The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) and the Arts Office of Clare County Council are offering an exciting opportunity for an emerging or established artist from any artistic genre. Artists (musicians, visual artists, dancers, writers, performers, etc.) are invited to reflect /respond creatively to the collections and materials that are of relevance or reference County Clare, which are held in ITMA.

ITMA Director Grace Toland is delighted to attend the world premiere of Lomax in Éirinn at the Galway Film Fleadh on 11 July 2018. 

‘A Grand Time: The songs, music, and dance of Newfoundland’s Cape Shore’ is ITMA’s newest digital resource. With the support of Culture Ireland and local partners in Newfoundland, ITMA is unveiling the project at a series of events scheduled for 1–4 August 2018.

ITMA's Linked Irish Traditional Music (LITMUS) project is getting noticed. This July, Lynnsey Weissenberger has been invited to speak about the project at a conference addressing the digitisation and dissemination of musical heritage.

The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) wishes to recruit a graduate librarian/archivist for a one-year fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to gain experience in, and contribute to, the work of a busy multimedia cultural organisation.

The Irish Times is calling 'Soul Clap Its Hands and Sing' an 'inspired summer series of collaborative recitals from Poetry Ireland and the Irish Traditional Music Archive.'

ITMA Director Grace Toland is off to University College Cork from 18-22 June 2018 to attend the American Conference for Irish Studies. Responding to the conference theme, 'Environments of Irish Studies,' Grace will address attendees on the 'environment of study' at ITMA.

ITMA is working to make your experience even better. We are conducting our first ever user survey and would love to hear from you. Tell us what we're doing right. Even better, tell us how we could improve.

A concert 22 August 2018 to celebrate the restoration of four unique traditional music instruments from the ITMA Collection.

ITMA Director Grace Toland will be returning to her native Donegal on 8 June 2018 to present at the Donegal Diaspora International Conference 2018. She will join a range of national and international speakers invited to present on the theme of 'Culture and the Importance of Belonging to Place.' 

It's been a busy month for post-doctoral fellow, Lynnsey Weissenberger. She's once again heading off to represent ITMA at CONUL — the Consortium of National and University Libraries — in Galway. Her presentation will explore future applications of linked data and the LITMUS project for ITMA.

The May edition of 'Soul Clap Its Hands and Sing' is just around the corner. This month, poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa and composer Linda Buckley are exploring themes of fire and ignition, and finding out what sparks in the space between words and music. Witness the possibilities at 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1 on Thursday, 24 May 2018 at 7pm.