ITMA - Irish Traditional Music Archive

Tune into Arena on RTÉ Radio 1 tonight at 7pm to hear Ian Lynch discuss his music, the Breandán Breathnach collection at ITMA and our upcoming concert in the National Concert Hall.

Mick Mulcahy is the latest interview we're releasing in our Queally's Series. From Brosna, Co. Kerry, Mick's a living legend in accordion and melodeon playing.

Watch: www.itma.ie/playlists/qu...

The ferry to Clare (comp. Mick Mulcahy), jig ; Kilglass lake (comp. John McEvoy), jig

Next up in our weekly Queally's interview series is legendary accordion player Charlie Harris. Recorded in July 2024, Charlie discusses Joe Cooley's influence, his time spent in London, the Galway/Clare style of music and much more.

Watch the full interview and tunes: www.itma.ie/playlists/qu...

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In her guest post Heather Wallace reflects on how her internship in @itmadublin.bsky.social helped her to connect with Irish culture and transformed her understanding of Irish traditional music, song and dance. Learn more at www.libfocus.com

The next interview in our Queally's series is now live on YouTube. From July 2023, Dublin fiddle and concertina players Siún Ní Ghlacáin and Méabh Mulligan talk about their musical up-bringing and Méabh's family pub, The Cobblestone.

Watch the full interview and tunes: www.itma.ie/playlists/qu...

Y'all.

#Irish #Music #IrishTrad

For more than 50 years, Christy Moore’s music has helped to tell the story of Ireland — the good and bad, the triumphs and hardships.

ITMA is delighted to announce that Cartlann Christy Moore, its new documentary in collaboration with TG4, will air New Year's Eve, 22:10 on @tg4.bsky.social

New to ITMA's shop is Michael Steen's Traditional Irish Song Calendar 2026. This beautifully crafted wall calendar is a journey through centuries of song, story, and heritage with featured songs and QR codes on individual days connect you to rich recordings.

Purchase: www.itma.ie/products/the...

Next stop on our Drawing from the Well Tour: London. This will be the first time we're taking our tour outside of Ireland. We hope to see some of you there!

🎟️ Tickets: londonirishcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

The Drawing from the Well Tour continues this Wednesday in The Sugar Club, featuring special guest Seán McKeon. Tickets: tickets.thesugarclub.com/events/thesu...

Join us for a night of outstanding music, song and dance in Dublin. Thanks to everyone who's supported thus far!

ITMA & EA-DIGIFOLK are putting on a FREE lunchtime lecture tomorrow, 4th November at 13:00 in 73 Merrion Square. Join ITMA staff to learn how interviewees are chosen, how interviews are managed and what happens to the recording afterwards.

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Our concert tour continues this weekend - Saturday in Seanscoil Sailearna, Connemara and Sunday in the Miltown Malbay Community Centre. We hope some of you can come out and join us! Every ticket purchased helps to support the archive.

Tickets: www.itma.ie/events/dftw-...

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Our Drawing from the Well Concert Tour continues Sunday 2nd November in Miltown Malbay Community Hall. We are delighted to announce our special guests for the evening: Liam O’Brien, Sorcha Costello, Killian Shannon, and Damien O’Reilly.
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Our Drawing from the Well Concert Tour is officially underway! Next stop, Connemara.

Bígí linn: buytickets.at/irishtraditi...

Tickets to the rest of the tour: www.itma.ie/events/dftw-...

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The front cover if Seán Potts Biography of Tommie Potts, The Sorrowful and the Great

Footnote

Great craic in Dublin City hall last night for the launch of @itmadublin.bsky.social and Seán Potts biography of Tommie Potts(my grandfather). Just sitting down to read it now. I have always wanted to be a footnote

ITMA — Episode 5 | Muireann Nic Ambhlaoibh Championing the value and relevance of Irish traditional music

Thanks @itmadublin.bsky.social & singer/musician Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, who performs a deep dive on the songs of Seán de hÓra, a standard bearer of the tradition, and the only ever Oireachtas winner to hail from Corca Dhuibhne. #Irishmusic

ITMA is currently undergoing a digitisation programme for our poster collection, which contains 4,015 posters. So far we have 2,554 posters digitised. Here are some of the results so far – recognise any of these?

Video of Piaras courtesy Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall this Sunday, 19th October, featuring Piaras Ó Lorcáin and many more. Tickets: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...

Purchasing a ticket helps to support the archive and our mission to democratise access to traditional Irish music.

Tommie Potts was an amazing #fiddle player in the #Irish tradition. He remains a guiding force in Irish much and beyond, as well. ITMA is a great archiver of the tradition past and upcoming.
#IrishTrad #Music #Ireland

Maggie in the woods, polka ; Hayden's fancy, polka / Sárán Ó Maolagáin, concertina ; Caoimhe Ní Mhaolagáin, dance ; Tadhg Ó Maolagáin, fiddle

Thank you to all our staff, artists and everyone who came to our Culture Night concerts this past Friday. A special thanks as well to all the guests who donated to our Tommie Potts biography. We are now a third of the way to our target. Find out more: www.spacehive.com/tommie-potts/

For the price of a cup of coffee or a pint you can facilitate important cultural projects, helping to shine a light on our great traditional artists. And with your support, Dublin City Council will match our fundraising efforts up to €5k.

We are over a quarter of the way to target on our
Spacehive crowdfunding campaign, supported by
Dublin City Council.

Thanks to all who have given to ITMA's Tommie Potts publication. If you'd like to make a donation visit: www.spacehive.com/tommie-potts...

Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall on 19th October, featuring Diarmuid Ó Meachair and many more. Tickets from €25: nch.ie/all-events-l...

Purchasing a ticket helps to support the archive and our mission to democratise access to the tradition.

Thanks Matt!

This position has been supported by the Michael Guinee Charitable Foundation.

Want to work with ITMA? We're hiring a Clare Digital Access and Development Officer to digitise, catalogue and make digitally accessible the majority of the ITMA's Clare-related materials.

Deadline: Monday, 8th September at 5.00pm
Details: www.itma.ie/news/job-pos...