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This week’s Track of The Week #TOTW is ‘Music’ by Niamh Regan  🎶

Ahead of her All Together Now performance and her full band show for the Galway International Arts Festival, Niamh Regan performs music from her new album “Come As You Are’ live in studio as well as chatting with Kayte O'Malley about Niamh's college experience in University of Limerick, writing her first and second album, and the ins and outs of festivals.

On ACE Galway with Gary McMahon after a riotous opening of Galway Film Fleadh, Annie Duffy McMahon reviews the much-anticipated Kneecap film. 

As ever, Galway International Arts Festival will follow hot on the heels of the Fleadh, and ACE previews Decadent Theatre's World Premiere show with director Andrew Flynn and looks at Galway Youth Theatre's festival offering. 

Plus... is there a Sawdoctors theatre show on the way?

Tuilleadh ceoil agus amhrán from Eileen Ivers, BackWest. Kieran Hanrahan, Niamh Dunne, Valerie Casey, a feature on Scoil Samhradh Willie Clancy agus go leor eile! 

Kayte O'Malley from On The Move speaks to Frank O'Flaherty who is the bassist for indie pop band Still Blue.

The band is led by ​vocalist/songwriter Nicole Lyons with Ruairi Forde on lead guitar, Frank ​O'Flaherty on bass and drums by Greg Kearns. Their debut single 'Maybe Baby' was released back in 2021 and the band has been on the rise ever since.

Kayte and Frank discuss how he joined the band, what it was like to perform on The Late Late Show and about Still Blue's newest single 'Naked'. They also discuss what the future holds for the band.

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With Galway Film Fleadh less than a week away, Gary was joined by the creative team behind the latest Cine4 production 'Fidil Ghoirm/The Blue Fiddle'. Writer Patricia Forde,  Director Anne Mc Cabe and Producer Bríd Seoighe outline the film's journey from conception during the pandemic to its Irish premiere at the Fleadh.

Tuilleadh ceoil agus amhrán from Damian Mullane, Gatehouse, Seán Smyth,Sandra Joyce, Paddy and Michael Rafferty Taobh na Mara Ceili Band, new albums from Ger Fahy and Holly Geraghty agus go leor eile! 

Tuilleadh ceoil agus amhrán from Carlos Sweeney & McCartin. Mary Mc Namara , Sorcha Costello, David Sanders  songs from Sean Keane, Ger O'Donnell and Adrienne O Shea, tunes from new albums. Tara Howley, Elaine Reilly, John Wynne & John McEvoy agus go leor eile! 

 

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