The Opacas - the Lego video

Mon, Apr 12, 2021

THE OPACAS, the Galway/Leeds 'virtual’ rock band whose catchy singles and quirky videos have brought much joy during the pandemic, are back - and this time with a Lego video.

Karl Clews - jazz-funk bassist releases new album

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

KARL CLEWS, the bass player, session musician, and founder of the Galway jazz-funk-fusion band, Earthship, has just released his new album - Navigator.

‘Dreams’ marks start of new releases from rapper Crescent Moon

Tue, Mar 30, 2021

AN ‘OLD skool’ style hip hop on a very contemporary theme - this is ‘Dreams’, the debut single from Galway hip hop artist and producer, Crescent Moon.

NewDad - debut EP, Róisin Dubh show

Mon, Mar 29, 2021

FOLLOWING THE release of their debut EP, Galway indie quartet NewDad have announced a series of Irish shows in November.

Passio - a concert for Good Friday

Thu, Mar 25, 2021

ARVO PÄRT’S Passio, one of the best-known choral works of the late 20th-century, will be performed live from St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway on Good Friday.

Last Livefeed Online youth gig this Friday

Tue, Mar 23, 2021

YOUNG GALWAY musicians Sarah Brookfield, Stevie Healy, Daniel O'Malley, and Jayden Murphy will perform at the final Livefeed Online gig this Friday, March 26, at 8pm.

‘Feels So Real’ - The Clockworks release first single of 2021

Mon, Mar 22, 2021

GALWAY is their origin, but London is now their base of operations, and the experience - the good, bad, inspiring, and repellant - of one of the world’s major cities is captured in The Clockworks’ new single.

Passaggio in Italia - a journey abroad and back in time

Thu, Mar 18, 2021

A BRIEF sojourn in Italy - 17th-century Italy to be precise - via the ears and the mind, awaits Galwegians on Sunday March 21.

Mick Flannery - live from the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Mar 15, 2021

MARKING ONE year since live music venues closed their doors had to close their doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mick Flannery is showcasing a nine-venue virtual tour of Ireland.

Livefeed - online concert from young Galway musicians

Tue, Mar 09, 2021

EMERGING YOUNG Galway singer-songwriters Ellen Quinn Keane, Amy Rose Friel, Cian Feeney and Mia Fitzgerald, will take part in the next Livefeed online concert.

Classical music concert from Galway Cathedral

Tue, Mar 09, 2021

ARCADIA is a region of Greece, which in ancient times was sparsely populated by farming communities. In the Renaissance imagination, it became the epitome of the bucolic, pastoral, idyll.

'Boy In The Debs Suit' - Slyrydes new single out today

Mon, Mar 08, 2021

'BOY IN The Debs Suit', the new single from Galway indie-punk band Slyrydes, is released today and acts as a taster for the acclaimed quartet's forthcoming debut album.

Field Recordings - Loner Deluxe's sonic trip through these troubled times

Thu, Mar 04, 2021

THERE IS, perhaps, a certain West of Ireland echo - or echoes, if you will - in the sleeve of Field Recordings, the new Loner Deluxe album, to that of the sleeve for Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother.

'The Lake' - Derek Ellard releases new single

Thu, Mar 04, 2021

'THE LAKE', the fifth single in the past 12 months from Galway based singer-songwriter, Derek Ellard, is released on Friday March 5.

Young Galway songwriters live and online

Wed, Mar 03, 2021

YOUNG GALWAY singer-songwriters Siobhan Kelleher, Eoin Hardiman, Uisce Jones, and Sorcha Carrick will perform an online gig tomorrow, Friday March 5 at 8pm.

All-star Galway line-up on new Dave Clancy album

Tue, Mar 02, 2021

A HOST of Galway's leading folk and roots musicians are featured on The Path, the debut album from Galway born, Clare based, folk musician, Dave Clancy.

Album review: Arab Strap

Music Reviews Tue, Mar 02, 2021

IT OPENS with a song about trying to connect - even if it is not the wisest course of action - with all the odds stacked against you: “Let’s move now before we’re back below.”

A swan, a river, and a new lease of life for Kevin Neary

Mon, Mar 01, 2021

IT WAS in the cold, dark, early, hours of a winter morning. He ventured to the waters of the Dublin's River Liffey, "in search of his purpose in life", and there he was "approached and consoled by a friend".

A virtual musical trip to Estonia

Mon, Mar 01, 2021

ESTONIA WILL be the next stop on the ConTempo Quartet’s journey through the classical music of the 27 EU member states, as part of its From Europe with Love concert series.

New Galway music - Walk Out

Tue, Feb 23, 2021

WALK OUT, the post-hardcore trio featuring members from Galway and Long Island, has released four new songs across all digital platforms, and is also working on an EP.

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