The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) is committed to providing free, universal access to the rich cultural tradition of Irish music, song and dance. If you’re able, we’d love for you to consider a donation. Any level of support will help us preserve and grow this tradition for future generations.
Arkins, Eimear (fiddle) and Eileen Gannon (harp). The belles of St. Louis. Eimear Arkins and Eileen Gannon, 2025. 1 CD + digital download.
Masterson, Declan (uilleann pipes). The piper’s stone. Declan Masterson, 2025. Digital download.
McEvoy, Catherine (flute). Down the Crushen Road. Catherine McEvoy, 2025. 1 CD + digital download.
McEvoy, John (fiddle) and Jacinta McEvoy (concertina). The Boyne mist. John and Jacinta McEvoy, 2025. 1 CD + digital download.
McKeon, Seán (uilleann pipes). Salamanca. Sean McKeon, 2025. 1 CD + digital download.
Ní Dhomhnaill, Tríona (piano, harmonium, synth, whistle, singing in Irish, singing in English) and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill (singing in Irish, singing in English). Seo muid. Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, 2025. Digital download.
Ní Scolaí, Emer (harp). Aiséirí. Emer Ní Scolaí, 2025. 1 CD + digital download.
Scahill, Enda (banjo) and Joel Andersson (harmonica). The dark well. Enda Scahill and Joel Andersson, 2025. 1 CD + digital download.
The Living Stream (instrumental music, singing in English). The living stream. The Living Stream, 2017. 1 LP.
Tyndall, Fiona (singing in Irish). Eínín an cheóil = Birdsong. Fiona Tyndall, 2025. 1 CD.
Úna (harp). Tús. Úna, 2025. 1 CD + digital download.
Wolfe, Ger (singing in Irish). Songs from Freeman’s Ballyvourney collection. Ger Wolfe, 2024. 1 CD.
An píobaire. “The Schools Collection part 8: County Kerry (part 2).” An píobaire 21, no. 3 (2025): 39–44.
Cahalan, Roisin, Kilian Bibby, Breandan De Gallai, and Anna McCurdy. “Breaking step: a mixed methods exploration of barriers and facilitators to male participation in Irish dance.” Advance (August 2025). Online article.
Campbell-Maher, Lydia Rose. “Singing resilience: a life history of Irish sean-nós singer Eilís Ní Shúilleabháin.” Ph.D. thesis, Indiana University, 2025. Online thesis.
Coker, Kathleen. Review of Ceoltóirí Chualann: the band that changed the course of Irish music, by Peadar Ó Riada (Cork: Mercier Press, 2024). Ethnomusicology Ireland 10 (2025). Online article.
Craig, Leslie. The road to Ballymac: new compositions in traditional style. Ballymena, Co. Antrim: Mid & East Antrim Borough Council, 2024. 32 pp. (pbk).
Doherty, Mark. “Valentine Rennie – celebrated professor of the Irish harp.” Harp perspectives (September 2025). Online article.
Duffy, Rachel. “Cruitireacht agus craoltóireacht: the radio broadcasts of Mary O’Hara.” Ethnomusicology Ireland 10 (2025). Online article.
Falkenau, Anna, and Ann-Marie Hanlon. “Twenty years of ICTMD Ireland: inception, development, and trajectories, 2005–2025.” Ethnomusicology Ireland 10 (2025) Online article.
Garrigus, Charissa Joy. “‘Death leaves a heartache no one can heal’: musical subversion in the Irish caoineadh tradition.” MA thesis, Butler University, 2025. Online thesis.
Kearney, William. “Learning by ear: multimodal listening and the embodiment of Irish traditional music and dance.” Ethnomusicology Ireland 10 (2025). Online article.
Kelly, Michael. “Our uilleann piping heritage.” Clann Mhuiris: Journal of the Claremorris Historical Society 8 (2024): 24 –32.
Mac Aoidh, Caoimhín. Obituary of Maurice Bradley. An píobaire 21, no. 3 (2025): 25–28.
