Drawing from the Well Meet the Artists

Dublin City Libraries (DCL), and the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) are delighted to announce a series of individual live interviews and Q&A sessions with ‘Drawing from the Well’ Artists Daoirí Farrell, Steve Cooney, and Aoife Ní Bhriain. Hosted by Liam O’Connor Director of ITMA, and David O’Brien Librarian DCL, members of the public are invited to meet and chat with the artists about their work.

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Drawing from the Well: Meet the Artists

 

Live Interviews and Q&A Sessions with Daoirí Farrell, Steve Cooney &

Aoife Ní Bhriain

A new Dublin City Libraries/Irish Traditional Music Partnership series

 

Dublin City Libraries (DCL), and the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) are delighted to announce a series of individual live interviews and Q&A sessions with ‘Drawing from the Well’ Artists Daoirí Farrell, Steve Cooney, and Aoife Ní Bhriain. Hosted by Liam O’Connor Director of ITMA, and David O’Brien Librarian DCL, members of the public are invited to meet and chat with the artists about their work.

These free events will take place on Zoom and places can be booked via Eventbrite. They will also be streamed live on the ITMA and DCL Facebook Pages. Full details are available here:

Drawing from the Well: Meet the Artists begins with Dublin singer & instrumentalist Daoirí Farrell, on Wednesday 5 May 2021 at 2 pm (Irish time).

Drawing from the Well: Meet the Artists Steve Cooney, Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 2 pm (Irish time)

Drawing from the Well: Meet the Artists Aoife Ní Bhriain, Wednesday 30 June 2021 at 2 pm (Irish time)

Drawing from the Well is a monthly ITMA series which connects artists with archival materials to inspire new art. To date nine exciting videos, podcasts and blogs have been created by leading traditional musicians, singers, and dancers, including Louise Mulcahy, Martin Hayes, Edwina Guckian and Cormac Begley. All episodes are free to view online at https://www.itma.ie/drawingfromthewell

For further information on Drawing from the Well Meet the Artists please contact: [email protected]

 

Notes to Editors

Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) is the national public archive and resource centre for Irish traditional music, song and dance, and the globally-recognised specialist advisory agency to advance appreciation, knowledge, and the practice of Irish traditional music. Established in 1987 it is funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Further details at: https://www.itma.ie

 

 

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