Ad Hoc choir singing workshops

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

THE AD-HOC Choir will host a series of singing workshops, in the Galway Technological Institute and the Galway Arts Centre, with classes suitable for a variety of levels and interests.

A taste of Southern Blues @ Rocktoberfest

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

"THESE GUYS do the nasty blues like the devil hisself was hurting and rock like they'll skate come Judgement Day," Texan country singer and songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard has said of Irish blues trio Crow Black Chicken.

Beardyman to DJ @ Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

“A CROSS between a DJ, a comedian, and a human sound-sample library," is how The Guardian described Beardyman. It could have also added front-rank improv artist and entertainer to that description of the man who plays the Vodafone Comedy Carnival next month.

Pianist Finghin Collins in concert in October

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

MOZART AND Stravinsky will dominate the programme of an upcoming classical concert featuring one of Ireland's leading pianists Finghin Collins, accompanied by the Irish Chamber Orchestra, under director Katherine Hunka.

New age rockers Moxie @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

FUSING JAZZ, rock, Irish trad, and bluegrass, Moxie have been called "five of the best musicians on the scene today...sophisticated, slick and adventurous yet exciting," by Lunasa's Kevin Crawford.

The Fureys to play Town Hall

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

THE FUREYS, one of the great families and bands of Irish folk music, are coming back to Galway to play the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday October 10 at 8pm, for what will be their 13th concert in the venue.

PORTS to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

"POIGNANT LYRICS, beautiful songs… a band worth falling in love with", is how BBC's Across The Line radio programme described Derry quartet PORTS, who are coming to Galway to play Monroe's Live this Sunday at 8pm.

Don Stiffe concert for Saving Grace Foundation

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

DON STIFFE, one of Galway's most popular folk singer-songwriters will perform a fundraising concert in the Menlo Park hotel on Friday October 2 at 8pm, with the special guest being fellow singer-songwriter Marc Roberts.

Supergrass's Gaz Coombes to play Galway

Wed, Sep 23, 2015

2015 HAS some significance for singer-songwriter Gaz Coombes. It was 20 years ago this year his band Supergrass released their debut album I Should Coco - which become the fastest selling debut since The Beatles' Please Please Me - while this year saw the release of his second solo album Matador.

Star Wars, Superman, and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Tue, Sep 22, 2015

The 20TH Century Fox fanfare ends, and blue letters appear on a black screen bearing the legend, 'A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...', before the silence is ended by a dramatic orchestral flourish which begins one of the most recognisable, and greatest pieces of music ever composed for film.

What's Dubh Got To Do With It?

Mon, Sep 21, 2015

NOT CONTENT with being the most exciting singer-songwriting talent to emerge in the city for many years, Steven Sharpe is turning his skills to that of host and MC of a new monthly music night in the Róísín Dubh.

Hometown to play Seapoint

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

HOMETOWN, THE six-piece Irish boyband, who have enjoyed two No 1s with 'Where I Belong' and 'Cry For Help', play a 'Róisín Dubh presents...' concert at Seapoint Ballroom, Salthill, on Saturday September 26 at 7.30pm.

Philippe Cassard in concert in Galway

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

"PHILIPE CASSARD'S piano sound is rich in shades and colours, he has a light but firm touch and it seems his artistic personality is devoid of all extremes…the piano was virtually singing under his hands.”

Music for Galway launch new series of Lunchtime classical concerts

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

IRISH VIOLINIST Gina Maria McGuinness and Swiss pianist Maki Wiederkehr will perform the first concert in a new series of lunchtime shows, taking place in the Hotel Meyrick in Eyre Square.

Auditions for St Nicholas Schola Cantorum

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

ST NICHOLAS Schola Cantorum choir is looking for boys and girls aged between eight and 14, from all religious traditions and none, who are interested in singing, to audition and become members.

Space rock and metal @ The Cellar

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

WILD ROCKET, the Dublin space rock quartet whose improvisational, exploratory music has been compared to Hawkwind, Ozric Tentacles, Queens of The Stone Age, play The Cellar Bar tomorrow at 8.30pm.

Marc Roberts to perform John Denver tribute

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

MARC ROBERTS' tribute show to John Denver, a multimedia journey through the singer-songwriter's life and music, which has won critical acclaim and toured internationally, returns to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday September 25 at 8pm.

Shuffle! for Calais Refugee crisis

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

SHUFFLE! RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow from 11pm and will be a fundraiser for Ireland Calais Refugee Solidarity campaign, which is collecting supplies to bring to migrants stranded in Calais and living in tents.

Plutonic House @ Rocktoberfest

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

PLUTONIC DUST will bring their punk/funk, cinematic disco/techno, to the Rocktoberfest weekender at Monroe’s Live, joining The Hot Sprockets, Vann Music, The Geddes, The Woodburning Savages, D-Day, and others from October 1 to 4.

Raging Sons @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

RAGING SONS, the Limerick alternative-rock quintet who reached the final stages of the renowned Indie Week Battle of the Bands competition this year, play Monroe’s Live on Saturday September 26 at 9pm.

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