The legendary Chieftains are coming back to Castlebar

Fri, Oct 02, 2009

The Chieftains are now recognised for bringing traditional Irish music to the world's attention. They have uncovered the wealth of traditional Irish music that has accumulated over the centuries, making the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive.

Powerful drama leads the line up at the Linenhall

Fri, Oct 02, 2009

Galway’s Decadent Theatre brings the compelling and powerful contemporary drama Country Music to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Wednesday October 7 at 8pm. Country Music is a story of crime and redemption. Spanning more than 20 years, this is the life story of illiterate loser Jamie Carris, a troubled 18-year-old whose recklessness leaves him facing a tragic future after being sent to prison for murder. What made this young man a killer? How will he survive the harsh reality of prison life? Can he ever rebuild his life?

The Owl and the Pussycat are coming to town

Fri, Oct 02, 2009

“The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, in a beautiful pea-green boat…”

Two very special characters are on their way to Castlebar, as The Owl and the Pussycat make their way to the Linenhall Arts Centre to feature in a new art exhibition.

Codes set to play Castlebar’s brand new music night out

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Dublin band Codes are set to play support to The Flaws at Castlebar’s brand new music night at Bar Ritz this October. Finbar Hoban is asking you to pick a new name for the show at Bar Ritz on Saturday October 17th, those who feel they have the best name of the new show can e-mail suggestions with your name and details to [email protected] by Wednesday September 30. The winner will receive €100 in cash for their efforts.

Director return to Castlebar

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Director returned with a bang to the Royal Theatre Castlebar on Friday October 30. Their second album, I’ll Wait For Sound, was released in May charted at No 11 in the Irish charts and was preceded by the single, ‘Sing It Without A Tune’. Their second single, ‘Moment to Moment’, was released In Ireland in July. The band are due to tour outside of Ireland to support the release of the album in UK/mainland Europe on September 21.

Ian Brown is ready to be adored at the Royal Theatre

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Ian Brown, former lead singer with The Stone Roses, comes to Castlebar this November for a special one night only concert. The man who has provided influence for many hugely popular bands takes to the Royal Theatre Stage in what promises to be an exceptional show. The former lead singer with the seminal late 80s and early 90s group The Stone Roses promises to put on a show not to be forgotten.

Since the band's acrimonious break up in 1996, Brown has released five solo albums and 12 UK top 40 singles. He has carved out a successful solo career for himself since the split and has continued to creatively push himself towards new boundaries musically. His most recent album My Way simply sums up Ian Brown in the title alone. He will release a new single ‘Stellify’ on September 21 which proceeds the album’s release, which comes two years after the release of his last long player The World is Yours. Since crashing into the charts as a solo artist with his debut single ‘My Star’, through the fantastic hit single ‘Fear’ and on to his newest work, Brown has never rested on his laurels as a musician. While it may not be The Stone Roses, reunion that everyone is dying to see happen at some stage, on his own as a solo performer Brown will still be able to bring the house down when he takes to the stage in the Royal Theatre on November 26.

DVD Zone

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

New on the shelves
Angels and Demons is Ron Howard’s follow-up to The Da Vinci Code with Tom Hanks playing symbolist Robert Langdon as he follows ancient clues on a dash through Rome to find four missing cardinals. First the positives — this is a pacy affair, there are plenty of crypts and catacombs to be explored and, crucially, it’s a better Dan Brown adaptation than The Da Vinci Code. Faint praise. Less promisingly, the plot is two parts implausible, three parts ridiculous, and any of the book’s reflection on religion and its place in society is entirely lost in the on-screen hullabaloo. Overall, it works OK as a chase movie with a difference.

Angels and Demons is Ron Howard’s follow-up to The Da Vinci Code with Tom Hanks playing symbolist Robert Langdon as he follows ancient clues on a dash through Rome to find four missing cardinals. First the positives — this is a pacy affair, there are plenty of crypts and catacombs to be explored and, crucially, it’s a better Dan Brown adaptation than The Da Vinci Code. Faint praise. Less promisingly, the plot is two parts implausible, three parts ridiculous, and any of the book’s reflection on religion and its place in society is entirely lost in the on-screen hullabaloo. Overall, it works OK as a chase movie with a difference.

The Nolans are back

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Coleen, Bernie, Linda and Maureen are back for their first tour together in 25 years.

Top comic theatre at the Linenhall

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

The very wonderful Bruiser Theatre Company brings its sparkling new comedy The Government Inspector to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday October 1 at 8pm.

Plenty to see and do at the National Museum

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Wild Mushrooms of Ireland

Damien Dempsey in Belmullet

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Damien Dempsey will stage an electrifying solo performance in the intimate setting of Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, this Sunday, September 27, at 8.30pm. Considered one of Ireland’s most outstanding contemporary singer/ songwriters, Dempsey has produced a series of critically acclaimed chart-topping albums, the most recent of which is The Rocky Road, featuring the cracking single reworking of “The Rocky Road to Dublin”.

Sush! Don’t tell anyone, The Rye play Bar Ritz this weekend

Fri, Sep 18, 2009

The Rye — Kevin Melly (vocals, acoustic guitar), Anna Falkenau (fiddle, backing vocals) Alan Walsh (banjo, electric guitar, backing vocals), Barry Wallace (bass, banjo) and Desmond Harrington (drums) — have been spending much of this summer in the studio recording their debut album. It promises to be one of the buzziest albums to be released in 2010. Each song on the album has a very distinct identity, ranging from the highly charged ‘There’s A Moth at Your Window’, over the jazzy-snappy ‘Lovebirds’, the quirky ‘Wondering the Why’, to the touching ‘Dance With You’.

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