Hudson Taylor - folk-pop band of brothers
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
HUDSON TAYLOR, who play the Róisín Dubh as part of the Galway Arts Festival, are a folk-pop duo of brothers Harry and Alfie.
A busking and YouTube sensation long before they even approached a record company, they combine keening melodies with a bustling energy that is as infectious as it is memorable.
Read more ...The Olllam adventures in sound
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
IMAGINE THE Bothy Band plugged into some celestial ‘Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds’ vibe and you might get a sense of the creativeness of The Olllam.”
Read more ...Sandra Coffey to launch debut album
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
GALWAY SINGER Sandra Coffey launches her debut album, Morning Zoo, on Thursday July 25 with a concert in the Townhouse Bar, as part of the Galway Fringe Festival.
Read more ...Galway Film Fleadh Awards 2013
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
RUN & JUMP and Coming Home were the main winners at the Galway Film Fleadh Awards 2013 which took place in the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday.
Read more ...Andrew Maxwell for Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
BANANA KINGDOM is Andrew Maxwell’s new show and he brings it to the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday July 24 at 8pm as part of the Galway Arts Festival.
Read more ...Lucia Evans Voice Studio students’ concert
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
STUDENTS OF Lucia Evans Voice Studio will take to the stage of Monroe’s Live this Sunday from 5.30pm for the studio’s annual showcase concert.
Read more ...Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
THE LAUGHTER Loft in The King’s Head began this week and continues throughout the arts festival with lunchtime shows featuring the best in Irish comedy.
Read more ...Singing workshops
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
VOCAL WORKSHOPS will be held in NUI Galway this Saturday from 11am to 1pm with leading Irish voice coach Caz Jeffreys.
Read more ...ABSOLUT Festival Gallery returns
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
THE LARGEST temporary gallery in Ireland - the ABSOLUT Festival Gallery at the Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road - is open for the Galway Arts Festival.
Read more ...‘Brave, vulnerable, human and funny’ - Blue Teapot’s Sanctuary
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
FIRST SEEN at last year’s Galway Theatre Festival, where it made a big impression on audiences, Blue Teapot Theatre Company’s play Sanctuary makes a welcome and well-deserved return in the Galway Arts Festival.
Written by Christian O’Reilly, Sanctuary explores the issue of sexual and romantic relationships between people who are intellectually disabled and illuminates the subject with great tact, sensitivity, and humour.
Read more ...Two gigs from The Kilkennys
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
THE KILKENNYS, the modern Irish folk band who have shared the stage with Shane McGowan and Finbar Furey, play The Quays Music Hall on July 18 and 25.
Read more ...Foster & Allen in concert
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
FOSTER & ALLEN will be in concert at the Clayton Hotel this Sunday 14 at 8pm as part of their The Ultimate Collection Tour.
The duo have notched up more than 30 years in the business and their latest album The Ultimate Collection reached the British Top 40. They will also release their autobiography Foster & Allen – After All These Years – Our Story through Virgin Books/Random House. They also have their own TV series, The Foster & Allen Show, on TG4 each Wednesday at 10.30pm and repeated every Sunday at 8pm.
Read more ...Horslips guitarist for Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
WHEN JOHNNY Fean reinterpreted the trad tune ‘O’Neill’s March’ on the electric guitar, he created one of the greatest Irish hard rock riffs of all time.
Read more ...Walking The Camino
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
MARTIN SHEEN called it a “brilliant documentary” and it has been showered with awards at leading films festivals across the USA.
Read more ...Art exhibitions in the city
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
GROUP AND solo exhibitions, paintings and sculptures, will all be on show in the latest exhibitions to open in Galway city.
Read more ...Kenneth Webb - the timeless artist
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
KENNETH WEBB first walked into Kenny’s on High Street in 1953, starting a partnership which has endured between artist and gallery for 60 years.
To mark this association, the Kenny Gallery, Liosbán, will host the exhibition Webb - Timeless, which opens tomorrow at 6pm. The guest speaker will be Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill.
Read more ...Sharon Carty to sing at Galway Cathedral
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
THE IRISH mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty will sing in Galway Cathedral this evening at 8pm as part of the cathedral’s Summer Concerts series.
Read more ...Two chances to see The Deans
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
THE DEANS, the Athenry roots-rockers, return to Galway next week for two shows.
The band - Gavin Dean (vocals, guitar), Gari Keon (drums) and Ronan Lally (bass) - headline their own show in Kelly’s on Saturday July 20. Also on the bill will be Cork band The Calvinists.
Read more ...Flirt FM Sessions
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
THE FLIRT FM Sessions returns to Monroes Live tonight from 10pm with Franko Franko, Ka Tet, and Audio Fires.
Franko Franko is a Dublin-based synth-pop outfit who combine sun-drenched sixties harmonies with modern electronic sensibilities. Galway trio Ka Tet unleash the kind of chunky riffs on their guitars that has seen them compared with Queens of the Stone Age; Kilkenny’s Audio Fires (pictured above) cite their influences as Band of Skulls, Kings Of Leon, and The Vaccines.
Read more ...Win tickets to The Cabin Collective
Thu, Jul 11, 2013
THE CABIN Collective, featuring Leo Moran, Noelie McDonnell, and Anthony Thistlethwaite, play Kelly’s, Bridge Street, on Friday July 19.
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