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SUMMARY:Teacher Training course – Teach Traditional Music & Song
DESCRIPTION:This is a short\, practical professional development course designed specifically for traditional music and song teachers who are already out there doing the work—and are ready to refresh\, refocus\, and strengthen their teaching. \nOn the course\, teachers will: \n\nBring structure and clarity to their teaching using a traditional music teaching & learning framework\nPlan lessons that work\nStrengthen their teaching toolkit with practical skills\, strategies and tools\nClearly define their role as a traditional music educator\nUnderstand where each learner is on their journey — and where they’re going\nBuild a habit of reflecting on and improving their teaching\n\nCertified by RIAM \nDate: Sundays\, 3–5pm (replays available)\nVenue: Online\nFee: €295\nRegistration: https://iteachtrad.com/product/become-a-certified-traditional-music-educator/
URL:https://www.harpireland.ie/showevent/teacher-training-course-teach-traditional-music-song/
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SUMMARY:Historical Harp Society of Ireland Online Courses
DESCRIPTION:The Historical Harp Society of Ireland have online courses\, starting May 2nd. \nCerdd dant: Music of the medieval Welsh harpers\nExplore the historical harp repertoire of the Welsh bardic tradition of cerdd dant (string music) through a guided\, hands-on introduction to gosteg Dafydd athro (‘the prelude of master David’)\, the opening piece preserved in the Robert ap Huw manuscript.\nTutor: Dr Karen Loomis \nGoing to the Source: A fresh look at iconic Irish-harp compositions\nTake a fresh historical approach to playing two iconic Irish traditional melodies\, Tabhair Dom do Lámh (‘Give me your hand’) and Carolan’s Concerto\, drawn from their earliest surviving sources.\nTutors: Dr Tamzin Elliott\, Dr Siobhán Armstrong \nThe Year 1691: Music for a Jacobite hero\nLearn to sing and play two powerful and poignant historical laments for the defeat of the Jacobites in Ireland: Chum Pádraig Sáirséal (‘Farewell to Patrick Sarsfield’) and Briseadh na Bóinne (‘the defeat at the Boyne’).\nTutors: Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin\, Dr Siobhán Armstrong \nAll courses meet online on six Saturdays\nEarly-bird offer: enroll for €99 / course and save 24% off the full price of €130. Offer ends 28 April\, 2026 \nEnrollment: https://irishharp.org/acadamh
URL:https://www.harpireland.ie/showevent/historical-harp-society-of-ireland-online-courses/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Harp Sessions at The Sugar Club | Cormac De Barra & Lisa Lambe
DESCRIPTION:Two leading voices in Irish music\, harper Cormac De Barra and singer Lisa Lambe\, perform at Harp Sessions at The Sugar Club\, the second in our 2026 series. Cruit Éireann is proud to premiere their collaborative work\, Macalla na Mara | Sea Echoes; a new composition for harp and voice\, inspired by our deep connection to the sea and a response to climate change and rising sea levels. Commissioned by Cruit Éireann\, with support from dlr County Council\, Macalla na Mara is a new work by two renowned artists and an artistic response to current challenges to the environment. Set in the intimate and iconic surroundings of The Sugar Club in the heart of the city\, this concert also features music that reflects the rich harping tradition and explores contemporary Irish song and harp from two consummate performers. \nDate: Thursday 21st May\nTime: 8pm (doors 7.30pm)\nVenue: The  Sugar Club\, 8 Leeson Street Lower\, Saint Kevin’s\, Dublin\, D02 ET97\nTickets: Book here. \nCormac De Barra \nCormac is a third generation harper in a family of Irish-speaking singers and musicians raised in Dublin\, but with roots in County Cork. A well-known TV presenter on TG4\, he has recorded and toured with many of Ireland’s most celebrated artists including Hazel O’Connor\, Julie Feeney\, Brian Kennedy\, Moya Brennan\, Imelda May\, Cathy Jordan\, The Chieftains and Clannad. He and fellow harper\, Anne-Marie O’Farrell\, have performed together as an Irish harp duo for over 25 years. His most recent tours include the Music Network tour of Ireland with Altan’s Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and piper\, Mark Redmond and a tour of Germany with Moya Brennan. The fourth album in the Voices & Harps collaboration with Moya Brennan – a tribute to Mary O’Hara – was released in May 2024. \nLisa Lambe \nHailed as “the finest singer and actor of her generation\,” Lisa Lambe is an internationally acclaimed Irish singer\, actor and folklorist. A leading presence at the Abbey and the Gate theatres\, she has given international concerts at Radio City New York\, Red Rocks\, Celtic Connections\, and Glastonbury. She has been central to the global success of Celtic Woman\, with Grammy and Emmy nominations and six Billboard World Artist of the Year awards. She has performed regularly with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra\, and on RTÉ Radio\, for TV and Film soundtracks and as national anthem singer for FAI and American Football. She is the creator of the acclaimed Nightvisiting song story and folklore project which tours in Ireland and abroad. Lisa’s sixth solo album is due for release in 2026. \nNote: Macalla na Mara|Sea Echoes has been commissioned by Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland with support from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
URL:https://www.harpireland.ie/showevent/harp-sessions-at-the-sugar-club-cormac-de-barra-lisa-lambe/
LOCATION:The Sugar Club\, 8 Leeson Street Lower\, Dublin\, D02 ET97\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Macalla na Mara | Sea Echoes
DESCRIPTION:Join two distinctive voices – harper Cormac De Barra and singer Lisa Lambe – for a performance of their powerful co-commission Macalla na Mara | Sea Echoes. Together\, they explore the inspiration behind this evocative work: a creative response to the mystery of our surrounding waters\, and a poignant meditation on climate change. Commissioned by Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland with support from Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Arts Office. This event is funded with support from dlr Libraries. \nDate: Tuesday 26 May 2026\nTime: 6pm\nVenue: dlr LexIcon\, Haigh Terrace\, Moran Park\, Dún Laoghaire\, County Dublin A96 H283\nFree Entry. Booking is not required.
