If your into your Bluegrass, Rockabilly type music then this week could be a very good week to head to Galway. Running from September 15th to 19th, The Galway Americana festival will feature acts showing off the common factors between Irish traditional music and American roots music through music and dance and talks/discussion forums.
The festival started in 2007 and this year it has a theme of ‘Go Wild in the West‘, aiming to reproduce the pioneering spirit that send many Irish and Scottish to the heart of America.
The lineup is as follows
Wednesday 15th September
The Unwanted @ The Crane Bar – Admission €15 (Members €12.50) – Doors 9pm
Mad Uncle Harry @ Bierhaus, Domenick Street – Admission FREE – Doors 9pm
Rory Faithful @ The Roisín Dubh – Admission €10 – Doors 9pm
Thursday 16th September
Fred and James @ Massimo’s, Domenick Street- Admission FREE – Doors 9pm
Mouse Mchugh @ Monroe’s Tavern – Admission FREE – Doors 9pm
Freddie White @ The Crane Bar, Sea road- Admission €17.50 – Doors 9pm
Friday 17th September
Stephen MacDonogh (followed by trad band FLING) @ Aula Maxima, NUIG, University Road- Admission FREE – Doors 8pm
Left, Right and Centre w/ special guest Henry McCullough@ Roisin Dubh- Admission €15 – Doors 9pm
Joe Pug @ Roisin Dubh (upstairs) – Admission €10 – Doors 9pm
No Banjo / Cartoon Thieves @ Massimo’s – Admission FREE – Doors 9.30pm
Without George @ Monroe’s Tavern- Admission FREE – Doors 9.30pm
The Molly Hicks @ The Crane Bar – Admission FREE – Doors 9.30pm
The Deans @ Monroe’s Tavern (upstairs) – Admission €10 – Doors 10pm
Saturday 18th September
Mo Mcmorrow @ Bierhaus – Admission FREE – Doors 6.30pm
Jim Rooney and Friends @ Roisin Dubh – Admission €15 – Doors 9pm
Joe Fury and the Hayride @ The Crane Bar – Admission Free – Doors 9.30pm
Sunday 19th September
Buddy Mondlock & Mike Lindauer @ Cava restaurant – Admission FREE – Doors 3pm
Buffalo in the Castle @ The Crane Bar – Admission €15 – Doors 6.30pm