Harp Ireland

HARPS ALIVE 2023 | DUBLIN | Irish Harp Workshop with Aisling Lyons
2023-10-22 13:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Royal Irish Academy of Music, 36-38 Westland Row, Dublin 2,, Dublin 2, D02 WY89, Ireland
HARPS ALIVE 2023 | DUBLIN | Irish Harp Workshop with Aisling Lyons
The Royal Irish Academy of Music
Sunday 22nd October, 1.30-3.30pm
Free Admission | Donations welcome
Level: Intermediate
Dynamic harper Aisling Lyons invites you to a workshop at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. No matter what your standard, come along and take part. There will be something in it for everybody. Hear and learn the best of harpers’ music from one of our most renowned harpers.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/harps-alive-an-chruit-bheo-harps-leevin-2023-tickets-722095235287

Harps Together: CÉHI Gala Concert | Pepper Canister Church
2023-10-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Pepper Canister Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2, D02 HC65, Ireland
Harps Together: CÉHI Gala Concert
Pepper Canister Church
Sunday 22nd October, 6.30pm
Tickets €15 at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/722095235287?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join us at Harps Alive | An Chruit Bheo | Harps Leevin for the final gala concert of the festival, featuring an array of harpers and the Dublin premiere of the Harps Alive Ensemble. Siobhán Armstrong showcases the music of the early Irish harp, harpist Maria McNamee performs music for pedal harp and Aosdána poet Moya Cannon recites a newly commissioned poem in memory of Edward Bunting with harper Aisling Lyons recreating the ancient tradition of harper and reacaire (reciter). Enjoy the enchanting sounds of renowned harper Triona Marshall with well-known accordionist and composer, Martin Tourish.

Hope and Light
2023-11-05 15:00 - 17:00 | The Belfast Room, Ulster Museum, The Belfast Room, Ulster Museum, Belfast
Hope & Light: Ruth Corry, Sky Harp Ensemble and Robert Coleman
Featuring new music for the harp composed by Ruth Corry, Sky Harp Ensemble and soundscape recordings in collaboration with Robert Coleman

Tickets : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/718380554577?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tríona Marshall (harp) & Martin Tourish (Accordion) | Farmleigh House and Estate
2023-11-09 08:00 - 17:00
Tríona Marshall (harp) & Martin Tourish (accordion)
November 25 @ 8.00pm – 10.00pm
Doors 7.30 pm
The Garden of Strange Beauty is the place from where the intensity of all our joys, sadness and laughter spring. Throughout time, music has served as a pathway between the realms of myth and mystery and the earthly landscape wherein we all reside. In this strangest of pairings, the harp of Triona Marshall and the accordion of Martin Tourish combine to conjure an ethereal and dreamlike soundscape, full of the expressions of human emotions revealed in this experiential sphere.
Tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/triona-marshall-harp-martin-tourish-accordion-tickets-713792702187?aff=oddtdtcreator

Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh
2023-11-16 10:55

Soothing Harps: The Power to Heal | 19 November 2023
2023-11-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Royal Irish Academy of Music, 36-38 Westland Row, Dublin 2,, Dublin 2, D02 WY89, Ireland
SOOTHING HARPS: The Power to Heal
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Sunday 19 November, 10am-3pm
Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland hosts its annual symposium, Soothing Harps, in the Organ Room, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Westland Row, Dublin on Sunday 19th November, 10am-3pm.
The power of the harp to heal, sooth and restore wellbeing is well documented through the ages. 2500 years ago, the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras recommended lyre music to keep his patients healthy and King David was said to play his harp (lyre) to raise the spirits of King Saul. Irish legend immortalises the magic powers of the harpers to induce joy, sadness and slumber in anybody who listened to their music.
Explore this unique harping phenomenon, which continues to transform lives and help people to connect with their inner selves in hands-on workshops, presentations and performances with music therapy specialists:
Jessica Harris (Music Therapist, RIAM)
Dominic Cogan (Mindfulness and Wellbeing Facilitator)
William Jackson (Music Therapist and harper)
Mary Louise O’Donnell (harp)
Teresa O’Donnell (harp)
Aisling Ennis (harp)
Admission €25, Students and Concessions €15 at www.eventbrite.ie

