Setlist

Abandoned Darlings launch

Setlist Posted on 19/12/2012 by Staff reporter
The Abandoned Darlings is a writing collective that emerged from NUI Galway’s MA in Writing 2011-2012. Their debut self-titled anthology, ‘Abandoned Darlings’, which has been guest edited by esteemed poet Moya Cannon, will be launched tonight, Wednesday 19 December in Busker Brownes. The collection is dedicated to Eithne Hannigan, an MA in Writing student who sadly passed away at the beginning of the 2011-2012 course, as well as the poet Tom Duddy, a faculty member at NUI Galway for many years.
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  • New Year creative writing classes

    Setlist Posted on 19/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Two new creative writing classes will commence in January at Galway Technical Institute. Creative Writing for Beginners with Kevin Higgins takes place every Monday from 7pm-9.30pm for eight weeks, commencing on Monday, 14 January.
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  • Travelling man

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Conor Harrington
    OriginalRudeboys_1.jpg Seán ‘Neddy’ Arkins, of The Original Rudeboys, tells Conor Harrington about keeping his feet on the ground as he rubs shoulders with stars. Despite humble beginnings - three friends recording an innocuous YouTube video with a guitar, a rapper and a barely learned ukulele – Seán ‘Neddy’ Arkins still hasn’t had time to appreciate just how quickly The Original Rudeboys have risen to fame.
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  • Miracle on 110th Street

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    This Saturday, 15 December, Disco Briscoe, Cian Ó Cíobháin and special guest Rory Gaffney hit Monroe’s to weave another Miracle on 110th Street out of the year’s best electronic music releases.
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  • Return of the Jack

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Jack Beats make their first appearance in Galway for quite a while at The Electric Garden and Theatre this Thursday, 13 December. Consisting of ex-Scratch Pervert, Plus-One and Ben Geffen or Beni G, Jack Beats play something like a cross between Dub-Step and distorted Electro House.
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  • Young and bold

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Dave Young’s fans range from Billy Connolly to Michael Bubble and beyond and he is sure to add to that when he comes to Monroe’s Live this Thursday, 13 December with his new show ‘Bold’.
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  • Rat race

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Rat Republik play upstairs at Halo Live this Friday, 14 December. This energetic band already has a large fan base, having won the Galway battle of the bands 2009, and has now relocated to Dublin to develop further.
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  • Fiddle sticks

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Big Bag of Sticks return to perform a Christmas gig in Monroe’s Live Backstage Bar tonight, Wednesday 12 December. Big Bag of Sticks formed in 1990 when they met here in Galway. The band’s members are Irish, English and Scottish, with varying musical influences.
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  • Candlelight carols

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Galway Baroque Singers present their Christmas Concert, titled ‘Candlelight’, in Galway Cathedral this Saturday, 15 December at 8pm. The singers will be joined by guest violinists Bogdan Sofei and Ingrid Nicola, together with organist Raymond O’Donnell.
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  • Christmas crackers

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Ever imagined what it would be like to have three Hollywood Greats restored on stage to re-create a classic Christmas wonderland? Wonder no more, because Christmas Crooners is coming to The Town Hall Theatre, tonight, Wednesday 12 December at 8pm.
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  • Galway Music Residency Christmas concert

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    As part of its tenth birthday celebrations this year, The Galway Music Residency is hosting a very special Christmas concert in the heart of Galway this Thursday, 13 December at 8pm. Con Tempo String Quartet, the ensemble in residence, is coming together with a group of exceptional local artists to give Galwegians a treat beyond imagination!
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  • Green Machine

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Jemson Green were formed in 2007 by four friends in Dublin. They received ‘Single of the Fortnight’ from Hot Press Magazine for their first single ‘Sober’ in 2008 and the lads gained notable support slots, including a show with System of a Down’s Serj Tankien in Dublin's Ambassador.
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  • Swing into Christmas

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Dance fans in Galway are about to get a double helping of festive fun as Youth Ballet West takes to the stage of the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday, 15 and Sunday, 16 December. On Saturday, the company will premier its new ballet ‘Upbeat and Classical’, set to music of the big band jazz era.
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  • Amnesty film screening

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    As part of Amnesty International’s Week of Action from 10 December until 16 December, The Amnesty International Action Centre in Galway will present a documentary screening of the film ‘Poison Fire’ today, Wednesday 12 December.
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  • Commemoration for Myles Joyce

    Setlist Posted on 12/12/2012 by Staff reporter
    Myles Joyce, who was unjustly executed for his alleged part in the ‘Maamtrasna murders’ 130 years ago, will be remembered at a commemorative event this Saturday, 15 December. Mr Joyce was convicted in connection with the slaughter of a family on the Galway-Mayo border in 1882 and was hanged and buried at the then Galway Gaol on the site where Galway Cathedral now stands.
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