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STEPHEN FRY has hailed him a “genius”; David Crosby calls him “wonderful”; while Acoustic Magazine said he is a “gifted and inspirational guitar player”.

THE ENERGETIC sound of gypsy jazz will light up Monroe’s Backstage Bar tonight from 10pm when Gypsi Swing take to the stage.

STEPHEN FRY hailed him a “genius”; David Crosby called him “wonderful”; while Acoustic Magazine said he is a “gifted and inspirational guitar player”.

SINGERS AND Their Songs is an annual series of live sessions in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, promoting Galway based singer-songwriters, acoustic groups, and roots bands.

THE CONNECTIONS between Ireland and Scotland run deep, deeper than is often realised. Many are aware there is a similarity between Irish and Scots Gaidhlig, our traditional musics, and the distilling of whiskey, but there is more to it than that.

As part of Music Network’s April classic tour, virtuoso guitarist Xuefei Yang and cellist Natalie Clein will be performing in the Áras Inis Gluaire centre in Belmullet on Thursday, April 29 at 8.30pm. Natalie Clein’s remarkable talent first came to the world’s attention when, aged 16, she won the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year award. Since then she has won a classical Brit award and performed with many of the world’s finest orchestras and chamber music ensembles.

ALBERT NILAND, the Mountbellew born guitarist and songwriter, who shot to prominence with his cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights’, plays the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday February 2 at 9pm.