ITMA open Monday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm during December 2018.

Curious about how singers and scholars find new songs? Or make connections with old ones? Indexes and catalogues are often essential tools. ITMA is delighted to contribute to the largest index of English-language song currently in existence.

The Irish Traditional Music Archive greatly regrets the recent death of its former Chairman Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (1950–2018) and extends its sympathies to his family, colleagues, and many friends.

Tenders are invited for two contracts relating to a Audio and Audiovisual Digitisation, Preservation, and Access Project in 2019.

From 15–17 November 2018, sound archiving enthusiasts from across Ireland and the UK will meet in the National Library of Wales for the annual BISA conference. BISA (British and Irish Sound Archives) is a gathering/network/platform that facilitates the exchange of information on all practical aspects of audio archiving. Presentations and informal networking go hand-in–hand, and news on new projects, ideas, and practical advice are generously shared among those in attendance. 

The Association of Performing Arts Collections (APAC) is holding their November 2018 study day in Galway. ITMA will be in attendance, represented by Marie Curie Fellow Lynnsey Weissenberger.

On 11 October 2018, ITMA Melodies & Images Officer Treasa Harkin appeared on NearFM's Lifeline. She had quite a bit to say. Listen in to find out what a Sort-A-Thon is and why they are an important part of ITMA's work.

Our next Saturday opening is 16 October 2018. And it's looking to be a busy day at ITMA! Reading facilities will be available all day as usual, but requests for materials will need to be made a specific times to accommodate a packed schedule of events.

Listings of the latest publications and items of interest received in the ITMA collection in the last two months.

This August, ITMA launched A Grand Time, a new digital exhibition about the songs, music, and dance of an Irish enclave in Newfoundland. While in St John's, Newfoundland to launch the website, collector Aidan O'Hara and ITMA researcher Rebecca Draisey-Collishaw stopped into the CHRM Radio Station to discuss the origins of the project.