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The very best national and international live acts every Thursday night at the Róisín Dubh followed by indie beats, alternative rock and good vibrations from the past, the present and the not too distant future with gugai. Spotify link here - http://open.spotify.com/user/1158575531

A pleasure to talk to Jonathan from Mercury Rev about All Is Dream, the Catskills and how awesome Susan Cooper’s books a...
24/07/2026

A pleasure to talk to Jonathan from Mercury Rev about All Is Dream, the Catskills and how awesome Susan Cooper’s books are. Paddy Hanna announces Paddy Hanna’s Bacharach Show Vol 1. The Swapmeet album is great. Don’t miss Sprints & Sexy Tadgh this weekend. Jake XF is back!
Hope your Galway International Arts Festival is going well x

Available now from Peggy
02/07/2026

Available now from Peggy

Selachimorpha, the stunning debut album from Shark School, is out now on all your digital yokies and on vinyl at strange...
26/06/2026

Selachimorpha, the stunning debut album from Shark School, is out now on all your digital yokies and on vinyl at strangebrew.ie and Bandcamp!!!
Check it out - it’s awesome. Listen to it loud. And get tickets for Femme Fest on 17 July at Róisín Dubh!!

Heading to Beyond The Pale? Here’s some acts you should check out. See you there.
12/06/2026

Heading to Beyond The Pale? Here’s some acts you should check out. See you there.

Paddy Hanna releases double Burt Bacharch covers (+ live shows)!Honouring one of Hanna’s most beloved personal heroes, t...
27/05/2026

Paddy Hanna releases double Burt Bacharch covers (+ live shows)!

Honouring one of Hanna’s most beloved personal heroes, the renditions tease a large-scale Bacharach homage project due for release in late 2026, which follows lastyear’s acclaimed OYLEGATE album (4 stars, The Irish Times).

In 2019, Hanna supported Bacharach for two nights in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens and at the Galway International Arts Festival, where the six-time GRAMMY award winner was so impressed with Hanna’s opening performance, that he invited him onstage for an ecstatic encore in Galway, performing ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (link in bio).

During a difficult period of his life, Bacharach’s act of kindness transformed Paddy’s outlook, where today the memory continues to fuel his determination, love and his mission to share irresistible songs with the world.

Heartfelt and uplifting, the joyous tribute release brings Bacharach’s timeless music to life with Paddy’s wit, charm and infectious energy, introducing a fresh new era celebrating positivity, gratitude and the transformative power of kindness.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

12th - 14th June | Beyond The Pale
13th - 26th July | Galway International Arts Festival - All Ages Show on 26th
30th July - 2nd August | All Together Now (sold out)

Strange Brew presentsNORA BROWN & STEPHANIE COLEMANSunday 17 May • Róisín DubhIncludes free admission to John Conneely I...
15/05/2026

Strange Brew presents
NORA BROWN & STEPHANIE COLEMAN
Sunday 17 May • Róisín Dubh
Includes free admission to John Conneely Inc

Nora Brown is the “brightest young star in old-time music” (Songlines), playing traditional music focused on southern Appalachian banjo and guitar, with her singing revealing her “thirst for storytelling.”( NPR) . She digs deep: “a reverent nod to deeply-rooted ole-time traditions, and an exhibit of sonic heirlooms carefully amended to meet a modern moment with vintage elegance.” American Songwriter. The New Yorker called her most recent solo record Long Time To Be Gone “a disarming collection of traditional laments and exquisite banjo instrumentals.”

Nora will perform in a duo with award-winning fiddler Stephanie Coleman. First brought together by Brooklyn’s tight-knit old-time music community, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman share a rich musical partnership that belies their 20 year age difference. Stephanie is a master old-time fiddler, having recorded with and toured internationally over the last two decades with celebrated artists including trailblazing all-women string band Uncle Earl. 

“Some of the most interesting and haunting traditional music we’ve heard… impossibly talented… One thing that I really loved about both your albums is that both your banjo technique and your vocals are amazing. You seem to be mining these old songs with emotions far beyond your years.”

– Jason Verlinde, Fretboard Journal

“A disarming collection of traditional laments and exquisite banjo instrumentals”.  The New Yorker

Tonight, CERYS HAFANA s a Welsh composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist who mangles, mutates, and transforms traditio...
30/04/2026

Tonight, CERYS HAFANA s a Welsh composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist who mangles, mutates, and transforms traditional music. Hafana’s primary instrument is the Welsh triple harp with which they explore all its creative possibilities and unique qualities, playing with found sounds, archival materials and electronic processing. Their spellbinding music is rich with atmosphere and heart and stubbornly resistant to genre boxes and easy classification.

It’s tonight at Róisín Dubh (use code STRANGEY) to grab a free ticket at roisindubh.net

Galway’s fiercest new noise-makers Shark School crash forward with the announcement of their debut album ‘Selachimorpha’...
30/04/2026

Galway’s fiercest new noise-makers Shark School crash forward with the announcement of their debut album ‘Selachimorpha’, arriving June 26th via Strange Brew. The news lands alongside their incendiary new single “Don’t Trust A Man”, a track that captures the band at their most unfiltered and confrontational.

Preorder the album now at strangebrew.ie and Bandcamp

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