Dylan Murphy releases new single

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

WE ARE used to Dylan Murphy's music having a strong blues feel or grunge edge, but his latest single 'A Little Rain' provides a different perspective on the Galway based singer-guitarist.

Rodney Owl - new single

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

RODNEY OWL, the Galway singer-songwriter will today release his new single, 'A Life Misleading', which features contributions from a number of the city's leading musicians.

An Italian lunchtime with ConTempo

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

THE SOUNDS of Italy will fill St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, when the ConTempo Quartet performs works by Scarlatti, Donizetti, and Puccini, at the next From Europe With Love concert.

Tom Portman to play Kinvara

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

TOM PORTMAN, the acclaimed guitarist, whose music fuses blues, folk, swing, classical, Asian, and trad, will play The Courthouse, Kinvara, tomorrow at 8pm.

Throwback to the 80s and 90s @ DNA

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

THE ULTIMATE 'blast from the past' feast comes to DNA Nightclub at The Skeff with classic hits and favourite songs from the 1980s and 1990s played back to back on Saturday February 9.

Go Bananas for Malcolm Middleton

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

MALCOLM MIDDLETON, the solo singer-songwriter, who is also known as one half of Arab Strap, along with Aidan Moffat, makes a welcome return to Galway next month to play the Róisín Dubh.

Flash Harry to bring 'a kind of magic' to the Town Hall

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

WITH THE QUEEN/Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody enjoying great success among cinema goers - as well as generating controversy - and Rami Malek's outstanding performance as Freddie deservedly winning him a Golden Globe, it seems Queen are all the rage again.

Bouts are back and in the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

BOUTS, THE Dublin indie-rock band, are back after a five year break with a new album, Flow, a new single, 'Love's Lost Landings (Part 2)', and a tour, which includes Galway.

Dead Horse Jive's Hard Rock Soft Border Tour

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

WITH THE threat of a no deal Brexit looming as chaos reigns in Westminster, one Galway band have vowed to cross the border as many times as possible before any 'hard border' can be imposed on the country should the UK and EU fail to reach an agreement.

Three pieces from a string trio

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

MUSIC BY Dvorák, Röntgen, and Mozart will fill the Emily Anderson Concert Hall at NUI Galway, when The Netherlands' Lendvai Trio take to the stage for the next Music For Galway concert.

TG4 Young Musician of the Year to play Ballinderreen

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

CONOR CONNOLLY, the TG4 Young Musician of the Year 2019, will give a concert in the Ballinderreen Community Centre, this Saturday [January 26], at 8pm.

A lunchtime classical concert

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

SUCH WELL known tunes as 'Sí Bheag Sí Mhor' and 'Greensleeves' will be heard at a lunchtime concert of 16th and 17th century music in the O’Donoghue Centre, NUI Galway.

The Delines - new album, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

WILLY VLAUTIN, the lead singer and songwriter of the much-acclaimed Americana band, Richmond Fontaine, is making a welcome return to Galway as part of The Delines, who this month released their second album.

EP Review: Dodie

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 17, 2019

SINCE SHE began uploading music from her bedroom at the age of 16, singer-songwriter Dodie - aka Essex native Dorothy Clark - has gone on to enjoy some level of success.

The Voldemort String Quartet in concert

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

THE VOLDEMORT String Quartet, a group aged between 10 and 12, will perform along side quartets from DIT’s Conservatory of Music Drama and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, at a concert in Galway this month.

Peach to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

PEACH, THE London based Canadian DJ, who shot to prominence last year, is coming to Galway, to spin the decks at Electric, Abbeygate Street, in a night organised with Gash Collective.

The Curly Organ's Monday night shows

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

“A CURLY Organ show is like an encounter with a modern day wild eyed ancient prophet man. He stands out as a genuine artist, a lone voice in the wilderness growing a cult following.”

Tracy Bruen headlines new music night at the Pálás

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

TRACY BRUEN, one of Galway's most outstanding singer-songwriters will headline the first Applause At Pálás - a new series of music gigs taking place in the cinema's Merrow Bar.

Album review: You Tell Me

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 10, 2019

YOU TELL Me is Field Music’s Peter Brewis and Admiral Fallow's Sarah Hayes, and despite drawing on a diverse set of influences, the duo has created a cohesive, often beguiling debut as a duo.

We Banjo 3 to play major US festival

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

WE BANJO 3, the Galway folk/bluegrass/trad sensation, and one of the biggest band's to emerge from Ireland in recent years, have been announced to play the BottleRock Music Festival in Napa Valley, California in May.

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