ITMA will close to the public from 5 pm, Friday 18 September 2020 until Friday 9 October 2020.

The 15th Frank Harte Festival will take place over the weekend of the 25-27 September 2020. This year, due to Covid-19 restrictions, all events will take place online. ITMA, who have a long standing relationship with the Festival, will be supporting the Club by filming an online virtual walking tour, and assisting in preparing their collaborative session with Poetry Ireland on Friday afternoon, and the Saturday night Grand Concert.

The Irish Traditional Music Archive was saddened to hear of the death of fiddle player and composer John Dwyer on 18 August 2020. 

ITMA is marking Heritage Week by focusing on a new collaborative project with the Heritage Council - mapping a selection of traditional music tunes on the Heritage Maps website www.heritagemaps.ie

Recent allegations of sexual abuse and harassment within the Irish traditional music community, revealed through the Mise Fosta movement, are a subject of grave concern to the Irish Traditional Music Archive. 

Join Cathal Goan and Paddy Glackin this Friday, 17 July at 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm as they look back at some of the highlights over the last 30 years of their week-long class at SSWC, Dúchas an Cheoil / The Scope of Irish Music.

ITMA is delighted to present a special reflective documentary on Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy (SSWC) that shines a light on the impact and value of this special summer school.

Music Network and the Irish Traditional Music Archive announce the 2020 Bunting Commission

Following the lamented cancellation of the 48th Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, we are pleased to announce that ITMA and the Summer School are collaborating to share a series of recordings and events online.

ITMA is delighted to partner with RTÉ Culture to celebrate World Fiddle Day 2020.

The Board and Director of ITMA are delighted to announce the appointment of Iarfhlaith Ó Domhnaill as the new Finance Manager at ITMA.