Sheila Larchet Cuthbert at 100 – Her Life and Harping Legacy
2023-11-19 16:30 - 18:00 | Pepper Canister Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2, D02 HC65, Ireland
Sheila Larchet Cuthbert at 100 – Her Life and Harping Legacy
Sunday 19th November 4.30pm
Pepper Canister Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2
Featuring words and harp music from Cliona Doris, Denise Kelly McDonnell and Andreja Malir, with special guest Mary Cuthbert
Sheila Larchet Cuthbert has led a remarkable life of harping, both as a performer, teacher, author and advocate for the harp in Ireland. Her international contribution at World Harp Congress level, her seminal publication The Irish Harp Book, featuring new works by many of Ireland’s leading twentieth century composers together with her teaching and distinguished performing career as the RTESO (NSO) principal harpist for many years, have contributed significantly to a resurgence of interest in harping during the twentieth century, and undoubtedly set the scene for our vibrant harping tradition today.
Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland’s 2023 annual lecture marks Sheila’s remarkable achievement in her 100th year. With harp music and words, Denise Kelly McDonnell, Cliona Doris and Andreja Malir discuss her pivotal role and share personal insights into the life and harping legacy of a crusader who transformed the harp in Ireland, and who exerted a profound influence on Irish musical life throughout the twentieth century.
Register at www.eventbrite.ie (Free admission)

Ceol Cruite Na Nollag | Christmas Music on Harps | Killarney Library
2023-12-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Killarney Library, Rock Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Killarney, V93 YE35, Ireland
Ceol Cruite Na Nollag | Christmas Music on Harps
Killarney Library, Co. Kerry
Thursday 7th December at 7pm.
Featuring Deirdre Granville, Cáit Ní Rinn, Reidun Schlesinger, Marina Blythe, Sr Colette, Margaret Looney and Máire Begley.
Fáilte roimh chách. Adm Free.

Drawing from the Well: Síle Denvir, Pádraic Keane, Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Andrea Palandri
2023-12-08 17:00 - 21:00
Friday, 8 December 2023, 5.00pm

Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin
ITMA presents an evening of traditional music, song and dance in the company of four of Ireland’s leading contemporary traditional artists: Andrea Palandri (fiddle), Pádraic Keane (uilleann pipes), Síle Denvir (harp & song) and Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina & dance). These artists have engaged with ITMA’s artistic programmes, including its flagship series Drawing from the Well, an initiative which connects artists with archival materials to inspire new art.

Notes & Narratives: Eilís Lavelle
2023-12-14 20:30
Thursday, 14 December 2023 at 20:30
Monthly performance-based lecture series on traditional music, song and dance
Eilís Lavelle – “James Cody: An Insight into Notations of a 19th Century Piper & Collector”
James Cody, a piper and Irish teacher, was employed by the music collector Edward Bunting (1773–1843) to transcribe music and lyrics in the early nineteenth century. The output of Cody’s collection work for Bunting is preserved in the Bunting collection. In addition, James Cody contributed to the manuscripts of Patrick O’Neill (1765–1832).
Notes & Narratives will take place at Na Píobairí Uilleann, 15 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, starting at 8:30pm on Thursday 14th December 2023. Admission is €10 (unwaged / student / retired €5). For those unable to attend in person, it will also be live streamed for free through our channel NPU-TV.
Na Píobairí Uilleann presents Notes & Narratives – a series of monthly performance-based lectures on traditional music, song and dance by some of Ireland’s finest traditional artists.
Tickets available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/notes-narratives-eilis-lavelle-tickets-755368436327?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1

Lisa Canny Ireland Tour
2023-12-15 - 2023-12-22
Oct 21 – Royal Theatre, Mayo, IE (special guest with Martin Hayes and Common Ground Quartet)

Nov 22 – Dublin Castle, London, UK

Dec 15 – Dolans, Limerick, IE

Dec 16 – Sea church, Ballycotton, Cork, IE

Dec 22 – Royal Theatre, Mayo, IE

Jan 24 – The Crypt, London, UK

For more tour dates, tickets and information visit : https://www.lisacanny.com/tour

Irish Christmas Concert with Jean and Fiona Kelly & guests
2023-12-15 19:30
15th of December at 7.30 pm
Christmas Fundraiser event.
A classical and traditional Irish Christmas Concert with musicians Jean and Fiona Kelly and guests.

Tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/irish-christmas-concert-with-jean-and-fiona-kelly-guests-tickets-763817437517?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman (Irish Harp & Guitar) Celtic Christmas Strings concert
2023-12-15 19:30 - 22:30
Helmsley Arts Centre on Friday, 15 December 2023, 7.30pm

This celebrated partnership of “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (fROOTS) with “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) has presented its unique musical vision in twenty-two countries on five continents to venues ranging from the tiniest of village halls to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Sydney Town Hall and the Philharmonie in Cologne. Chris has toured and recorded with many luminaries of the folk and jazz worlds, among them Boys of the Lough, Aly Bain, Diz Disley and Stéphane Grappelli, and Máire is a recipient of Irish music’s most prestigious award, Traditional Musician of the Year (Gradam Ceoil TG4 – Ceoltóir na Bliana).
Their Christmas show features a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish and Scottish music, swing jazz, bluegrass and baroque plus festive favourites given a fresh voice and performed in their characteristically soulful style – a spellbinding treat for mid-winter.

Tickets available: https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=HAMS_MPV&orgid=55230&eventId=93522#/event/E93522/seatmap/?seatmapId=7771&selectBuyers=false&minPrice=15&maxPrice=15&quantity=1&sort=price_asc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false

Christmas Concert
2023-12-17 14:30 - 15:45
December 17 @ 2.30pm – 3.45pm
An afternoon of music with harpist Ruth O’Hara & soprano Megan O’Neill. The programme will include Christmas Classics along with some well-known traditional Irish & classical pieces.
Admission free. Booking essential at 01 493 4208 or pearsemuseum@opw.ie

The Sugar Club Harp Sessions | Brídín
2024-01-11 19:30 - 21:30 | The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin, D02 ET97, Ireland
Thursday 11th January, 7.30pm
The Sugar Club, Dublin
Tickets available here
Experience a new ‘take’ on Irish harping from some of our foremost young harpers. Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland’s Sugar Club Harp Sessions run throughout 2024 and feature innovative, cutting-edge Irish harp performances from a variety of players, pushing the boundaries of the tradition in new and exciting ways.
First up on Thursday January 11th is BRÍDÍN, a contemporary folk harper, singer and composer from Sligo, who has developed a unique style influenced by her natural surroundings and rooted in a traditional music background.
BRIDÍN combines her loop and effect pedals with layered melodies on harp and voice together with fiddle, keyboard, electric guitar, bass and pulsating drums. A frequent performer at TradFest, BRÍDÍN has been nominated for the RTÉ Folk Awards, and has over the years performed on The Late Late Show, Ireland AM and The Tommy Tiernan Show.
“Absolutely amazing performer! Great music, so breathtaking when live, she is one of a kind”
“And if you want to hear a fine example of the harp in the contemporary folk music of Ireland, then listen to Ocean of Stars, the new EP by Brídín.” Richard Hillingum, Folk Radio
Sligo-native BRÍDÍN carries the tradition of Irish music into the fourth generation of her family – playing harp, flute, piano and dancing sean nós. After achieving a master’s degree in music, she’s continued to develop her own unique style, bringing a modern energy to her traditional influences. She released her Ocean Of Stars EP in 2021, which featured contributions from Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Clare Sands.
Her music lies in the indistinct place between traditional and contemporary. She proves her ability to sway between both worlds and play to her strengths in each.
“I feel a strong pull to nature and my beautiful surroundings in Sligo when I’m composing my pieces. I’m fascinated by the beginning and ending of life and the constant movement of nature. That’s where I draw most of my inspiration from,” she says.

NPU Notes and Narratives: Helen Lawlor
2024-01-16 08:00 - 17:00
Join Helen Lawlor and Na Píobairí Uilleann this Thursday 18th January for:

“Emigration, Identity & Culture Building: Irish Symbolism in Irish-American Song Sheets”
From the mid 19th century Irish emigrants arrived to the USA in waves of post-famine emigration. Ireland almost immediately became mythologised and romanticised as the land now out of reach: physically, politically and emotionally. This talk and performance will trace the changing fate of the Irish as a socio-cultural and political group in the USA of growing importance through the mid 19th to early 20th century. Popular Irish symbolism including the harp and icons of Gaelic culture were adopted by song writers in Vaudeville, Tin-Pan Alley and commercial publishing houses to reflect on the Irish experience in the USA.
This talk will draw on the song sheet collection housed at the Princess Grace Irish Library, Monaco to illustrate the presentation of Irishness in the USA with performance of songs from the collection by Helen and Dubh Linn: Ray, Aido & Fionnuala Lawlor.
Notes & Narratives will take place at Na Píobairí Uilleann, 15 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, starting at 8:30pm on Thursday 18th January 2024. Admission is €10 (unwaged / student / retired €5). For those unable to attend in person, it will also be live streamed for free through our channel NPU-TV.
Na Píobairí Uilleann presents Notes & Narratives – a series of monthly performance-based lectures on traditional music, song and dance by some of Ireland’s finest traditional artists.
Supported by The Arts Council.

