Any good guitar bands in the city?

guitarguy18 · 18-07-2017 3:05pm #1

Id like to hear good guitar players, is there some playing in the pubs in Galway.

Mrs OBumble · 18-07-2017 3:16pm

Yes.

What type of music?

guitarguy18 · 18-07-2017 6:00pm

I like blues and rock I really just love all guitar music. I would like to see all the pro players and talk to them and get ideas.

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Yes.

What type of music?

xtradel · 19-07-2017 1:52pm

Check out Play in the Cellar bar. Always worth a look.

guitarguy18 · 19-07-2017 2:28pm

xtradel wrote: »

Check out Play in the Cellar bar. Always worth a look.

Thanks what night do they play, is the guitar player good. Can you recommend more bands with really good guitarists

Mrs OBumble · 19-07-2017 7:28pm

The streets of Galway are paved with good guitarists.

Check out the buskers, you'll find them on Shop St / High St. Look for Paul Taylor and Nicole Bleu especially.

Check out whoever is playing in the pubs in the west: Monroes, Roisin Dubh, Blue Note etc.

GalwayGrrrrrl · 19-07-2017 9:59pm

guitarguy18 wrote: »

Thanks what night do they play, is the guitar player good. Can you recommend more bands with really good guitarists

Play does have a house band but it's also a showcase for new talent. If you click on the link you'll see that it happens on Monday nights.

guitarguy18 · 19-07-2017 11:04pm

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

The streets of Galway are paved with good guitarists.

Check out the buskers, you'll find them on Shop St / High St. Look for Paul Taylor and Nicole Bleu especially.

Check out whoever is playing in the pubs in the west: Monroes, Roisin Dubh, Blue Note etc.

Thanks.

I'm really looking for bands with good guitarists. To see how they do it it's a learning thing for me. I think you will learn from watching pros the best guys you can.

Can you recommend any?

I know Paul Taylor but he's not the type of guitar player im looking to find. I should of specified im looking for professional bands with really good guitar players preferably blues and classic rock.

Mickeroo · 19-07-2017 11:13pm

No Stairway are a good Led Zeppelin tribute act, they play under a couple of other names when they're not just doing Zeppelin too. Often play in the cellar and Seven.

guitarguy18 · 20-07-2017 6:33am

Mickeroo wrote: »

No Stairway are a good Led Zeppelin tribute act, they play under a couple of other names when they're not just doing Zeppelin too. Often play in the cellar and Seven.

Thanks.this sounds like what I want

Mickeroo · 20-07-2017 8:58am

guitarguy18 wrote: »

Thanks.this sounds like what I want

I think 4 Mile Circus is the other name they play under.

guitarguy18 · 20-07-2017 5:10pm

i would love to see them especialy Frankie playing guitar is there any place they play now or I can see Frankie. My dad told me some many stories

flyingvisit · 20-07-2017 6:50pm

Rock n'roll circus finished up in either 86 or 87. Frankie has played with the conquerors since then. Ive heard many stories about them to they were apparently very very good.

flyingvisit · 20-07-2017 6:57pm

Galway guitar night is on the first Tuesday of every second month in the loft.

guitarguy18 · 20-07-2017 7:30pm

flyingvisit wrote: »

Galway guitar night is on the first Tuesday of every second month in the loft.

That sounds good. Is it next month. Is there any bands that I can see every week with really good players.

flyingvisit · 20-07-2017 7:46pm

Phil Joyce with blue moose is a guy you need to see one of the best in the country, he plays upstairs in the quays sometimes, a real top drawer player and a great great band. Bernard naughton and Declan Collins 2 legends have done it all and played with everyone 2 top players that gig in town regularly. James Richardson plays with pyramid in the quays bar every sunday he is just fantastic. John Colohan plays with the weightless astronauts they are a wedding band that play upstairs in the quays every Sunday undoubtedly brilliant but mightn't get a chance to shine doing the wedding band. Thursday nights in the quays bar Clint Coen plays with the glass onion band, worth checking out they are different from other bands with lots of rocking guitar. Rick Harris (my favourite,) plays s jazz duo in Salthill Sunday evenings you MUST hear him he is a god, he also does lots of shows. Play in the cellar Monday always features great talent. That's to mention just a few worth hearing. A good start.

inisboffin · 21-07-2017 5:25pm

All the names mentioned on here are good, some are more lead players, some more rhythm. Play in the Cellar is a good way to meet people from different bands if you are new to town, and there's definitely some talented guitarists that go. Galway Guitar Night is supposed to be great too, someone already mentioned it.

guitarguy18 · 21-07-2017 6:16pm

Thanks inis boffin, I love lead. Im watching Gary Moore at montreux on youtube now, is there players doing type of gig in the city

inisboffin · 22-07-2017 4:19am

guitarguy18 wrote: »

Thanks inis boffin, I love lead. Im watching Gary Moore at montreux on youtube now, is there players doing type of gig in the city

Yep, you'll get some good lead guitarists usually at both the gigs mentioned above.

biko · 22-07-2017 10:03am

Did you check what music there is a GIAF?
http://www.giaf.ie/events/category/music

guitarguy18 · 22-07-2017 2:30pm

biko wrote: »

Did you check what music there is a GIAF?
http://www.giaf.ie/events/category/music

I did.

