ITMA is delighted to join with Harp Ireland / Cruit Éireann to celebrate all things harp and harping in Ireland in the two-day celebration.

ITMA will remain closed to the public until Tuesday 27 October 2020.

Duala freely available online to view and enjoy.

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

The 15th Frank Harte Festival took place over the weekend of the 25-27 September 2020. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, all events took place online. ITMA, who have a long standing relationship with the Festival, supported the Club by filming the Sunday Singing and Walking Tour 'Those Who Suffer Write the Songs', and assisting in preparing their collaborative session with Poetry Ireland, and the Saturday night Grand Concert. 

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

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

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.