€10
Tickets available here

Manchester Harp Festival
2024-01-19 - 2024-01-20 | Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Anne-Marie O’Farrell is set to perform at the inaugural Manchester harp festival later this month. Good luck from everyone at Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland!

FRIDAY 19 JANUARY
1.30pm: Free lunchtime harp recital from Students of Chetham’s School of Music
7.30pm: Opening Night Recital with Louise Thomson, Marie Leenhardt, Anne Marie O’Farrell and Esther Swift.

SATURDAY 20 JANUARY
9am onward: Live finals of the Manchester Harp Competition
2.30 – 3.30pm: Demonstrations of Harp•E, super sleek electro-acoustic instruments, which won the Red Dot Design Award and are sold by SALVI Harps. They are played by both classical and experimental musicians on the world’s biggest stages.
7.30pm: Headlining performance by Anneleen Lenaerts
The festival is generously sponsored by Salvi Music, London, who will be exhibiting their beautiful collection of both Salvi and Lyon & Healy harps for you to try out throughout the day.

Lisa Canny on Tour
2024-01-24 08:00 - 23:30
Tickets Available: https://www.lisacanny.com/tour

Young Harpers' Forum Meeting
2024-01-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
The Young Harpers’ Forum will meet for the second time on Wednesday 24th January on Zoom at 7pm. We’ll be in touch shortly with a link and more information.
To find out more about the Young Harpers’ Forum get in touch with Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland at info@harpireland.ie

Michelle Mulcahy - Tradfest 2024
2024-01-26 16:30 - 19:00 | Malahide Castle, Back Road, Malahide Demesne, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 YP65, Ireland
Michelle Mulcahy has redefined the contemporary harp landscape with remarkable musicianship. With accolades like TG4 Young Musician of the Year (2006) and Female Musician of the Year, her solo album “Suaimhneas” gained international recognition. Collaborating with American label Shanachieand Irish label Cló-Iar Chonnacht, Michelle’s albums are celebrated. In 2017, her album with collaborators Louise and Mick Mulcahy, “The Reel Note” earned TradConnects Traditional Album of the Year. In 2023, Michelle, Mick, and Louise received the TG4 Gradam Ceoil award for their contribution to Irish traditional music. A scholar with a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, her 2023 solo harp release “Lady on the Island” is hailed ‘as one of the most important recordings in recent Irish music history’ (Siobhan Long, Irish Times).
This concert will take place in the Project Room in Malahide Castle’s Visitor Centre. With the beautiful Walled Garden as a backdrop, the Project Room is a stunning location to see one of Irelands’ finest traditional musicians.
Tickets Available here.

Alannah Thornburgh - Tradfest 2024
2024-01-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Castle Hall at Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Alannah Thornburgh is an award-winning instrumentalist and composer from the wild west of Ireland, with a focus on traditional Irish harp. Alannah’s music explores her family heritage, reimagining ancient airs and tunes from the Irish harping, American Appalachian, and jazz traditions. This cross-genre interaction and juxtaposition of old melodies with contemporary harmonies and techniques are interwoven throughout her music, described as ‘unforced, fluid, and utterly at home in her own sound’ (The Irish Times).
Alannah’s debut solo single ‘The Front,’ a homage to the late minimalist composer Conor Walsh, was premiered on Seattle’s KEXP to great critical acclaim. She was nominated for two awards at the 2022 and 2021 RTÉ Folk Awards: Best Emerging Artist and Best Folk Instrumentalist. Alannah featured in an RTÉ 1 documentary ‘A Note for Nature’ in collaboration with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Alannah is also a recipient of the Arts Council’s Next Generation Award 21/22. She is a founding member of Alfi, a trio that combines traditional Irish and Appalachian music and song, and they were winners of the 2020 US Embassy Creative Minds Award. Alannah will release both her debut solo album and an album with Alfi in 2023. She has recorded, performed, and collaborated with Anna Mieke, Brían Mac Gloinn (Ye Vagabonds), Lemoncello, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Brigid Mae Power, David Keenan, Tristan Scroggins, Conor Caldwell, Gareth Quinn Redmond, and Varo.

