Irish Bands & Artists from Co. Galway
List of Co. Galway Bands/Artists
| Band/Artist | Notes |
|---|---|
| Bannered Mare | Started as the a solo project of Joe Padfield and expanded to a full five piece band |
| Big Generator | Galway band formed in 1995 |
| Black Shuck | Heavy groovy metal band from Galway |
| Blaze X | Late 70s/early 80s powerpop/punk band from Tuam |
| Cane 141 | Electronica/indie pop act from Galway formed in the late 90's |
| Dark Room Notes | Four piece electronic indie pop/rock outfit formed in Galway, active 2004-2013 |
| De Dannan | Folk group formed in 1975 in a Spiddal pup and featured many famous members in it's changing lineup |
| Declan O'Rourke | Acclaimed singer/songwriter; released his debut album 'Since Kyabram' in 2004 |
| Genuflection | Doom metal band from Galway formed in 2018 |
| Gráda | Gráda are a Celtic fusion and trad/folk group that meld Irish traditional music with the contemporary |
| Herm | Herm is the music of Kevin Connolly who performs live with his band, The Hermanos. |
| Ilenkus | Ilenkus are a five piece progressive metal band from Galway, formerly called FUBAR |
| Jung Turks | Instrumental duo from Galway play pretty complex acoustic guitar stuff with hardcore drums |
| Kortirion | One man atmospheric black metal project of Tim Richards from Galway |
| Maija Sofia | Maija Sofia Makela is an singer-songwriter from County Galway |
| Maria Somerville | Connemara-born artist performs an ethereal, dreamy blend of music influenced by pop, trad and electronica |
| Martin Finke | Critically acclaimed indie singer/songwriter who was born in Germany and grew up in Clifden, Co. Galway |
| Mary Coughlan | Jazz and Blues singer from Galway who began her performing career in 1984 |
| Mugger Dave | Galway punk-pop trio formed in 2007 |
| Na Cruithne | Galway Folk Metal band, active 2012-19 |
| NewDad | Indie rock / dreampop band from Galway, formed in 2018 |
| Organ Blender | Galway death metal band formed in 2018 |
| Paul Cunniffe | Paul Cunniffe, an Irish singer-songwriter from Tuam, Co.Galway. Former frontman of Blaze X. Now deceased. |
| pMad | pMad is the goth inspired solo vehiicle of Paul Dillon from Portumna, Co. Galway. |
| Róisín El Cherif | Irish Palestinian artist from Galway |
| Sano Hill | Singer-songwriter based in Galway city |
| Ten Ton Slug | Sludge metal band based in Galway |
| The Deans | Athenry-based rock/blues trio - young guys but they play like they've been around since the blues boom |
| The Fuze | Early 80s Galway new wave/power-pop band |
| The Ghostwood Project | Guitar based instrumantal trio from Galway |
| The Saw Doctors | This band from Tuam play their lively brand of rock with a distinctively rural Irish flavor |
| The Stunning | Galway based band were very popular live act in the late 80s. Their debut album "Paradise in the Picturehouse" topped the Irish charts in 1990. |
| The Swinging Swine | Band formed in Galway, active from 1986 to 1990 |
| The Walls | Formed by ex-members of The Stunning, Steve and Joe Wall |
| The Waterboys | One of the few major acts to actually move TO Ireland as opposed to OUT of Ireland, The Waterboys led by Edinburgh native Mike Scott featured both Irish and Scottish musicians. |
| Toasted Heretic | Toasted Heretic were a Galway based band that attracted a cult following in the late-1980s and 1990s. |
| Ultan Conlon | Singer/songwriter from Galway |
| Wokajo | Five piece Galway rock band formed in 2006 |
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