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    Mairéad Hurley, photo by Des Gallagher
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    Des Gallagher, ITMA Photographer in Residence 2023: The year so far

    Des Gallagher is ITMA’s photographer in residence for 2023 and has been busily taking photographs at various ITMA and non-ITMA events since January.  The gallery here is a selection of his images taken at:
    TradFest, Dublin, 28 January 2023;
    Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023;
    Gradam Ceoil TG4, University Concert Hall, Limerick on 23 April 2023;
    Tradition Now: Reflecting Migrations at the National Concert Hall, 11 June 2023;
    The Willie Clancy Summer School, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, July 2023;
    Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, August 2023;
    and the March and August Sessions with the Pipers in the Cobblestone, Dublin.

    Des is also preparing his vast archive of photographs of events for inclusion in the ITMA Collection.

    Liam O'Connor, fiddle ; Cormac Begley, concertina ; Sibéal Davitt, dance, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, singing, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Paddy McEvoy, piano ; Catherine McEvoy, flute, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Frankie Gavin, fiddle ; Catherine McHugh, piano, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Conal Ó Gráda, flute, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich, accordion ; Kyle Macaulay, guitar, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Charlie Lennon, fiddle, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Derek Hickey, accordion ; Macdara Ó Faoláin, bouzouki , Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Yvonne Kane, fiddle ; Liz Kane, fiddle, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Steve Larkin, fiddle, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Macdara Ó Faoláin, bouzouki, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Pádraic Keane, uilleann pipes, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Aoife Nic Cormaic, fiddle, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Diarmuid Ó Meachair, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Liam O'Connor, fiddle ; Cormac Begley, concertina, Drawing from the Well, National Concert Hall, 12 March 2023
    Claire Fennell, uilleann pipes, Willie Clancy Summer School, 8 July 2023
    Eugene Lambe, uilleann pipes, Willie Clancy Summer School, 8 July 2023
    Anne Conroy, accordion, Willie Clancy Summer School, 6 July 2023
    Bobby Gardiner, accordion, Willie Clancy Summer School, 6 July 2023
    Jackie Daly, accordion, Willie Clancy Summer School, 6 July 2023
    Michelle Mulcahy, accordion, Willie Clancy Summer School, 6 July 2023
    Mairéad Hurley, concertina, Willie Clancy Summer School, 7 July 2023
    Noel Hill, concertina, Willie Clancy Summer School, 7 July 2023
    Bríd O'Donoghue, tin whistle, Willie Clancy Summer School, 8 July 2023
    Gabriel Mc Ardle, singing, Willie Clancy Summer School, 8 July 2023
    Breandán Ó Beaglaíoch, accordion, Willie Clancy Summer School, 6 July 2023
    Sheila Friel, uilleann pipes, Willie Clancy Summer School, 8 July 2023
    Christy McNamara, accordion, Willie Clancy Summer School, 6 July 2023
    Zoe Conway, fiddle, Willie Clancy Summer School, 8 July 2023
    James Keane, accordion, Willie Clancy Summer School, 8 July 2023
    Paddy Keenan, low whistle, Willie Clancy Summer School, 8 July 2023
    Méabh Smyth, fiddle, Gradam Ceoil TG4, University Concert Hall, Limerick, 23 April 2023
    Michelle Mulcahy ; Louise Mulcahy ; Mick Mulcahy, Gradam Ceoil TG4, University Concert Hall, Limerick, 23 April 2023
    Maurice Lennon ; Charlie Lennon, Gradam Ceoil TG4, University Concert Hall, Limerick, 23 April 2023
    Síle Denver, singing ; Colm Mac an Iomaire, fiddle, Gradam Ceoil TG4, University Concert Hall, Limerick, 23 April 2023
    Mick O'Brien ; Peter Browne, Gradam Ceoil TG4, University Concert Hall, Limerick, 23 April 2023
    Steve Cooney, guitar, Tradition Now, National Concert Hall, 11 June 2023
    Esosa Ighodaro, singing, Tradition Now, National Concert Hall, 11 June 2023
    Thomas McCarthy, singing, Tradition Now, National Concert Hall, 11 June 2023
    Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, concertina, Tradition Now, National Concert Hall, 11 June 2023
    Marion McCarthy, uilleann pipes, Tradition Now, National Concert Hall, 11 June 2023
    Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich, accordion, Tradition Now, National Concert Hall, 11 June 2023
    Aoife Ní Bhriain, fiddle ; Catrin Finch, harp, Tradition Now, National Concert Hall, 11 June 2023
    Cathy Jordan, bodhrán, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 10 August 2023
    Séan Keane, singing, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 10 August 2023
    Frankie Gavin, fiddle, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 10 August 2023
    Enda Scahill, banjo, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 6 August 2023
    Máirtín O'Connor, accordion, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 6 August 2023
    Gino Lupari, bodhrán, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 6 August 2023
    Cormac Mc Carthy, piano : Iarla Ó Lionáird, singing ; Matthew Berrill, clarinet, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 9 August 2023
    Tim Edey, guitar, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 9 August 2023
    Natalie MacMaster, fiddle ; Donnell Leahy, fiddle, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 9 August 2023
    Daithí Gormley, accordion, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 9 August 2023
    Brian McDonagh, bouzouki ; Liam Kelly, flute ; Tom Morrow, fiddle ; Cathy Jordan, bodhrán, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 9 August 2023
    Shane Mitchell, accordion, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Mullingar, 9 August 2023
    Edwina Guckian, dance ; Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, piano ; Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, fiddle, TradFest, Dublin, 28 January 2023
    Mary Chapin Carpenter, song, guitar ; Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, fiddle, TradFest, Dublin, 28 January 2023
    Brídín, harp, TradFest, Dublin, 28 January 2023
    Martin Carthy, singing, guitar, TradFest, Dublin, 28 January 2023
    Frankie Gavin, flute, TradFest, Dublin, 28 January 2023
    Máiread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing, Sessions with the Piper, The Cobblestone, Dublin, 7 March 2023
    Sarah Ghriallais, singing, Sessions with the Piper, The Cobblestone, Dublin, 1 August 2023

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