Morrissey, James. “A musical voyage – the early life of Garech De Brún.” Clann Mhuiris: Journal of the Claremorris Historical Society 8 (2024): 66 –74.
Moylan, Terry. “The bold trainer O.” An píobaire 21, no. 3 (2025): 28–32.
Nic Chárthaigh, Deirdre. “Dord Muice ar Seachrán – satirising harpers in 16th and 17th-century Ireland.” Harp perspectives (September 2025). Online article.
Neary, Denise. Review of Women and music in Ireland by Jennifer O’Connor-Madsen, Laura Watson, and Ita Beausang (Woodbridge, Suffolk, The Boydell Press, 2022). Music and Letters (August 2025). Online article.
O’Brien, Kara Shea. “Songs sung and handed on,” CD review of ‘When Adam was in Paradise: traditional songs of love and courtship,‘ by Frank Harte and Donal Lunny (2025). Journal of music. Published 19 August 2025. Online article.
Ó Meachair, Tadhg. Review of The Companion to Irish Traditional Music, by Fintan Vallely (ed.) (Cork: Cork University Press, 2024). Ethnomusicology Ireland 10 (2025). Online article.
Shea O’Brien, Kara. Review of What Ireland can teach the world about music, by Toner Quinn (An Spidéal, Galway: The Journal of Music, 2024). Ethnomusicology Ireland 10 (2025). Online article.
Shore, Noah. “Wavelet-based time-frequency fingerprinting for feature extraction of traditional Irish music.” M.A. thesis, University of Galway, 2025. Online thesis.
Worral, Dan M. and James J. Branch. The Anglo concertina music of William Kimber (2nd ed.). Honolulu, Ha.: Rollston Press, 2025. xxvi+313 pp.
ISBN 9781953208217 (pbk).
Darby Shields Collection. 11 BETACAM video tapes which contain rushes from the unaired documentary ‘Celtic women in music’. The tapes also contain extended interviews and performances of musicians such as Gráinne Yeats, Mary Bergin, Moya Brennan, Siobhán Peoples and Nóirín Ní Riain, October 2000. Donated by Darby Shields.
Stephen Cummins Collection. 8 transcription disc recordings of John Vesey and 11 78 rpm discs. Donated by Stephen Cummins
Terry Corcoran Collection. 10 audio cassette recordings of concerts, most likely recorded by Steve Moran in Co. Clare, late 1970s to early 1980s. Donated by Terry Corcoran
Áine Hensey Collection. 72 CDRs and 17 DAT tapes of pre-air recordings from Áine Hensey’s broadcasting career. All recordings are from RTÉ’s ‘The Late Session’, 1990s–2010s. Donated by Áine Hensey
Jackie Boyce Collection. 76 audio cassettes, 16 CDRs, 4 DVDs, printed material and ephemera. The audio collection features recordings made by Jackie Boyce at singing events in Northern Ireland including recordings from the Portrush Singing Weekend, Geordie Hanna Singing Weekend and the Forkhill Singing Weekend, late 1970–1990s. Donated by Jackie Boyce
The James Whiteside (1844–1916) Manuscript, Sliabh Beagh, 19th century. Loaned for digitisation by Seán McElwaine
Seán Ó Riada Death Mask, by Seamus Murphy RHA (1907-1975), 1971. Donated by the Ó Canainn Family
Tom Barrett Collection. Music & song manuscripts, reel-to-reels, ephemera, photographs and correspondence relating to Kerry fiddle player Tom Barrett (1923–2002). Donated by Kerry Barrett
Cullinane Archive Collection. Further accrual of an extensive multimedia collection relating to Irish dance. Deposit by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha per Dr John Cullinane.
ITMA would also like to acknowledge donations of materials (CDs, printed items, visual items, etc.), and other help and information from the following people and organisations: Des Gallagher, Tony Kearns, Paula Meehan, Mick O’Connor, Seán Quinn, Michael Tubridy, Fiona Tyndall, Dan M. Worrall, and Ger Wolfe.
