DUÆL - when the US army sought German intelligence

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

IT IS July 1945. Germany lies in ruins. For the second time in less than 30 years it has been vanquished by the other European powers and is occupied by the British, French, US, and Russian armies.

Julie Feeney to appear at AIDS West charity concert

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

JULIE FEENEY, the Athenry born, award winning, vocalist and composer, will be the special guest at a charity concert for AIDS West in Monroe’s Live.

Enda Walsh - from the Odyssey to Penelope

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

HOMER’S ODYSSEY has proved an unending source of inspiration to countless artists down the ages since it was first composed, sometime around the 8th century BC.

Martyn Ware of Heaven 17 (and The Human League) on his electric dreams

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

SHEFFIELD WAS an important hub of steel and coal production during The Industrial Revolution of the 1800s and was nicknamed ‘The Steel City,’ but in the 1970s and 1980s international competition and the anti-union stance of Margaret Thatcher meant industry in the area collapsed.

New music festival to explore the common roots of the Scots and the Irish

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

THE CONNECTIONS between Ireland and Scotland run deep, deeper than is often realised. Many are aware there is a similarity between Irish and Scots Gaidhlig, our traditional musics, and the distilling of whiskey, but there is more to it than that.

Gráda’s natural angle on American folk

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

THE SCOTS and the Irish emigrated in droves to the United States throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, bringing their music, customs, and whiskey distilling techniques with them.

From this ‘Gaelic invasion’ came the American folk musics known as bluegrass (from the Irish) and Appalachian and hillbilly (from the Scots and Scots-Irish), a rich tradition that resonates still to this day.

Influential trad group Shaskeen celebrate ruby anniversary

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN and band leader Tom Cussen grew up in the Broadford/Newcastle west area of Co Limerick – known locally as ‘the gateway to the south west of Ireland’ – in the early 1960s.

From an early age he was drawn towards traditional Irish music and was fortunate in that he lived in close proximity to the trad heartland just across the border in counties Clare, Kerry, and Cork.

Setanta Murphy - ‘enchanting’ play about age and fellowship

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

ONE MAN shuffles towards a certain death and the other shuffles uncertainly through life. The question Garret Keogh’s new play, Setanta Murphy raises - how to confront death – shines light on another: how to live a life.

Magic and mirth in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

A FEAST of comedy, magic, farce, imagination, and poetry, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is deservedly one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays.

James Vincent McMorrow - the noises that move soft and low

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

BY THE sea, in a house full of beat up instruments, only one microphone, very little engineering knowledge, and plenty of patience, was where James Vincent McMorrow recorded his songs.

Brad Mehldau to add a jazz touch to the arts festival

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

WHETHER HE is playing original compositions, jazz standards, or offering unique takes on songs by Nick Drake, Radiohead, The Beatles and Neil Young, Brad Mehldau is at the cutting edge of modern jazz.

Galway audiences will be able to enjoy this musician, whom MOJO described as “brilliant”, at the Radisson Live Lounge on Monday July 12 at 8pm as part of the Galway Arts Festival.

Po’Girl to bring Canadian folk to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

CANADIAN BAND Po’Girl play a kind of music known as ‘Urban Roots’ for the way it mixes folk, country, and jazz.

‘Overwhelming and amazing’ dance show is coming to Galway

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

POLITICAL MOTHER, an extraordinary dance show which has wowed audiences in Britain and earned rave reviews from the critics will be performed in Galway in July.

What is really {un}familiar?

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

RESEARCHES INTO out-of-body experiences, disengagement from the real self, and having a double, have inspired an exhibition which opens at the Galway Arts Centre today.

The passion of flamenco on the Town Hall stage

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

SPAIN IN the Middle Ages was Europe’s most advanced society, a cultural melting pot, and the crossroads of great civilisations.

Cinema Review - Sex And The City 2

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

As a ardent fan of the series I was excitingly taken away with the novelty of the first film but was disappointingly let down. However, all is forgiven, as this sequel brings back a little of the girls we love so well while, at the same time, allowing them to evolve.

Rock out and laugh with Dead Cat Bounce

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

COMEDIANS PLAYING guitars are not new, but a comedy sketch group who can play with the panache and skill of a well-honed rock band, and be hilarious at the same time, certainly is.

First Friday with Joe Rooney

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

COMEDIAN, ACTOR, sketch writer, and Arsenal fan, Joe Rooney is a brilliant comedian and one of the most popular of Irish comics on the circuit today.

Charlie McGettigan to play Haiti benefit gig

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

CHARLIE MCGETTIGAN, one of Ireland’s best known songwriters, will play The Crane Bar on Thursday June 10 at 9pm in a fundraising gig for the earthquake devastated island of Haiti.

Get the blues at Kellys

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

ANDRE DE Moller may be a practising barrister, but meeting Ray Charles during his teens led him to his true calling in life - the blues.

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