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KÍLA, THE Irish trad/world music fusion group, are coming back to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Monday May 5.

An evening of finest traditional music is on the cards when three top musicians -

National Music Day was celebrated in great traditional style last week at Áras an Mhuilinn, Mullingar with a preview of the summer seisiún show. First seisiún show of the 2013 summer season will start on Wednesday night July 3 at 8.30pm and continues every Wednesday night in July as well as on August 7 and 21.

THE IMPORTANCE of Irish traditional music to the Irish Diaspora cannot be over stressed. Great musicians such as Tommy McCarthy, Mick Conneely, John Gannon, and Peter Carberry played key roles in fostering a sense of Irishness for their communities in London, Manchester, and Boston.

Top traditional musicians Mick O’Brien, Aoife Ní Bhriain, and Mayo’s own Emer Mayock present a night of Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday June 20 at 8pm.

THE GALWAY Sessions Festival, celebrating Irish folk and traditional music and the music Irish emigrants brought with them across the world, returns from Sunday June 16 to Sunday 23.

WHAT GOES into the making of an instrument? What are the processes, skills, materials, and equipment necessary to make a violin, a flute, or a guitar?

Music Generation Mayo, part of Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme, funded by U2 and the Ireland Funds together with local partners, is offering an opportunity to experienced young traditional musicians and singers with a high standard of playing ability to form a traditional music ensemble. Participants, to be aged between 12 and 18 years, will participate in a six month music residency under the guidance and mentorship of acclaimed Mayo musician and performer Emer Mayock. The residency will culminate in a live performance opportunity by the ensemble in June 2013.

An evening of poetry, storytelling, and music will take place at the Charlestown Library on December 11 at 8pm.

Top musicians Dermot Byrne, Floriane Blancke and Castlebar’s own Brendan O'Regan perform at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Wednesday November 7 at 8pm. (Please note rescheduled performance date.)