We're going to America! ITMA's Drawing from the Well concert series will be in the U.S. for the first time with two exceptional concerts in Boston's Somerville Theatre on April 30th and May 1st. Drawing from the Well: Boston. Tickets available now: www.itma.ie/events/drawi...

"Thousands who never knew him personally now benefit from his lifework in the music; many more will in the future." Ahead of this Sunday's concert, ITMA Director Emeritus Nicholas Carolan wrote a piece on Breathnach's life and legacy: www.itma.ie/blog/remembe...

Dónal Maguire is the latest interview featured in our Queally's series. A singer, mandolin and tenor banjo player, Dónal originates from Drogheda, Co. Louth, but has lived in England ever since emigrating at the age of 15. Watch the full interview: www.itma.ie/playlists/qu...

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...

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. Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/irish...

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-...

Duty Librarian // ITMA (Dublin) @itmadublin.bsky.social #LISjobsIE #libraryjobs #jobfairy libraryjobs.ie/item/duty-li...

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. Join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/irish...

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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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

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?

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

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/

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.

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...

Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall Sunday October 19, featuring Johnny Óg Connolly, Clíodhna Costello, Pádraig Ó Dubhghaill & more. Tickets from €25: www.nch.ie/all-events-l... Every ticket sold helps to support ITMA and our mission to democratise access to traditional music!

ITMA is excited to be partnering with Dublin City Council and the Spacehive platform to initiate a community fundraising campaign in support of an upcoming biography on Tommie Potts - one of the most unique Irish artists of the 20th century. Support the project: www.spacehive.com/tommie-potts

Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall Sunday, 19th October, featuring AAlannah Thornburgh and many more. Tickets from €25: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...

The Irish Traditional Music Archive was saddened to learn of the death on 4 August 2025 of musician and music scholar Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh (Kathleen Hegarty, née Gallagher, 1934–2025). Read a full obituary for Caitlín written by Nicholas Carolan: www.itma.ie/blog/caitlin...

With the kind permission of Francy Devine, ITMA has published the booklet 'Songs for Union Maids' on our website as an educational resource for singers and researchers. It was produced by Francy for SIPTU's National Women’s Forum held in 2003. Explore: www.itma.ie/texts/songs-... @siptu.bsky.social

On 19th October, Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall stage featuring Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Piaras Ó Lorcáin, Alannah Thornbugh and many more. Tickets on sale Tuesday, 5th August at: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...

An Mála Fataí: Ar fáil ar shuíomh ITMA anois 🥔 Ceannaigh: www.itma.ie/shop/itma-ma...

Now live on ITMA's website is an accompanying podcast for Pádraic Mac Mathúna's June playlist. The podcast features Brendan Dolan and Brian Conway fondly remembering Felix as a person, musician and supporter of Irish music. Listen to the full podcast and playlist: www.itma.ie/playlists/pa...

*Use code REEL for 20% off* ITMA's album 'The Old Reels of the World' is now digitally available purchase on Bandcamp. Use the code REEL for 20% off your purchase. Offer ends Sunday, 27 July: irishtraditionalmusicarchive.bandcamp.com/album/the-ol...

On 11 September 2022, ITMA returned to the National Concert Hall stage for the second edition of the Drawing from the Well Concert Series in collaboration with the NCH. The full concert is now available to view on our website and YouTube: www.itma.ie/playl.../dft...

ITMA was delighted to welcome a group of students from the School of Journalism and Media - University of Texas at Austin yesterday, along with Associate Professor Donna DeCesare. A few steps and tunes by ITMA staff Bridie Flaherty, Seán Potts, Sophie Ryan, Iarlaith Mac Gabhann, and Andrew Caden.

In his latest playlist curated from the Caoimhín Mac Aoidh Collection at ITMA, Rónán Galvin focuses on Donegal fiddle player Eddie Keeney, who emigrated to America in 1948. Listen to the full playlist: itma.ie/playlists/se... The pet of the pipers, jig / Eddie Keeney, fiddle

Study Zone 📚 With the busy exam period on the horizon, ITMA is offering a quiet space for leaving certificate and third-level students to study in our lovely Readers Room: a distraction-free zone with free wifi! To book a space please contact Róisín Conlon our Librarian: [email protected]

The first day of May [comp. Andy Dickson], jig A fitting tune to start of the month and just one of the more than 2100 Andy Dickson compositions that are available on itma.ie. Explore the full collection and learn to play along with interactive scores at: www.itma.ie/collections/...

Fantastic new site with online archive of traditional musicians and singers from the Kilfenora area in Co. Clare. The work of talented Aoife Kelly it was launched by Liam O’Connor director @itmadublin.bsky.social very much looking forward to exploring this great new resource soundsofkilfenora.com

#JobAlert We're hiring a Project Officer for the Christy Moore Collection at ITMA. This position will co-ordinate the development of an in-house public exhibition space for the personal archival collection of Christy Moore, which he has donated to ITMA. Details: www.itma.ie/news/job-pos...

Tuesday, 20th May - Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall. Featuring Cormac Begley, Edwina Guckian, Matt Molloy, Laoise Kelly, Brían & Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, Dónal Lunny & Andy Irvine and many more. Tickets on sale now: www.nch.ie/all-events.....

Happy #worldbookday everyone! Here’s ITMA’s Librarian Róisín Conlon with a recent donation – an edition of Irish Melodies by Thomas Moore in great condition. It’s undated, but there’s an owner’s inscription reading 1881. Stop into our library next time you’re in Dublin and have a look 📚🙂

The black rose / Chan Reid, singing in English Singer and fiddle player Chan Reid is the latest composer in ITMA's monthly Saothar series, which showcases compositions by contemporary traditional artists. Listen to and learn more of Chan's compositions: www.itma.ie/saothar/sian...

Crowley’s, reel / Joe Burke, accordion ; Martin Byrnes, fiddle Recorded by Tom Davis at a street session in 1973, and part of Pádraic Mac Mathúna’s latest ÌTMA playlist. Listen to the full track and playlist at: www.itma.ie/playlists/pa...

ITMA is delighted to once again be partnering with Consairtín for their 2025 Student Research Bursary. The research output, in the form of a 45-minute presentation, will be delivered at Consairtín 2025 (April 24th to 27th in Ennis, Co Clare).