Not my thing. Just want to see/hear/talk to good guitar players in band.

gordongekko · 22-07-2017 5:34pm

flyingvisit wrote: »

Phil Joyce with blue moose is a guy you need to see one of the best in the country, he plays upstairs in the quays sometimes, a real top drawer player and a great great band. Bernard naughton and Declan Collins 2 legends have done it all and played with everyone 2 top players that gig in town regularly. James Richardson plays with pyramid in the quays bar every sunday he is just fantastic. John Colohan plays with the weightless astronauts they are a wedding band that play upstairs in the quays every Sunday undoubtedly brilliant but mightn't get a chance to shine doing the wedding band. Thursday nights in the quays bar Clint Coen plays with the glass onion band, worth checking out they are different from other bands with lots of rocking guitar. Rick Harris (my favourite,) plays s jazz duo in Salthill Sunday evenings you MUST hear him he is a god, he also does lots of shows. Play in the cellar Monday always features great talent. That's to mention just a few worth hearing. A good start.

Where and at what time in salthill does Rick Harris play?

flyingvisit · 22-07-2017 7:52pm

The black cat tapas restaurant. Sometime in the evening.

McTigs · 24-07-2017 12:23pm

Guitarguy18 you should really change your name to fretwank2000

biko · 24-07-2017 2:15pm

Go visit the Rory Gallagher Festival

guitarguy18 · 24-07-2017 2:19pm

biko wrote: »

Go visit the Rory Gallagher Festival

Thanks. I just would like to hear good players in galway bands. My dad can give me a lift in to city. I like to meet pro guys and talk to them. I do like Rory Gallagher a lot

q2xv9rjei4awgb · 24-07-2017 2:20pm

guitarguy18 · 24-07-2017 2:28pm

McTigs wrote: »

Guitarguy18 you should really change your name to fretwank2000

Why

guitarguy18 · 25-07-2017 3:03pm

My dad told me about a band mojo he remembers playing. any info on mojo. He said sally longs had really good bands with great guitar players boxtie and nasty habit he said big generator were brilliant. 25 years ago.

Paddico · 25-07-2017 3:09pm

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

The streets of Galway are paved with average guitarists.

Check out the buskers, you'll find them on Shop St / High St. Look for Paul Taylor and Nicole Bleu especially.

Check out whoever is playing in the pubs in the west: Monroes, Roisin Dubh, Blue Note etc.

Fixed that one for ya :angel:

guitarguy18 · 25-07-2017 3:13pm

Paddico wrote: »

Fixed that one for ya :angel:

Lol

flyingvisit · 25-07-2017 7:01pm

guitarguy18 wrote: »

My dad told me about a band mojo he remembers playing. any info on mojo. He said sally longs had really good bands with great guitar players boxtie and nasty habit he said big generator were brilliant. 25 years ago.

Ah mojo that brings back the memories, the snug. Mojo in the snug was with Bernard Naughton, they were great nights I remember they done quite a bit of blues and rock standards plus they had a sax, the glass onion band in the quays on Thursday's is the closest you'll get to Mojo.

Sally longs was great then. I don't know if any music goes on there now. I remember the bands, Nasty habit featured the two diamond brothers from mayo Sunday nights, they have a very similar practically the same lineup playing in the Spanish arch hotel on Saturday's not the same set. Boxty are all (Gallagher) brothers from donegal, Johnny the guitar player I remember doing freebird that was always the song of the night, some memories I'd love to watch him again playing freebird, he is an amazing guitar player. Big generator, not sure did I see them in Sally Longs much, but Barry conboy was a genius on the guitar with the best sound I ever heard at that time, they played support to Joe satriani in the point, that's how good they were.

Big generator still gig regularly, Bernard Naughton was in a thin Lizzy tribute band that used to do a gig around January, I think that still happens. You should check in Sally longs and see if they still have such bands. It would be great to see mojo in the snug again.

Any good guitar bands in the city?

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