Join Aimee Farrell Courtney for an engaging talk celebrating the women who have shaped and continue to redefine the role of the bodhrán in traditional music. Drawing on her experience […]

In Ireland today, traditional singing is often joined with the notion of being a ‘vessel for the song’. In a much older Ireland, we encounter the idea of Imbas Forosnai […]

Across the island and throughout the diaspora, women have always been engaged in making and remaking Ireland’s constitutional story. From Párliment na mBan in 1670 to feminist organising in every […]

A new traditional music session was established in The Hearth bar in East Belfast in October 2023, bringing together a growing community of local musicians. From the outset, the session […]

As part of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 lecture series, Len Graham presents ‘It's Of My Rambles...': A Journey in the Ulster Song Tradition which explores the folk song tradition of his native Ulster

As part of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 lecture series, Gary Hastings brings his lecture' Traditional Music: Orange and Green' to the Linen Hall Library.

As part of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 lecture series, Janet Harbison the Belfast Harp Orchestra founder and director presents an illustrated lecture with live performances.