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THE GUINNESS AMPLIFY Live Stages gigs come to Galway on Thursday February 26 with the Róisín Dubh and Monroe’s Live announced as the venues where the shows will take place. Each venue will host three bands on the night.

Damien Dempsey will play Galway Arts Festival Big Top in a double bill with Glen Hansard on Thursday July 25.

Joe Fury and the Hayride are based on the Galway/Mayo border, renowned for their high energy live performances and unique combination of roots music styles - described by Chez Draper (Austin Producer) as “Red hot rockabilly, country boogie, swampin’ jumpin’ blue-grassy feel at its best“. The feel, grit, and swing in Joe’s voice is backed by the driving line-up of doghouse bass, real pickin' guitar, swinging drums, and that slidin' lap steel, along with some wailin’ harp.

Some of Hollywood’s most enduring icons of days gone by will tread the boards in Castlecomer this weekend, as local author Neville Thompson’s play ‘Of All the Bars’ debuts.

ONE OF the darkest days of the Irish music scene occurred on July 31 1975 when three members of The Miami Showband band were killed by UVF paramilitaries at a fake army checkpoint outside Newry.

ABOUT 20 years ago American country music singer Collin Raye signed a major deal with Epic Records and almost overnight became a big name on the Nashville scene.

Fans of Damien Dempsey will delight in the news that the Donaghmede man is coming to Kilkenny on Saturday, September 12. The award winning singer/songwriter will perform in the new Set Theatre, John Street, Kilkenny.