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Combined, the three musicians are a powerful force, harnessed by Sharon Shannon who recorded with the trio on her latest, upcoming album. She says that as soon as she heard them perform together, she wanted them involved.

There was a packed house for Galway button accordion player, Gerry Hanley, as he launched his debut solo album, In The Middle Of It, at Monroe’s Live.

Galway button accordion player, Gerry Hanley, will launch his highly anticipated debut solo album, In the Middle of It, at Monroe’s Live on Friday, August 22, from 7:30pm.

Trad legends Shaskeen and a tribute to the sounds of Depeche Mode will top the bill at Monroe’s this weekend.

The late Gerry Mulholland is being honoured with the release of his single Japanese Tokyo Skyline. All proceeds will be going towards Galway Simon Community in aid of the homeless.

Traditional Irish music stalwarts Shaskeen will play the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday, May 30.

Traditional music band, Shaskeen, has been a cornerstone of Irish Traditional music and song for over half a century and show no signs of slowing down, ahead of their appearance in the Town Hall Theatre on June 10 as part of Advertiser Events, group founder, Tom Cussen, discusses the glory days of Irish music, the importance of evolving as a band and the future.

Years ago, there was neither an independent community orchestra nor a musical instrument teaching system in Galway city or county. A handful of schools, mostly run by religious orders, taught a small range of instruments and would put a small orchestra together for their annual school show or operetta, their music teachers being very influential in passing on a love of music to their pupils.

NUI Galway’s Medical Orchestra will present a varied and rich programme of work to include the premiere of a five-minute original piece of music entitled Vena Vitae, as part of the Arts in Action 2018-2019 programme. The concert is in aid of Cancer Care West and takes place on Wednesday, 5 December at 6pm in the O’Donoghue Centre at NUI Galway.

NUI Galway’s Arts in Action 2016 Grand Finale will take place at the upper Aula Maxima on campus on Thursday, March 24 at 7pm. This event, which is entitled ‘War, Freedom, Love and Loss’, is a collaboration between the University’s discipline of English, School of Medicine, and the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance.