ITMA - Irish Traditional Music Archive
itmadublin.bsky.social
ITMA - Irish Traditional Music Archive
@itmadublin.bsky.social
ITMA is home to the largest, most comprehensive collection of Irish traditional music, song, and dance in the world.
The Drawing from the Well Tour continues this Wednesday in The Sugar Club, featuring special guest Seán McKeon. Tickets: tickets.thesugarclub.com/events/thesu...

Join us for a night of outstanding music, song and dance in Dublin. Thanks to everyone who's supported thus far!
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our Drawing from the Well Concert Tour is officially underway! Next stop, Connemara.

Bígí linn: buytickets.at/irishtraditi...

Tickets to the rest of the tour: www.itma.ie/events/dftw-...
October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall this Sunday, 19th October, featuring Piaras Ó Lorcáin and many more. Tickets: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...

Purchasing a ticket helps to support the archive and our mission to democratise access to traditional Irish music.
September 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thank you to all our staff, artists and everyone who came to our Culture Night concerts this past Friday. A special thanks as well to all the guests who donated to our Tommie Potts biography. We are now a third of the way to our target. Find out more: www.spacehive.com/tommie-potts/
September 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall on 19th October, featuring Diarmuid Ó Meachair and many more. Tickets from €25: nch.ie/all-events-l...

Purchasing a ticket helps to support the archive and our mission to democratise access to the tradition.
September 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Want to work with ITMA? We're hiring a Clare Digital Access and Development Officer to digitise, catalogue and make digitally accessible the majority of the ITMA's Clare-related materials.

Deadline: Monday, 8th September at 5.00pm
Details: www.itma.ie/news/job-pos...
September 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall Sunday October 19, featuring Johnny Óg Connolly, Clíodhna Costello, Pádraig Ó Dubhghaill & more. Tickets from €25: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
Every ticket sold helps to support ITMA and our mission to democratise access to traditional music!
August 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall Sunday, 19th October, featuring AAlannah Thornburgh and many more. Tickets from €25: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
August 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On 19th October, Drawing from the Well returns to the National Concert Hall stage featuring Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Piaras Ó Lorcáin, Alannah Thornbugh and many more. Tickets on sale Tuesday, 5th August at: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
August 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Now live on ITMA's website is an accompanying podcast for Pádraic Mac Mathúna's June playlist. The podcast features Brendan Dolan and Brian Conway fondly remembering Felix as a person, musician and supporter of Irish music. Listen to the full podcast and playlist: www.itma.ie/playlists/pa...
July 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
*Use code REEL for 20% off*

ITMA's album 'The Old Reels of the World' is now digitally available purchase on Bandcamp. Use the code REEL for 20% off your purchase. Offer ends Sunday, 27 July: irishtraditionalmusicarchive.bandcamp.com/album/the-ol...
July 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
On 11 September 2022, ITMA returned to the National Concert Hall stage for the second edition of the Drawing from the Well Concert Series in collaboration with the NCH. The full concert is now available to view on our website and YouTube: www.itma.ie/playl.../dft...
July 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
ITMA was delighted to welcome a group of students from the School of Journalism and Media - University of Texas at Austin yesterday, along with Associate Professor Donna DeCesare. A few steps and tunes by ITMA staff Bridie Flaherty, Seán Potts, Sophie Ryan, Iarlaith Mac Gabhann, and Andrew Caden.
May 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In his latest playlist curated from the Caoimhín Mac Aoidh Collection at ITMA, Rónán Galvin focuses on Donegal fiddle player Eddie Keeney, who emigrated to America in 1948. Listen to the full playlist: itma.ie/playlists/se...

The pet of the pipers, jig / Eddie Keeney, fiddle
May 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM