A guide to surviving school and rediscovering Ireland with the Heathers

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

DURING THE last winter Ireland experienced some of the harshest weather in living memory. Last November excessive flooding devastated the west and southwest of the country. Galway, Clare and Cork were among the worst affected areas.

Fight Like Apes - the adventure continues

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

FIGHT LIKE Apes have always specialised in outrageous album and EP titles, but with The Body of Christ and The Legs of Tina Turner they might just have surpassed even their own talent for brilliantly ridiculous monikers.

Girls deliver dynamic and original rock sound

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

THE GIRLS admit that a diverse array of sound has influenced their musical repertoire. Born into the Children of God cult, band member Christopher Owens says he spent his childhood travelling the globe, attending prayer sessions and busking in the street.

Elliot Davis; Creating the music for Silver Tassie

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

MUSIC IS a major element in Druid’s forthcoming production of The Silver Tassie and the man entrusted with devising the score is noted British composer Elliot Davis. Davis started his musical career with the great Lionel Bart, creator of Oliver, and has worked on such West End musicals as Miss Saigon, Les Miserables and Blood Brothers.

During an afternoon break in rehearsals, Davis outlined his approach to O’Casey’s powerful play but first he began by describing his time with Lionel Bart. “I wrote to him while I was at university because I had a choice of being a lawyer or doing music and I thought ‘I just don’t want to be a lawyer’,” Davis recalls. “So, I wrote to him and peculiarly enough he wrote back and told me to give him a call, which I did, and I met him for lunch and we really got on. He used to sing into a dictaphone, then he’d give me the tapes and I’d write them all out and write the chords and he’d say, ‘No not that chord, this chord’ and then we’d work it out together. I remember he was staying for a period in a flat in Baker Street and there was this lovely London skyline and I remember him looking out the window over this London scene and singing a tune that had all the notes of the scale in it but it sounded completely original and so Lionel Bart. Working with him was a wonderful introduction to music, he taught me a lot about song writing and how to structure things.”

Galway Culture Night 2010

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

GALWAY’S CULTURE Night will take place throughout Galway city on Friday September 24th, 2010 when more than 30 cultural groups and organisations will come together to invite over 20,000 people to explore, experience and enjoy Galway’s unique cultural and creative vibrancy for a night of free artistic and cultural offering.

Auditions at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

An Taibhdhearc are holding auditions for their next production Boicíní Bhóthar Kilburn, the Irish language version of Jimmy Murphy’s The Kings of Kilburn Highroad which has been translated by Micheál Ó Conghaile and will be directed by the talented Lara Campbell.

More soul in the office

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Back by popular demand is Soul In The Office. A lot to live up to after the last one but with the line up it’s doable and then some, with some of the best soul DJs in the country playing rare soul, original R&B and 7ts all on lovely vinyl! Tax a mere €5 doors early at 8pm. See you on the dancefloor! Find us on Facebook: Search for Soul In The Office.

Joint exhibition by talented Irish artists at GUH Arts Trust

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

THE GUH Arts Trust is very proud to present a joint exhibition by artists John Lee and Triona Mac Giolla Rí which opens at University Hospital Galway on Friday August 27th at 6.00pm. The exhibition will be officially launched by Dr Dom Colbert.

John Lee is an Irish born artist. Coming from a strong medical background, figurative painting was something very important to him. John says, “My paintings are in many ways classical and in some ways Kitsch in style, using the theory that the person is the indirect form of an icon. A singular figure is typical of my paintings, as is strong use of light from dark”.

Down Home Blues

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

SUPERB FOLKSINGER Chad Dughi returns to Galway for a much anticipated show at The Crane Bar on Thursday August 26th at 9pm.

Catch the Kane Sisters and Edel Fox @ Kellys

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

THE KANE sisters hailing from North Connemara and comprising Liz and Yvonne Kane, are highly respected musicians and entertainers. The duo were taught music by their grandfather, local fiddle player Jimmy Mullen, and Mary Finn, a Co.Sligo musician and teacher.

Southern Tenant Folk Union

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

SOON TO be released album The New Farming Scene from Edinburgh band Southern Tenant Folk Union creates the first true crossover of the modern folk tradition with its not-so-distantly related bluegrass sound.

Havana Party @ Kings Head

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

THE KINGS Head is putting on a fiesta of Latin rythms to include salsa, bachata, reggaeton, cumbia, and merengue to follow on from the tremendous sucess of the Latin Quarter Havana Club weekender on the June Bank Holiday.

Over The Edge Open Reading

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

THE AUGUST Over The Edge Open Reading session takes place in Galway City Library, St Augustine Street, Galway on Thursday August 26 from 6.30pm until 8pm.

Sligo Live Sessions 2010

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

ACCLAIMED IRISH group Republic of Loose have just been confirmed for the Sligo Live Sessions which takes place over the October Bank Holiday weekend.

Hilarious black comedy Kick-Ass takes the superhero genre into uncharted waters

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

KICK-ASS has just been released on DVD and the controversial comic book film packs a powerful punch with fast paced action scenes, a thoroughly entertaining script, and lots of laugh out loud moments.

Loose Lips @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

EVERYONE HAS a story, and Loose Lips offer a stage and a microphone to members of the audience who can tell their story, provided it is true, unscripted and doesn’t take longer than five minutes.

The event is hosted by Mags Treanor and special guests, and each month’s session is inspired by a different theme. The story slam takes place every last Wednesday of the month, this month that date is August 25, and the slam is limited to 10 stories.

Creative writing for beginners @ GMIT with Susan Millar Du Mars

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

This autumn Susan Millar DuMars will give support, instruction and feedback to students who are interested in writing fiction, short stories, novels and poetry.

The course takes place one evening per week on Wednesdays for seven weeks from 7pm until 9pm. The course commences on Wednesday, September 29th. Susan holds an MA in writing from the University of San Francisco. Her poems and short stories have been published extensively in the US, the UK and Ireland.

The Silver Tassie's powerful "howl of outrage"

Thu, Aug 12, 2010

Rehearsals are currently well underway in Druid for their forthcoming production of Sean O’Casey’s powerful anti-war play The Silver Tassie, which opens at the Town Hall on August 23rd.

Swing when you’re winning

Thu, Aug 12, 2010

Over the past decade the World Wide Web has changed the way we listen to and view our music. In 2005 three former Paypal employees in California created Youtube which allowed users to upload and share videos. The site has since highlighted international internet phenomena such as the McDonald’s drive-through rap, Techno Viking, Prison Thriller and pop star Justin Bieber.

Keywest set to shine at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 12, 2010

Fresh from the Vodafone Mainstage at Oxegen 2010, Keywest are preparing to rock Monroe’s Live tomorrow night, August 13th.

The group, hailing from both Dublin and London, impressed audiences at Punchestown with their unique radio friendly sound and dynamic tunes.

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