URL:https://www.harpireland.ie/showevent/macalla-na-mara-sea-echoes/
LOCATION:dlr LexIcon\, Dún Laoghaire\, Co. Dublin\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Janet Harbison's Adult only Harp Weeks
DESCRIPTION:The Adult Only (Residential) week\nThis course is for players over the age of 18\, at all levels and abilities. Held by celebrated veteran Janet Harbison\, this course focused on personal development\, social playing\, fun and friendship located in the town of Dungloe on the magnificent Donegal coast – and at the heart of traditional Irish community. Janet will take your musicianship\, confidence\, creativity and traditional music understanding to a new level – enabling you to understand how music works and leading you to develop your own tunes and arranging skills. The style of teaching is oral with everyone challenged to a comfortable level. Learning is like language – instilling all the necessary skills\, confidence and fluency of a native player – always focused on the core repertoire known to musicians and harpers world-wide. With a maximum of 8 participants\, everyone is assured of personal attention with workshops\, lectures\, concerts and sessions in the evenings\, and a great trip out on Wednesday afternoon. There is lots of interaction with local musicians – Join Janet and the community of Dungloe musicians for a week to remember! \nCourse dates\nMay 31 – 6 June (Spaces Available)\nJuly 5 – 11 (Limited spaces) \nWhat’s included \n• 5 days of Summer School training from 9.30am to 3.30pm (with 9.30am – 12.45pm on Wednesday) with lunches provided (all diets catered to) and all evening concerts\, lectures and sessions (with travel where necessary!) \n• Accommodation for 6 nights (from Sunday to Saturday) in twin or double ensuite bedrooms in adjacent (and fully equipped) holiday cottages. All bookings are treated as for single occupation\, but you are welcome to bring a friend/partner if you wish. \nKitchens are set up with starting breakfast supplies\, and all-day teas and coffees. \n• A mid-week trip out to Glenveigh National Park\, Arranmore Island or Mount Errigal (cost not included). \n• For participants booking consecutive weeks\, the in-between night’s accommodation is free. \n• Harps are available to all (at an extra charge) if you don’t wish to bring your own! \n• Pick-ups and drop-offs are arranged free of charge for all travelling by air or bus. \nWhat’s not included: \n• Your evening meals. As we have self-catering facilities\, you may choose to eat in or out. \nOn Monday\, Wednesday and Friday evenings\, we book a table at McCafferty’s Pub which is very near us and an excellent pub and restaurant. On Thursday evening\, we do a ‘pot luck’ at home where all who wish can contribute to a communal evening. \n• The optional Wednesday afternoon trip out to Arranmore or to Glenveigh Castle in the Glenveigh National Park. Either trip costs €30 (including bus/ferry/entrance costs). \n• The Wednesday evening concert in Dungloe’s community centre (featuring all local musicians\, singers and dancers) where a ‘contribution’ to cover the interval refreshments is requested (€5 expected) \nCourse price (includes course\, concerts etc\, lunches and arrival night dinner): €900 \nAccommodation (6 nights) Twin or Double bedroom en suite and starting breakfast supplies: €490 \nHarp Hire (at the venue during classes and practice periods\, and elsewhere by special arrangement): €80 \n‘Plus ones’ (friends/partners): €300 \n 
URL:https://www.harpireland.ie/showevent/janet-harbisons-adult-only-harp-weeks/
LOCATION:Dungloe\, Co. Donegal\, Dungloe\, Co. Donegal\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Concert,Lectures,Workshops
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