Album Launch: Cuimhní Rúnda
2024-01-26 20:00 | Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Cove Hill, Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 C8HD, Ireland
Nodlaig Ní Bhrollaigh is a singer and musician from Dungiven who inherited a wealth of traditional and folk music from her parents, well-known folk singers, Anne and Francie Brolly. Classically trained, Nodlaig has toured the world performing with leading musicians such as Phil Coulter and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Nodlaig is joined by musicians from across the North West of Ireland.
‘Cuimhní Rúnda’ is Nodlaig’s second solo album and is a journey through the times and places that have inspired her music over the last 20 years.
From the memories hidden in the depths of the Swilly to the strains of the ancient harp in the Roe Valley that echo in Gaelic Scotland, to the emigrants leaving their mark at the top of the Carn, to the artistic reimaging of Narnia at CS Lewis Square.
This compilation of original works hopes to enhance our understanding of place and heritage and entice the visitor to experience first-hand these places of scenic beauty, mystery and lore.

Friday 26th January, 8pm
Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny
Tickets available here , €18 (€15 Early Bird Price)

Free Trad Harp Workshop with Janet Harbison
2024-01-27 | St. Patrick’s Irish Club, Leamington Spa, St. Patrick's Irish Club, Riverside, Adelaide Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 5AH, United Kingdom
Join Janet Harbison for free trad harp workshops at St. Patrick’s Irish Club, Leamington Spa, on Saturday 27th January 2024
Morning workshop 11am – 1 pm for existing players
Afternoon workshop 2 – 4pm for total beginners.
Harps are provided, or bring your own. Bring a packed lunch if you are attending both workshops.
Hosted by the Leamington branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

Oisín Morrison - Tradfest 2024
2024-01-27 12:30 - 13:00 | National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin, D07 XKV4, Ireland
Oisín Morrison, originally from Dublin but now living in Cork, is a talented harper, flute player, piano player, and composer. He has an extensive background in teaching and performing at festivals both in Ireland and abroad, with numerous appearances on television and radio. Oisín has been recognized with various awards, including the prestigious Bonn Óir Sheáin Uí Riada, the Oireachtas, and Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Recently, he was honored with the 2020 Visionary scheme by Trad Ireland. During his time as a UCD Ad Astra Performing Arts scholar, he completed his Masters in Irish literature, specializing in the music and song of Turlough O’Carolan. Notable works include the composition of the ‘Clann Lir’ suite in 2016 and his appointment as composer in residence with Cork’s youth group, Ensemble Mhúscraí, where he crafted a suite of music inspired by the poetry of Seán Ó Ríordáin in 2020.

Tickets available here.

Laoise Kelly - Tradfest 2024
2024-01-27 16:30 - 19:00 | Malahide Castle, Back Road, Malahide Demesne, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 YP65, Ireland
Laoise Kelly from Westport, now living on Achill Island, Co .Mayo, is one of Ireland’s leading traditional harpers. Laoise uses a new style of harp playing, combining the techniques of fingerpads in the bass and fingernails in the melody on a thirty-four gut strung Paddy Cafferky harp. Laoise has performed and recorded with the foremost artists in Irish music from The Chieftains to Kate Bush. She represented Ireland at the World Harp Festival in Paraguay. She has 3 critically acclaimed solo albums and is the director of the Achill International Harp Festival. In 2020 Laoise was awarded the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Musician of the Year.
This concert will take place in the Project Room in Malahide Castle’s Visitor Centre. With the beautiful Walled Garden as a backdrop, the Project Room is a stunning location to enjoy one of Ireland’s leading traditional harpers.
Tickets available here.

Timothy O’Grady: I Could Read the Sky ft. Cathy Jordan, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy - Tradfest 2024
2024-01-27 20:30 - 22:00 | The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre, Main Street, Naul, Co. Dublin, K32 AY27, Ireland
In the now-classic novel I Could Read the Sky, an old Irishman lies alone in bed in London and remembers a migrant’s life. Haunted by the faces and the land he left behind, he calls forth the bars and boxing booths of England, the potato fields and building sites, the music he played and the woman he loved. An Irish life with echoes of the lives of unregarded migrants everywhere.

This live show brings together words, music and photographs to tell the story. Reader: Timothy O’Grady. Music: Cathy Jordan, Michelle and Louise Mulcahy. Photographs: Steve Pyke.

