Events in Galway

Pete Lamb reports:

Next Saturday 16 December sees a free country rock 'n' roll gig by '3 Wise Men' (featuring 2 of the Snakes, Darren and myself; the Snakes proper will be back on the boards in January, after a three-month sabbatical) at the Crane, Kinvara. The following day, Sunday 17 December, sees an acoustic bluegrass session at the Pier Head, Kinvara, at 5.00 p.m., featuring myself on guitar and vocals, Ruth Dillon on same, Frank Hall on double bass, and Tom Hanway on banjo, which will hopefully be the first of a regular weekly session, if all goes well...

Then on 31 December, New Year's Eve, the great Kinvara-based old-timey band Moonshine, featuring Johnny Moynihan, Lena Ullman, and Frank Hall, will be seeing in the new year with an old-fashioned Barn Dance at PEPPER'S in Feakle, Co. Clare. Tim Rogers of the Rough Deal String Band will be on hand to do the calling. Tickets are E12 in advance, (available from PEPPER'S 061-924322 or MULLIGAN RECORDS 091-564961) or E15 on the door, including finger food. Bargain! Doors 9.30 p.m.