythm.

City Victim - new single out today

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

GALWAY BAND City Victim will launch their new single, 'Valery', today along with a video shot in four different cities - McAllen, Texas; South Padre Island, Texas; Chicago; and Mexico City - over the course of the summer.

Sophie Coyle to play new songs in Galway

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

A RECENT journey through South America has inspired a new set of songs which is likely to make up the second album by Galway born singer-songwriter Sophie Coyle.

Album review: Ezra Furman

Music Reviews Thu, Aug 29, 2019

THERE WILL not be a better live music gig in Galway in 2019 than the one Ezra Furman delivered in the Róisín Dubh in July as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.

Andreas Varady - a true jazz sensation

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

ANDREAS VARADY is the youngest person to have headlined Ronnie Scotts, his admirers include Quincy Jones and the late Louis Stewart, and he is about to make his Galway Jazz Festival debut.

Extras sought for new Echo Harte video

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

ECHO HARTE, the Galway singer-songwriter, will record a video for his new single 'Sun Don’t Rise' on Sunday September 8. Shooting takes place between 12 noon and 6pm, and extras are sought to appear in the video.

Partland releases 'Hope To Love Again' single

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

'HOPE TO Love Again' is the new single from Galway singer-songwriter Partland, one that draws on Glen Hansard's raw, intense, emotion, and Adele-like heartbreak.

Faraway Martin - new single, Galway gig

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

FARAWAY MARTIN has released his new single 'I Wanna Go' and plays Galway in September as part of his ambitious nationwide tour, which will see him play 32 gigs in all 32 counties, in 32 days.

Galway Choral Association seeks new singers

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

ANYONE WHO loves singing and who "wants a challenge" is being encouraged to audition for the Galway Choral Association, which is currently seeking new members.

YOYO - Rewinding Saturday Nights at Monroe’s.

Mon, Aug 26, 2019

Get ready for the ultimate retro night with the launch of YOYO at Monroes Late Bar & Venue - Rewinding back to the good old days with the very best of 80s,90s & 00s tunes.

Daithí releases new album in October

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

L.O.S.S., THE long awaited second album from producer, composer, DJ, and violinist Daithí, will be released on October 18, digitally and on vinyl, via Galway based label, Strange Brew Records.

Slyrydes - new single, Galway gig

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

'OUT PATIENCE', the new single from acclaimed Galway post-punk/indie band Slyrydes, will be launched at a free gig tonight in the Bierhaus, Henry Street, at 10pm.

Galway Jazz Festival 2019

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

THE GALWAY JAZZ Festival returns to the city from Wednesday October 2 to Sunday 6, with shows by musicians from Italy, Norway, Slovenia, and Britain, as well as Ireland.

So Cow to launch new album with Tuam gig

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

SO COW, the indie-rock one-man band that is Brian Kelly, launches the new album - Do Re Mi Fa So Cow - with a gig in his hometown of Tuam, playing Canavan's this Saturday, August 24, at 8.30pm.

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