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A GALWEGIAN and a Galician, singer-songwriters Kevin Herm Connolly and Susana Garrido Pombo will play two shows in County Galway this weekend, playing both original songs and "some covers with a twist".

One of the Midlands’ leading live music venues for the last 20 years changed hands this week with local man Declan Murray (42) taking over the reins at The Stables in Mullingar on the retirement of Tommy McManus.

The Aftermath take a break from recording their sophomore album with a couple of shows across Ireland in June and July. The band have been holed up in their own Transmission Rooms studio for a month with producers Ger McDonnell and Karl Odlum working on the follow up to debut Friendlier Up Here. The first single from these sessions, ‘Lost Possession’, will be released in early August.

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.

It’s been a good year for The Aftermath. With three top 20 singles under their belt, Mulllingar’s mod-poppers have just been named in the Hot Press 250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time, as voted for by Irish musicians, for their debut album Friendlier Up Here.