Naoise Roo and Hvmmingbyrd play an intimate show in the Music Library, Dublin this April. As part of the Musictown Festival the two bands will appear in the ILAC Centre Library, each playing a set and taking part in an audience Q&A hosted by Musos’ Guides own Marky Edison.

The all-ages event is the second of its kind. Last year, Mongrel State and Kicking Bird (pictured) played a rousing set in the library’s activity room. There’s an educational aspect to the show as audience members can quiz these professional musicians on their experience in the music industry. The candor and insight of last year’s bands gave a new insight into what it means to be a musician in modern day Ireland.

The event, entitled Music In Motion, will take place in the Music Library, Central Library, ILAC Centre on Saturday 8^th April from 2.30 – 4.30 pm. As always with Dublin City Public Libraries, it’s free in but booking is essential. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book your place.

The Choice Music Prize has become one of the highlights of the Irish musical calendar since its inception in 2005 and is awarded to the Irish Album of the Year, as chosen from a shortlist of ten releases by a panel of twelve Irish music media professionals and industry experts.

Acts featured in Musos’ Guide who are nominated include; Cult Called Man, Eileen Gogan, I Have A Tribe, King Kong Company, Land Lovers, MINDRIOTmt, Mongrel State, Roisin Murphy, and Super Hyper Giant. Past winners include SOAK, Two Door Cinema Club, The Gloaming, Delorentos, The Divine Comedy, Villagers and Jape.

The winning act will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation and The Irish Recorded Music Association. All of the shortlisted acts will receive a specially commissioned award. The shortlist for this year’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize, Irish Album of the Year 2016, in association with IMRO & IRMA, will be announced on Wednesday 11th January, 2017.

The 12th annual RTÉ Choice Music Prize will be awarded on March 9th with coverage on RTE. Tickets for the Choice Music Prize live event will go on sale from Ticketmaster on Friday December 2nd priced €26.50 including booking fee.

The full longlist is available here