• Stream: Majestic Bears – Does She Know?

    Galway based folk trio Majestic Bears have been making audiences ‘ooo’ and ‘aaaa’ with modest consistency for the past while. While still in the early stages of their recording career, the group have displayed a knack for charming motifs and deft sincerity to keep the summery folk fan in all of us whistling all the way to the shops. Ahead of the release of their forthcoming EP on Citóg Records Julia in June, the group are premiering their track ‘Does She Know’ along with B-Side ‘The Devil’s in the Details’. Following from their 2014 release Poems Addressed to the Sea, their latest offering…

  • An Áit Eile: That’s How It Starts

    Saturday, June 13 hosts a showcase for Galway’s local arts, crafts and music at the Nuns Island Theatre, organised by the grassroots not-for-profit organisation, An Áit Eile, who wish to foster the creative community of the west of Ireland. Teaming up with see many of Galway’s local organisations like Access Music Project, Citóg Records, Jamaica Joe’s, there will also be a series of acoustic artists performing at the show,  including My Fellow Sponges, Rivers and Crows, Steven Sharpe, Dylan Murphy, Majestic Bears and Tracy Bruen, as well as an indoor marketplace from 1pm-6pm, featuring locally-produced arts, crafts and food. Performances will be accompanied by DJs Ray Wingnut, Stroller and Fuz.…