ITMA Celebrates International Women's Day 2018 Grace Toland | Wednesday 7 March 2018 The staff at ITMA are putting the spotlight on women this March 8th. Read, listen, and watch a few of our favourite selections from the ITMA collection! …
ITMA Celebrates International Women's Day 2018 Grace Toland | Wednesday 7 March 2018 The staff at ITMA are putting the spotlight on women this March 8th. Read, listen, and watch a few of our favourite selections from the ITMA collection! …
Poetry & Music Grace Toland | Wednesday 21 February 2018 Rhythm. Meter. Form. Accent. Art. Musicians often hear the advice that they should let their instruments sing. Singers cannot practise their art without words. And often a poet's text is incomplete without the sound of human utterance. During 2018 Poetry Ireland and ITMA are joining forces to explore the space where poetry and music meet. …
Eithne, ceoldráma Emily Fitzsimmons | Thursday 30 November 2017 Dublin’s Opera Theatre Company recently revived the first Irish-language opera, Robert O’Dwyer’s (1862 – 1949) Eithne, for its first performance in over a century. Although Eithne was well-received by contemporary critics for its contribution to the Gaelic revival movement and as an attempt to establish a national opera tradition, the opera has been mysteriously forgotten for over a century. …
ITMA Sort-a-thons: a work in progress Treasa Harkin | Thursday 26 October 2017 Four sort-a-thon events have brought volunteers into ITMA since the summer. Two more events are scheduled for November. …
The Story Behind Our New Look Piaras Hoban | Wednesday 28 June 2017 Over the past 18 months we have been working closely with Red Dog to develop a new visual identity for ITMA. Managing Director at Red Dog, Mary Doherty, has been kind enough to put together her reflections on what has been a new and inspiring process for us here in the Irish Traditional Music Archive. …
First ITMA Sort-a-thon Treasa Harkin | Monday 26 June 2017 On Saturday 24 June 2017 the ITMA library was transformed into a sorting office. Eight volunteers signed up to help staff delve into the treasure trove that is the ITMA ephemera collection. …