Paul King to bring the soul to Bar 8

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

DONEGAL BORN, Galway based, singer-songwriter Paul King and his band will play Bar 8 this Monday and Tigh Neachtains on Tuesday March 1.

Disconauts get loved up

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

THE DISCONAUTS will throw their first party of 2011 in the downstairs function room in Monroe’s Tavern this Saturday February 19 from 11pm.

Shaday to launch debut album with major Radisson Hotel concert

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

THE NIGERIAN born, Galway based, singer-songwriter Shaday, will launch her new album UNLEASHED...this is Mee with a concert in the Radisson Blu Hotel’s live lounge.

Shaday (Folashade Shekete) lives in Oranmore and works at Medtronic vascular. She is married with a nine year-old-son Elijah.

A smörgåsbord of delights from the Danish String Quartet

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

IT WAS the Scandinavians who gave us the concept of the smörgåsbord, a meal where guests can help themselves from a range of dishes.

Visit Michael F Downs’ Wild Garden

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

WILD GARDEN And Other Paintings is the new exhibition by the Cork artist Michael F Downs which opens at The Kenny Gallery, Liosbán Retail Park, Tuam Road, this Saturday, at 2pm.

Three women writers to go Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

THE AWARD winning Irish novelist Claire Kilroy will read at the next Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library, St Augustine Street, on Thursday February 24 at 6.30pm.

Creative writing classes at GTI

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

GALWAY WRITERS Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars will host creative writing classes in the GTI, Fr Griffin Road, in March. Bookings are now being taken.

David McSavage to play NUIG

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

DAVID MCSAVAGE, “the most divisive comedian in the country,” according to the Evening Herald, will play NUI, Galway as part of Students’ Union College Week.

Róisín Dubh to host Tedfest Toilet Duck Awards

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

THE TEDFEST Toilet Duck Awards will take place in the Róisín Dubh with 16 of Ireland’s best up and coming comedians engaging in a comedic war of wits until only one is left standing.

Giselle; ‘The Hamlet of ballet’

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

IN A real treat for Galway ballet lovers, Ireland’s prima ballerina Monica Loughman brings her Irish Youth Russian Ballet Company to the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday February 20, with its production of the classic French ballet, Giselle.

Shooting the Breeze with... Andrea Pope - West End performer and singer

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

When we think of the Caribbean, the predominant image is of a mixed race people, descended from mostly African slaves, Spanish settlers, and French and English adventures. However the Irish are also a significant, but mostly overlooked, part of that rich ethnic mix.

The Sumbrellas - a little drop of world trad

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

YOU DO not have to be a native of a particular country to enjoy its traditional music. Many who have never set foot in Cuba love the island’s sounds, numerous white indie bands are in thrall to Afro-beat, and Irish trad wins converts wherever it is heard.

Cian Ó Cíobháin to launch An Taobh Tuathail Vol IV

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

CIAN Ó CÍOBHÁIN, the DJ, broadcaster, Gaeilgor, and tireless champion of left field, underground, world, and cutting edge new music, is about to launch An Taobh Tuathail Vol IV.

Tom and Laura and Tennessee’s Menagerie

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

ONE OF the high-points of the current Town Hall Theatre season hits the stage next week with Tennessee Williams’s autobiographical memory play, The Glass Menagerie.

Coole Music pupils to sing on national stage

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

THE COOLE Music School in Gort, will reach a new milestone this Saturday when its youth orchestra makes its debut at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.

Get swinging at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

SWING DANCING may be associated with the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, but it’s enjoying a major revival and it’s coming to the Róisín Dubh.

The Dominick Street venue will be hosing The Jitterbug Club every Tuesday from 7.30pm starting February 15.

Fíbín auditions

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

THE AWARD winning Fíbín Puppet and Performance Co is holding a casting session for this year’s programme.

This includes a four week contract for March/April with An Triail, which will play Dublin, Galway, and Cork. The summer will see the company touring with a new, devised show, and a co-production with the Abbey Theatre for the autumn.

Freddie White – desperado on a plane to Oz

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

FREDDIE WHITE has been to the forefront of Irish folk for more than 40 years. He began playing gigs in his teens around Cork city before perfecting his unique style busking in London.

Marc O’Reilly to launch new album in Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

IRISH FOLK-blues singer songwriter Marc O’Reilly has just released his debut album My Friend Marx. It will be launched in the Róisín Dubh nexy weekend.