Festivals rooted in community that ‘embrace the outside’
Two of the county’s finest arts events, separated by distance but united in approach, enlivened Portumna and Clifden at the weekend.
Portumna’s 11th shorelines Arts Festival ran from Thursday to Sunday with a series of...
Piano magic with Barry Douglas
Belfast-born pianist Barry Douglas will open Music for Galway’s new season on Wednesday next, September 26, at the Emily Anderson Concert Hall, NUI Galway, with a concert that starts at 8pm.
The pianist will take...
Grit and grace on the menu for Marc O’Reilly’s Róisín gig
Singer-songwriter Marc O’Reilly comes to the city’s Róisín Dubh on Friday next, September 28. The Waterford native released his fourth album L’Etre Politique earlier this year – a collection that really starts with a...
Home-grown talent to fore at the annual Jazz Festival
Some of Ireland's finest jazz musicians will be performing at this year's Galway Jazz Festival, which runs from Thursday, October 4, to Sunday October 7.
They include tworld-renowned guitarist, composer and lover of literature Tommy...
Exhibition puts spotlight on graduates’ talent
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
A sculptural tribute to the Tuam Babies, created using gypsophila (or Babies’ Breath), and a hyper-real installation of old suitcasesthat offers a door into memory and emotion are among the...
Pearl Jem – tribute band surfing wave of success
Groove Tube with Jimi McDonnell – tribunegroove@gmail.com
Paying tribute to one the titans of American rock music, Pearl Jem come to Monroe’s Live on Friday, October 12. Back in 1991, when a Seattle based band...