Brian Deady - Ireland's new soul star for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

BRIAN DEADY has been declared Ireland's "new soul star," by The Irish Times and "our favourite act in Ireland” by no less a legend than Nile Rodgers of Chic. Clearly this is an artist on the rise.

Album review: Låpsley

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 25, 2016

IN SPITE of the name, she's not Nordic, but English. Liverpudlian Holly ‘Låpsley’ Fletcher has created some excitement with her EPs, but now comes her debut album Long Way Home. So, does it deliver on the earlier recordings promise?

Preston Reed - guitar genius to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

PRESTON REED, "widely thought of as the world’s most gifted guitarist,” according to Total Guitar, and described by the Manchester Evening News as “a major musical talent”, is coming back to Galway.

Mr C brings the SuperFreq clubnight to The Loft

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

MR C, once the lead vocalist with The Shamen, who had hits in the early 1990s with 'Ebeneezer Goode' and 'Love Sex Intelligence', and who today is recognised as one of the world's leading DJs, is coming to Galway.

Chris Haze to headline charity gig @ Monroe's

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

RISING SINGER-songwriter Chris Haze will headline a charity concert at Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday March 18 at 8pm, to raise funds for injured jockey Brendan McDonagh.

One Horse Pony - a very Irish take on the blues

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THEY COME from Ireland, France, and Poland, they play highly charged, original, acoustic blues. They are One Horse Pony, and they play the Róisín Dubh's upstairs bar this Saturday at 9pm.

US orchestra to give charity concert for Jigsaw

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE LINCOLN Youth Symphony will perform a concert at St Nicholas Collegiate Church on Saturday March 5 at 1pm, with a programme featuring Copland, Bach, Faure, and Irish composer William Balfe.

Have some Dvorák for lunch

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

'AMERICAN', ONE of Antonín Dvorák’s musical responses to his time in the New World, will be performed at a lunchtime concert with the ConTempo String Quartet next week.

Marty 'Hit The Diff' Mone @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

MARTY MONE, who has enjoyed success with the singles ‘Slip the Clutch’ and 'Hit The Diff’, is now touring Ireland to promote his debut album, including a show at Monroe’s Live on Friday March 4 at 9pm.

St Patrick's Day trad music @ Monroe's

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

TRAD MUSICIANS James Sheridan and Martin O’Connor, will play Monroe’s Tavern on St Patrick's Day, Wednesday March 17, at 1pm.

Daithí - new EP to reveal new direction

Tue, Feb 23, 2016

WHEN DAITHÍ launches his new EP, Tribes, at the Róisín Dubh this week, he will not only be unveiling a new set of songs, but unveiling an entirely new direction and approach - creatively and philosophically - to his music.

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

SCOTT BRADLEE'S Postmodern Jukebox has clocked up millions of YouTube hits, but the man and his band's approach in rendering Miley Cyrus’ 'We Can’t Stop' as doo-wop, and Sam Smith’s 'Stay With Me' as 1940s big-band, is as much about education as it is about entertainment.

Clare Quinn to perform in Carnegie Hall

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

RENMORE'S CLARE Celine Quinn will make her New York debut in Carnegie Hall when she performs 'Parla Piu Piano', from the soundtrack to the film The Godfather, on Easter Sunday, March 27.

Interskalactic to bring the ska to The Loft

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

INTERSKALACTIC, HAILED as “the future of ska in Ireland” by Ryan Tubridy, return to The Loft at Seven, on Friday February 26 at 9pm, for a night of big band flavour to first-wave, old-school, Jamaican ska.

Kíla return to Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

KÍLA, THE acclaimed Irish-trad/world music fusion band, make a welcome return to Monroe's Live, where they will be in concert on Wednesday March 16 at 10pm.

Inishbofin ‘Off The Rock Fundraiser’ @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

LEADING TRAD musicians from Inishbofin will take to the stage of Monroe's Live for the annual 'Off The Rock Fundraiser', to raise funds for the development of amenities and initiatives for the Connemara island.

New monthly jazz club @ Monroe's

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

A NEW monthly jazz night, Killer Joe’s Jazz Club, presented by The Galway Jazz Quartet, will open in The Side Bar, Monroe's Live, on Sunday February 28.

DJ Franck Roger @ The Loft

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

FRENCH HOUSE producer and DJ Franck Roger will spin the decks in The Loft Venue, at Seven, on Saturday February 27, at 10pm.

A concert with the Something to Sing About choir

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

THE SOMETHING to Sing About Choir Galway will host an evening of music and song in the g Hotel this Saturday at 8pm, where they will be accompanied by Alison Slattery.

Welsh guitar wizard Gareth Pearson for Galway

Wed, Feb 17, 2016

GARETH PEARSON, the phenomenal fingerstyle guitarist, who has won praise and admiration from fellow guitarists, including Jan Akkerman, who called him "a genius", plays Galway this weekend.

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