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The Irish Folk Song Society was founded in London in 1904, ‘to collect all the unpublished traditional airs and ballads of the Irish race, and to print and publish as many as possible from time to time’.

Read the Journal of Irish Folk Song Society:itma.ie/collections/jo…

ITMA’s Artist Liaison and Field Recording Officer Alan Woods will be giving a lecture on the music of the Cork Traveller singer and banjo player Margaret Barry at this year’s Willie Clancy Summer School SSWillieClancy.
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Seán Chon Johnny Byrne was a renowned guitar player and singer from Teelin, Co. Donegal. He passed away one year ago today at the age of 75.

ITMA recorded an interview with Seán on 7 March 2023 in The Glen Tavern, Co. Donegal. Full interview: youtu.be/fuCbgj9ApEI?si…

'Every tune I play, I close my eyes and I'm back with the person I got it from...I'm with them'
It was very poignant to hear Dad's words and music again on last night's Nationwide, recorded last October. Féach siar - from 13mins in. ITMA RTÉ
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Laoch & Cara dílis do cheoltóirí na tíre is ea Aine Hensey to say I’m emotional about this is an understatement! Misseáilimid go mór tú ar na airwaves a Áine. Comhgháirdeachas ó chroí leat & míle buíochas as ucht do thacaíocht tríd na blianta ❤️

Last month, ITMA was proud to partner with University of Notre Dame Dublin for a special St. Patrick’s Day concert in the RIAMDublin.

I’ve just restocked Charlie Byrne’s Book Shop Galway & Hodges Figgis Dublin with my book Sparks from the Flagstones - a treasury of Irish Folk Traditions & Calendar Customs🔥 Thanks everyone for your support!
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ITMA was delighted to host a panel discussion at Leitrim Dance Festival last week. Thanks to the festival for having us, Edwina Guckian and our panellists.

✨Applications now open for An Chúirt Chruitireachta & Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy✨

Apply now for support from Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland 🎶

Deadline: Friday 3rd May, 5.30pm

Charlotte Milligan Fox (1864-1916) at the front door of Curraghmore House, Co. Waterford, listening to a recording of a fiddler; thx Queen’s University Belfast Library omeka.qub.ac.uk/items/show/574 More on her collecting activities via ITMA itma.ie/texts/fox/#clo… #herstory #bailitheoiríban

Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's screens again on April 11

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We’re delighted that Ryan Molloy has been selected for the one-month Artist Residency at Centre Culturel Irlandais, supported by ITMA.

Congratulations to Ryan and to all recipients of this year's CCI Artist Residencies!

Photo of Ryan by Colm Keating

To go along with his monthly playlist series, Pádraic Mac Mathúna has started a new podcast to provide more info and stories about the recordings he chooses: itma.ie/playlists/padr…

Here’s a sneak peek, with Pádraic discussing a track featuring Eileen O’Brien & Paddy Canny.

This Friday, 5th April is the deadline for applications to ITMA's two new positions: Administrative Assistant and Secretary.

Apply now: itma.ie/news

#HIRINGNOW #HiringAlert

100 year anniversary of the death of Charles Villiers Stanford. A prominent music figure he was perceived as too Irish by the English, too English by the Irish, and too German by both.
Read more: crumlinwalkinstownhistory.ie/person/sir-cha…