“The work unrolls with the dignified steadiness of a gorgeous slow air…with stubborn pride in occasional grace notes….People have been trying to read the sky a long time. Rare masterpieces like this help us do it.”
Joseph O’Connor, Irish Times

“[I Could Read the Sky] is an almost indescribably brilliant account of what it is to be an Irish emigre – often lost to their families and references of home. It’s so lyrical, so full of feeling, and although many of the stories are heart-breaking, they’re told without an iota of self-pity. As for the scenes describing music, they’re quite simply the best I have read anywhere, ever.”

Sue Lyons, The Examiner

“O’Grady does not just respond to Pyke’s stark, beautiful photographs: he gives voice to thousands.”
Louise Kennedy

“’I Could Read the Sky’ is more than a concert, more than a show, and more than an experience, it is the truth, and all human life is here.”
– Irish Music Magazine

“…an amazing concert…and the audience responded with standing ovations and tears of sadness and pride.”
– The Examiner

“Tonight was quite something. Billed as a night of words and music, it instead blossomed into a communion of performers and punters.”
– Hot Press

BRÍDÍN on Tour
2024-01-28
Check out Sligo based harper BRÍDÍN’S tour dates…including our Sugar Club Harp Sessions Concert!
Ballina Arts Centre, Mayo – 17:11/23
Club D’Art, Carlow – 18/11/23
Bree’s Bar, Sligo – 20/11/23
The Sugar Club, Dublin with Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland – 11/01/24
Glór, Ennis – 19/01/24
The Duncairn, Belfast – 26/01/24
Echo Echo Theatre, Derry – 28/01/24

Aisling Lyons - Tradfest 2024
2024-01-28 12:30 - 13:00 | Skerries Mills, Townparks, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Aisling Lyons is a multi-award winning harper, concertina player, and composer from County Clare. Described by Hot Press Magazine as ‘one of traditional music’s finest musicians’ following the release of her debut album ‘Aistear’ in 2022, she holds 8 All-Ireland titles and has toured around the world from Europe to the U.S, Australia and China. Aisling graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Irish Music from the University of Limerick in 2018 and as a Professional Master of Education in 2021. Currently, she tutors harp at the Irish World Academy, Limerick, and at University College Cork. Aisling is also involved in a collaborative music residency with Glór and Creative Ireland as well as being a member of bands ‘Harpanno’ and ‘3 on the Bund’, who have both released their debut albums. She has been described as ‘one of the rising stars and budding composers of the Irish harp world – rooted in tradition and beautifully inventive’. In 2021, Aisling collaborated with artist Aideen Barry, on ‘Oblivion’ commissioned by Music Network and the Irish Traditional Music Archives, and also performed with Tolu Makay on RTÉ’s ‘Ireland in Music’ & for Michael D. Higgins’ 80th Birthday Celebrations on TG4. Aisling’s debut album ‘Aistear’, supported by Clare County Council, was released in 2021 and has been described as ‘an exceptional CD’ (The Living Tradition), ‘a standout record, flawless’ (Hot Press Magazine), and ‘excellent’ (Folk Radio UK)

Tickets available here.

Síle Denvir - Tradfest 2024
2024-01-28 12:30 - 13:00 | Swords Castle, The Chapel, Bridge Street, Townparks, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 X439, Ireland
Síle Denvir is a sean-nós singer and harpist deeply influenced by her home, the Connemara Gaeltacht in Ireland. Her singing, deeply rooted in the ancient style of sean-nós, carries a global appeal through her ethereal performances. She has collaborated with renowned Irish musicians and is a founding member of the group Líadan. As an academic at Dublin City University, she has extensively researched and published works on Irish song tradition, adding further depth to her performances. Síle’s latest album, “Anamnesis,” recorded with producer John Reynolds and cellist Caroline Dale, was released in 2023. Recently, she was honoured with the title of “Amhránaí na Bliana” (singer of the year) at the prestigious TG4 Gradam Ceoil awards.

Tickets available here.

Féile na Tána
2024-01-29 - 2024-02-02 | Carlingford Heritage Centre, Church Road, Carlingford, Co. Louth, Ireland
Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland at Féile na Tana
CÉHI are delighted to partner with Féile na Tána in February 2024 to present a series of harp events.
On Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th January, Dublin harper Luke Webb will visit a number of schools in the Cooley Peninsula and present a Hands on Harps Schools Workshop.

Join us for Ceolchoirm Coimisiúin na Féile for performances from the Harps Alive Cross Border Harp Ensemble, featuring the TU Dublin and Elver harp ensembles, as well as Peadar Ó Riada, Máire Ní Chéileachair and musicians Zoë Conway & John Mc Intyre.
Not to be missed!
Tickets available here
