A CELEBRATION of EDWARD BUNTING | 27 January 2023 | NCH
2023-01-27 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Dublin) | NCH, Earlsfort Terrace, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, D02 N527, Dublin 2, D02 N527, Ireland
A CELEBRATION of EDWARD BUNTING – his life, music and legacy
Marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Edward Bunting, this concert celebrates the music, life and legacy of Edward Bunting. Music and songs from Bunting’s three collections will be interwoven with extracts from his personal letters by Bryan Murray (actor), Teresa O’Donnell (harp), Mary Louise O’Donnell (voice), Denice Doyle (violin), Jane Hughes (cello) and Pat Fitzpatrick (uilleann pipes).
NATIONAL CONCERT HALL, John Field Room
Lunchtime concert on Friday 27th January 2023 at 1.05pm
Tickets at www.nch.ie

Oíche Nollag na mBan concert : 'Nocturnal Harps'
2023-01-06 22:00 - 23:00
Tune in to our Oíche Nollag na mBan Concert ‘Nocturnal Harps’ 10pm on January 6th. Featuring Aisling Urwin, Gráinne Meyer, Rosie Murphy, Eibhlís Ní Riordáin, Fiona Gryson with The Meath Harp Ensemble, The Henry Girls, Gráinne Hambly and Brian McNamara and the TU Dublin Harp Ensemble.

Talking Harps - Words and Music with MAEVE GILCHRIST
2022-11-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Pepper Canister Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2, D02 HC65, Ireland
“a phenomenal harp player who can make her instrument ring with unparalleled purity”
Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland presents
Talking Harps – Words and Music with MAEVE GILCHRIST
at the Pepper Canister Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2
Sunday 27 November, 5pm
Tickets €20, €15 (cons) at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/talking-harps-with-maeve-gilchrist-pepper-canister-church-tickets-446552449397
Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland

Maeve Gilchrist has taken the Celtic (lever) harp to new levels of performance and visibility.
Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York, Maeve‘s innovative approach to her instrument stretches its harmonic limits and improvisational possibilities. She is as at home as a soloist with an internationally renowned orchestra as she is playing with a traditional Irish folk group or using electronic augmentation in a more contemporary, improvisatory setting.
Maeve has collaborated with the prestigious Silkroad Ensemble, Arooj Aftab’s Vulture Prince Ensemble, progressive folk-quartet DuoDuo (featuring percussive dancer Nic Gareiss) and a more electronics based project with Viktor Krauss. She has appeared at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Tanglewood Jazz Festival, the World Harp Congress in Amsterdam and the historic opening of the Scottish Parliament. She has played with such luminaries as Yo-Yo Ma, Esperanza Spalding, Tony Trishka and Kathy Mattea.
Maeve has released five albums to date, including The Harpweaver which was hailed by The Irish Times as “Buoyant, sprightly and utterly beguiling… a snapshot of a musician at the top of her game.” Other albums include three recordings for the Adventure Music label including her 2017 release with bassist Viktor Krauss, Vignette. Her solo-album, the Ostinato Project is a beguiling exploration of the possibilities of her instrument. In 2018 Maeve was a featured soloist on the movie soundtrack, How to Tame your Dragon: The Hidden World.

HARPS PLUS+ | One-day Harp Symposium | 26 November 2022
2022-11-26 09:00 - 17:00 | TU DUBLIN, Grangegorman, Dublin 7, Dublin, D07 H6K8, Ireland
HARP SYMPOSIUM 2022 : HARPS PLUS+
Saturday 26 November 2022, 9:15 am – 4:30 pm
Venue: TU Dublin, Grangegorman, Dublin 7, D07 H6K8

Join our panel of experts to discover all you ever wanted to know about the harp in ensemble playing, listen to some of our finest young harpers and find out about the compositional possibilities for harp ensemble in the traditional and contemporary music idioms.
Our panel includes:
Keynote speaker Dr Cliona Doris, Dr Janet Harbison, Jean Kelly, Cormac de Barra, Martin Tourish, Dr Helen Lawlor, Rosa Flannery, Deirdre Ní Bhuachalla, Siobhán Buckley, Denise Kelly.
Performances by:
TU Dublin Harp Ensemble (Fiona Gryson, Rachel Duffy, Síofra Ní Dhubhghaill, Emer McDonagh, Kara Lord Bissett, Meabh McKenna, Aoibheann Galvin)
The Triad Trio (Fiona Gryson, Rachel Duffy and Síofra Ní Dhubhghaill)
Northern Stars Trio (Gráinne Meyer, Adam O’Neill and Richard Allen)
Tickets €20 (€15 concessions) at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/harps-plus-one-day-harp-symposium-tickets-464762917397
Download the programme here: Harp Symposium Programme 2022 WEB
