The Stunning and David Kitt to headline Ceol an tSamhraidh

Mon, Oct 11, 2021

THE STUNNING and David Kitt will headline Ceol an tSamhraidh, a series of free live music events taking place on Saturday October 16 and Friday 22 in Ballinasloe and Clifden.

Le Petit Orb - Alex Paterson in concert and in conversation

Tue, Oct 05, 2021

NECESSITY IS the mother of invention they say, and The Orb’s Alex Paterson has proved as inventive in reimagining his career in a time of pandemic, as he has been forward thinking in more than 30 years of music making.

ConTempo - back on the road and ‘countywide’

Tue, Oct 05, 2021

THE CONTEMPO Quartet are back on the road and keen as ever to collaborate with local groups, schools and festivals, and this month it seems they are doing just that.

Just Mustard - January 2022 show for the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Oct 04, 2021

JUST MUSTARD might not be one of the great band names, but Just Mustard are shaping up to be one of the great indie-rock bands of our times.

Junior Brother - new single, Róisín Dubh gig

Mon, Oct 04, 2021

“THE BLADES of razors split the sky long after this poem was put onto a page a few years ago. The recording of the song happened just before all our worlds closed down.”

Good Shepherd - new release from Galway’s Rusted Rail label

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

LET’S SEE What The East Wind Brings, the new album from English singer-songwriter Good Shepherd, will be released on the independent Galway label, Rusted Rail, tomorrow, Friday October 1.

Eyes On The Horizon - live outdoor music for October

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Leading Galway bands and singers, like Rofi James, Galway Street Club, Marc Roberts, Eoin Dolan, and Katie O’Connor and Steven Sharpe, will play Eyes On The Horizon, the new series of outdoor performances and happenings.

The Opacas - new artist video and piano version of ‘Outta Time’

Tue, Sep 28, 2021

THE OPACAS, the Galway/Leeds ‘virtual band’ who kept spirits up during the lockdowns with their songs and videos, have released a new collaboration with Connemara based artist Aoife Dowd.

Steven Sharpe to play 126 Sessions

Tue, Sep 28, 2021

STEVEN SHARPE, Laura Duff, Straightpour, and Yurtis Mayfield will play the city’s new music event - the 126 Sessions, which will take place this weekend.

Squid to play Galway’s Róisín Dubh in 2022

Mon, Sep 27, 2021

“IN A time of crippling uncertainty, an absolute tonic.” This is how MOJO has described Brighton post-punk rockers Squid, who play Galway as part of their Irish tour next year.

Swans guitarist Norman Westberg to play Róisín Dubh

Mon, Sep 27, 2021

FROM NO-WAVE, experimental rockers Swans, to work with the Cinema Of Transgression movement, and bands like The Heroin Sheiks and Five Dollar Priest, Norman Westberg is a key part of the New York arts and music scene.

The Staves reschedule Galway show to 2022

Mon, Sep 27, 2021

THE STAVES, the English folk-pop sister trio, known for their exquisite vocal harmonies, have rescheduled their Galway show until next year.

Declan O’Rourke to play Town Hall in 2022

Wed, Sep 22, 2021

HIS MUSIC has been praised by Paul Weller and Pete Townshend; his songs have been covered by Josh Groban and Eddi Reader; while writer Pete Paphides has called him, “the Irish John Prine”.

John Prine to be celebrated at livestream concert in Galway

Mon, Sep 20, 2021

JOHN PRINE, the late, great, American singer-songwriter, best known for such songs as ‘Same Stone’, ‘Illegal Smile’, and ‘Angel From Montgomery’, will be celebrated next month in his adopted home of Galway.

‘Take A Chance’ on Crescent Moon’s new single

Tue, Sep 14, 2021

CRESCENT MOON, the Galway rapper and producer has released his latest single, 'Take A Chance', a song about self-improvement and self-confidence.

The High Kings Home From Home Tour comes to Galway

Mon, Sep 13, 2021

THE HIGH Kings, always one of the most popular concert draws in Ireland, will be on the road again from this winter, and Galway is in their sights.

Album review: Mick Flannery and Susan O’Neill

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 09, 2021

WHAT DO you get when you combine one of the finest contemporary songwriters in the country with one of Irish music’s best kept secrets?

Niamh Regan releases new video for ‘Two Seagulls’

Thu, Sep 09, 2021

‘TWO SEAGULLS’, from Niamh Regan’s acclaimed debut album Hemet, now has an accompanying video, made as part of the First Cut! Youth Film Festival’s Youth Music Video Competition 2021.

Lisa Hannigan to play new music festival at Claregalway Castle

Mon, Sep 06, 2021

AFTER 18 months of no live music, suddenly there are new, in person, outdoor, music festivals for Galway, and Claregalway Castle is the venue.

Album review: Whipping Boy

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 02, 2021

I AM old enough to remember when Whipping Boy were Jesus and Mary Chain wannabes, and their utter transformation a couple of years later as witnessed on a grandstanding performance on The Late Late Show.

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