Ben Taylor (USA) Say you’re a gifted young artist - someone like Ben Taylor, for instance, you’ve written a pile of great songs. You’ve got a way with melody and a mastery of the understated lyric... [more info] The Wishing Well (Australia) The Wishing Well evoke an extraordinary gamut of emotions with their compelling and awe- inspiring arrangements spun around magnificently poetic lyrics... [more info] Mick Hanly Now one of Ireland’s foremost singer songwriters with a string of successful and well loved songs to his name Mick Hanly joined Christy Moore and others in Moving Hearts in 1981,... [more info] Don Stiffe Don Stiffe is the most recent singer songwriter to emerge on to the Irish folk scene. Don hails from Galway and his singing prowess is up there with that of Sean Keane, Sean Tyrell, Dolores Keane, and Dessie O’Halloran... [more info] Mórga CD Launch Young band Mórga is launching their debut album in Tigh Chóilí, Galway. Mórga was founded in 2007 by four young musicians to create a band inspired by the sound and sheer energy... [more info] Jim Malcolm In the year Guinness was born so was the great Robert Burns, the Scottish ploughman poet who gave the world “Auld Lang Syne” and “My Luve’s Like A Red Red Rose”... [more info] Brian McGrath CD Launch Brian McGrath launches his long awaited solo CD “Pure Banjo” witrh special guests Alec Finn and Johnny “Ringo” McDonagh. Brian comes from Brookeborough, Co.Fermanagh... [more info] Paul Moran Sean-Nós Dance Workshop.Paul Moran is a champion irish dancer and has been dancing since the late fifties... [more info] Seán Garvey From Cahirsiveen in South Kerry, Seán Garvey has one of the most distinctive traditional singing voices in Ireland... [more info] Maria Doyle Kennedy Maria Doyle Kennedy makes a welcome return to the Galway Sessions. Most recently feted as an actress in ‘The Tudors’, Maria has released a diverse array of albums... [more info] Seán Ryan & Pat Conneeley Whistle maestro Seán Ryan from Tipperary and troubadour Pat Conneeley from Uachtar Ard have been busy entertaining music lovers at The Crane Bar for a milestone 30 years... [more info] Singers Club w Paul Moran & Tim Lyons A gala evening of singing in both Irish and English from Paul Moran and Tim Lyons, who has been much too quiet of late... [more info] No Banjo This Sunday residency in the Roisin Dubh from Galway’s blues, soul, rootsters is a great way to round off The Galway Sessions. This gig will guarantee a high-energy finish to the week and leave you shouting for more! The Session Trail The pubs in our Session Trail are traditional in the best sense of the word and are known worldwide for the quality of their music and their special atmosphere. These pubs have early evening as well as night time sessions and give visitors and Galwegians alike the opportunity to experience traditional music in its most intimate setting.