James McMurtry - 'a true Americana poet'

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

FOR THE novelist Stephen King, Texan James McMurtry is "the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation"; for the BBC's Bob Harris he is "the most vital lyricist in America today"; while The Monkee's Mike Nesmith calls him, "a true Americana poet".

A Galway family and Ireland's fight for independence

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

The 1916 Rising, the War of Independence, and the impact on one Galway family of those two momentous events, will be explored at a public lecture in the city next week.

Hospital Arts Trust annual poetry competition

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

THE GALWAY University Hospital Arts Trust is seeking entries for its annual poetry competition, which this year will be judged by leading Galway poet, Kevin Higgins, current writer-in-residence with the GUH Arts Trust.

Take up singing with the Ad Hoc choir

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

MANY PEOPLE would love to sing, but maybe do not have the confidence. Others would love to sing as part of a choir, but have no experience or do not know where to start.

Creative writing classes @ Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

THE POET and short story writer Susan Millar DuMars will host a series of afternoon creative writing classes in the Galway Arts Centre, for beginners and continuing creative writing students, in poetry or fiction.

New Year acting courses for all levels

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

GALWEGIANS WHO have long wanted to take up acting or who wish to get back into it can make a New Year's resolution to check out the upcoming series of classes from the Galway Actors' Workshop.

New Pope - new album

Essential Playlist Wed, Jan 04, 2017

DAVID BOLAND is one of the main figures in the indie-rock and alternative music scene in Galway city and a prime figures behind the Citóg nights in the Róisín Dubh. As a musician in his own right, he goes under the name of New Pope, and his new album is out now.

Cass McCombs - acclaimed songwriter for Róisín Dubh

Tue, Jan 03, 2017

CASS MCCOMBS, “one of the most compelling singer-songwriters of the past decade", according to Uncut, and “arguably the greatest American singer-songwriter of this generation”, say Vice, is coming to Galway.

Remember Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy this weekend

Tue, Jan 03, 2017

PHIL LYNOTT - rock icon, Black-Irishman, singer, songwriter, icon, inspiration, and the personification of Thin Lizzy, died 31 years ago this year, and Galway will mark his passing and celebrate his music, this week.

Prodigy - a classical start for 2017

Thu, Dec 29, 2016

ALMA DEUTSCHER is no ordinary 11-year-old. She is acclaimed as one of today’s most exciting young composers and pianists, and she joins a long line of classical musicians who have genuine claim to be considered a prodigy.

Poetry workshops at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Dec 29, 2016

GALWEGIANS WHO have long wanted to write poetry, but are not sure how, and poets looking to improve their skills, should check out a series of New Year classes with acclaimed poet Kevin Higgins.

New teachers choir for Galway

Thu, Dec 29, 2016

A NEW choir is starting in Galway and is looking for members. It will be open to teachers and those associated with the primary, secondary, further, and higher education sectors.

Theatre 2016 — from stage to stage

Thu, Dec 29, 2016

And so the curtain falls on another lively year of Galwaytheatre in which both home-based and visiting companies provided much to savour and, as is the way of things, some misses as well as hits.

New Year’s Eve at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 29, 2016

THE VERY cream of Galway and Irish rock, indie, singer-songwriter, and electro talent will ring out 2016 and welcoming in 2017 from the stage of the Róisín Dubh for the venue’s marathon New Year’s Eve bash.

Breathe in the brilliance of Floyd

Thu, Dec 29, 2016

BREATHE - THE very best of Pink Floyd Live, the acclaimed tribute act to the British art-rock legends, comes to Galway in the New Year, to perform a two hour show of Floyd classics.

Following their Dark Side of the Moon - Live production which recently sold out Vicar Street and Cork Opera House, Breathe return in 2017 with their new show, Welcome to the Machine - The Very Best of Pink Floyd - LIVE to the Seapoint Ballroom on Saturday February 18 at 8pm.

Kate dons her cape for Renmore Panto’s Little Red Riding Hood

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

LITTLE RED Riding Hood, this year's Renmore Pantomime, opens at the Town Hall on Friday December 30, and promises to be a spectacular adventure of laughter, music, and song, scripted, as always by Panto Dame Peter Kennedy, and directed by AIMS award-winning twins Brian and Seán Power.

Galway Advertiser Galway Musicians of the Year 2016

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

Galway Band of The Year 2016: We Banjo 3
We Banjo 3 - David Howley, Martin Howley, Enda Scahill, Fergal Scahill - became the first independent Irish band to reach No 1 on the US Billboard World Music Charts with their album, String Theory, released in July. It was a year in which they also played for outgoing US president Barack Obama; performed at 2-3,000 seater venues across the States; and headlined MerleFest, one of the most prestigious folk festivals in the world.

THE BEST MUSIC OF 2016

Music Reviews Thu, Dec 15, 2016

Irish Album of The Year
Jealous Of The Birds - Parma Violets (Rough Trade) - JOTB is 19-year-old Armagh singer-songwriter Naomi Hamilton. A considerable gift for melody, her knack for a catchy chorus, a poetic lyrical ability, and ease in ranging from Steven Malkmus-like slacker rock to delicate indie folk-pop, without ever sounding unfocused, makes this startling debut Irish album of the year.

Christmas laughs at the Comedy Clubh

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

THE FINAL Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh of 2016 takes place this week and will be headlined by a man Des Bishop calls "the king of underground comedy in Ireland" - Tommy Nicholson.

The Dirty Circus - naughty and nice

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

CHRISTMAS IS a time of jollity, merriment, and goodwill, but who said it cannot also have a side order of lashings of sauce, sexiness, and all things 'naughty but nice'?

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