Mná Mná @ The Crane

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

THE CRANE Bar’s Mná Mná gigs return tonight at 9pm with performances from Peneleapaí, Miriam O’Donohue, and Niceol Blue.

Peneleapaí sings original and traditional songs as Gaeilge and in English. She also plays fiddle and guitar. Miriam Donohue is a singer/songwriter, based in Galway city. She is currently working on her debut album which will be released later this year.

Olaf Tyaransen to write Sinéad O’Connor biography

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Galway based author, interviewer, and Hotpress journalist Olaf Tyaransen is to write the first officially sanctioned biography of the controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor.

New release from Galway label Rusted Rail

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

ENGLISH SINGER-songwriter Duncan Sumpner, who goes under the stage name Songs of Green Pheasant, has released three albums on FatCat records, which also released albums by Sigur Ros.

Planet of sound

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Goldfrapp - The Singles
(Parlophone)

Cellar to host Battle Of The DJs

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

THE BATTLE Of The DJs competition will be held on Thursday January 26 at 9.30pm in The Cellar Bar, Eglinton Street.

The event is hosted by the PR marketing and event production PLC class in Galway Community College. The event will involve three DJs.

Screenings of Bernadette: Notes On A Political Journey

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

BERNADETTE: NOTES On A Political Journey, Lelia Doolan’s documentary on Bernadette Devlin (McAliskey), will be screened in Indreabhán next week.

Music in the Museum

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

THE CELEBRATED folk-singer, songwriter, and cultural historian John Faulkner returns to the Galway City Museum this Saturday for another of his popular ‘songs and their stories’ sessions.

Race the Fiux

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

GALWAY BAND Race The Flux, Dublin’s Radio Room, and Cork’s Fear Stalks The Land! play Citóg at The Cellar Bar tomorrow from 10pm.

Misterman nominated for Irish Times Theatre Awards

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

MISTERMAN, THE powerful and much-acclaimed drama, written by Enda Walsh, and featuring a tour-de-force performance from Cillian Murphy has been nominated for four Irish Times Theatre Awards.

Diarmuid de Faoite on IFTA hopes and Town Hall Doubt

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

WE ARE only a couple of weeks into January but it is already looking like a happy new year for actor Diarmuid de Faoite. He has just been nominated for a Best Actor IFTA for his role in TG4’s Corp + Anam and he is about to take one of the leads in the Town Hall’s forthcoming production of John Patrick Shanley’s hit play Doubt - a Parable.

Over The Edge celebrates ninth birthday tonight

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

THE OVER The Edge readings celebrate nine years in existence tonight when it hosts Leanne O’Sullivan, Damian Cunniffe, and Dearbhaile Houston in the Galway City Library from 6.30pm.

Once Upon A Time Back The West

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

JANUARY IS often a drab and dull month. It is the post-Christmas slump, the winter is not yet over, and the New Year has not yet fully kicked off.

Tom Russell - Masterful American singer-songwriter to play Kelly’s

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

HE WAS once called “the finest American folk-roots artist that most Americans have never heard of” but, entering his sixties, all that is changing for singer-songwriter Tom Russell.

Intimate Voices

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

NEXT WEEKEND sees the latest instalment of Music For Galway’s annual midwinter festival. This year’s offering is entitled Intimate Voices and offers a varied musical programme, ranging from the 17th to the 21st century, as well as a unique combination of artistry involving voice, dance, literature, drama, and visual art, as well as two internationally renowned quartets.

Metal gig in Richardson’s

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

DUBLIN METAL band Zom will make their Galway debut when they play Richardson’s, Eyre Square, this Saturday at 8.30pm as part of a four band metal and hardcore show.

A Vibe for Phil Lynott @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

PHIL LYNOTT, singer, songwriter, and leader of Thin Lizzy, is both an Irish and global rock icon, and Galway will celebrate his music at a special concert tomorrow.

New story collection from Fred Johnston

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

DANCING IN The Asylum is a new collection of short stories from long-time Galway-based author, Fred Johnston. It is the second story collection from Johnston who has also published four novels, eight volumes of poetry, and had three plays performed in a writing career that spans more than 30 years.

Galway Film Society - explore a world of cinema

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

SCIENCE-FICTION, melodrama, comedy, the road movie; big name directors David Cronenberg and Lars Von Trier; and stars such as Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Auteuil, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, and Michael Fassbender, will all feature in the Galway Film Society’s winter/spring season.

Limited places left for Chekhov Workshop

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

ACTOR/DIRECTOR Max Hafler is hosting a workshop on the Chekhov technique on four Sundays in January and February.

Dusty Banjos class and sessions return

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

THE DUSTY Banjos traditional music for beginners class returns next week. There was a waiting list for the class last term, so early booking is recommended.

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