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Fri 7th - Thur 13th | July 2023

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Friday July 7th

Event times are Irish summer time | GMT+1

15:30 - 16:30

Workshops

Introductory session for those new to early Irish harp

Alessia Bianchi

Level: Newcomers

16:30 - 17:30

Welcome Events

Festival participant registration

17:30 - 18:30

Welcome Events

Orientation session

18:30 - 20:00

Welcome Events

Opening reception

Saturday July 8th

Event times are Irish summer time | GMT+1

10:00 - 12:00

Start the Day

Practise, have private coaching, or explore Kilkenny

12:00 - 13:00

Illustrated Talks

'Learning in the old tradition': an investigation into how the learning process worked in the inherited harp tradition

Simon Chadwick

Level: All

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch break

14:30 - 15:30

Player Sessions

Captain Higgins and Jig by Turlough Carolan (1670– 1738) (1 of 2)

James Ruff

Level: All
Player Sessions

Tuning the harp: theory and practice (1 of 2)

Simon Chadwick

Level: All
Player Sessions

An Buachaill Caol Dubh [the dark slender boy] (1 of 2)

Sylvia Crawford

Level: All
Player Sessions

Irish Jig (1 of 2)

Alessia Bianchi

Level: Beginner+

15:30 - 16:00

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

16:00 - 17:00

Player Sessions

Captain Higgins and Jig by Turlough Carolan (1670– 1738) (2 of 2)
Player Sessions

Tuning the harp: theory and practice (2 of 2)
Player Sessions

An Buachaill Caol Dubh [‘the dark slender boy’] (2 of 2)

Sylvia Crawford

Level: All
Player Sessions

Irish Jig (2 of 2)

Alessia Bianchi

Level: Beginner+

17:00 - 17:30

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

17:30 - 18:00

Illustrated Talks

Gerald of Wales and the Twelfth-century Irish Cithara

Alice Margerum

Level: All

18:00 - 19:00

End of Day

Social hour to relax and unwind

20:00 - 22:30

Concert

Gala Concert: Masters of Irish Music

Sunday July 9th

Event times are Irish summer time | GMT+1

10:00 - 12:00

Start the Day

Practise, have private coaching, or explore Kilkenny

12:00 - 13:00

Illustrated Talks

Early Irish harps: an overview of the surviving instruments

Karen Loomis

Level: All

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch break

14:30 - 15:30

Player Sessions

‘Lochaber No More’: sing the historic 18th-century Scots song and play the tune collected by Edward Bunting (1773– 1843) (1 of 2)

James Ruff

Level: All
Player Sessions

Marbhna nó Cumha [an untitled lament or death song] (1 of 2)

Level: All
Player Sessions

'O Bonny Portmore, you shine where you stand …': Learn to sing and play a beautiful English language harp song (1 of 2)

Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin

Level: All
Player Sessions

A Handel aria performed by an Irish harper (1 of 2)

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: Intermediate+

15:30 - 16:00

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

16:00 - 17:00

Player Sessions

‘Lochaber No More’: sing the historic 18th-century Scots song and play the tune collected by Edward Bunting (1773– 1843) (2 of 2)

James Ruff

Level: All
Player Sessions

Marbhna nó Cumha [an untitled lament or death song] (2 of 2)

Sylvia Crawford

Level: All
Player Sessions

'O Bonny Portmore, you shine where you stand …': Learn to sing and play a beautiful English language harp song (2 of 2)

Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin

Level: Intermediate
Player Sessions

A Handel aria performed by an Irish harper (2 of 2)

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: Intermediate+

17:00 - 17:30

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

17:30 - 18:30

Talk to an Irish Music Master

Jimmy O'Brien-Moran

18:30 - 19:30

End of Day

Social hour to relax and unwind

Monday July 10th

Event times are Irish summer time | GMT+1

10:00 - 12:00

Start the Day

Practise, have private coaching, or explore Kilkenny

12:00 - 13:00

Illustrated Talks

"…to ornament their Harps with silver and precious stones": decorative work on early Irish Harps

Karen Loomis

Level: All

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch break

14:30 - 15:30

Player Sessions

Mailí Nic Ailpín [Molly MacAlpin] (1 of 2)

Sylvia Crawford

Level: All
Player Sessions

Caoineadh Uí Néill [O'Neill’s lament], transcribed from the playing of master Irish fiddler, Dennis Murphy (1910–1974) (1 of 2)

James Ruff

Level: All
Player Sessions

From Eleanor Plunkett to Madam Kiel: Learn the first ever full reconstruction (for voice and harp) of the famous harp tune Eleanor Plunkett by Carolan (1 of 4)

Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin

Level: Beginner+
Player Sessions

Medieval Irish plainchant (1 of 2)

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: All

15:30 - 16:00

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

16:00 - 17:00

Player Sessions

Mailí Nic Ailpín [Molly MacAlpin] (2 of 2)

Sylvia Crawford

Level: All
Player Sessions

Caoineadh Uí Néill [O'Neill’s lament], transcribed from the playing of master Irish fiddler, Dennis Murphy (1910–1974) (2 of 2)

James Ruff

Level: All
Player Sessions

From Eleanor Plunkett to Madam Kiel: Learn the first ever full reconstruction (for voice and harp) of the famous harp tune Eleanor Plunkett by Carolan (2 of 4)

Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin

Level: Beginner+
Player Sessions

Medieval Irish plainchant (2 of 2)

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: All

17:00 - 17:30

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

17:30 - 18:30

Workshops

More than a Table of "Graces": "the method of playing…of the old Irish harpers"

Sylvia Crawford

Level: All

18:30 - 20:00

End of Day

Student platform evening

Tuesday July 11th

Event times are Irish summer time | GMT+1

10:00 - 12:00

Start the Day

Practise, have private coaching, or explore Kilkenny

12:00 - 13:00

Illustrated Talks

Recreating the music 'captured' by notation

Jimmy O'Brien-Moran

Level: All

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch break

14:30 - 15:30

Player Sessions

Carolan’s Elevation: a liturgical composition by Turlough Carolan (1670–1738) (1 of 2)

James Ruff

Level: All
Player Sessions

From Eleanor Plunkett to Madam Kiel: Learn the first ever full reconstruction (for voice and harp) of the famous harp tune Eleanor Plunkett by Carolan (3 of 4)

Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin

Level: Intermediate/advanced
Player Sessions

The wild geese (1 of 2)

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: Intermediate+
Player Sessions

Toirdhealbhach Óg Mac Donnchadha ['Turlough Og MacDonough’] (1 of 2)

Alessia Bianchi

Level: Beginner+

15:30 - 16:00

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

16:00 - 17:00

Player Sessions

Carolan’s Elevation: a liturgical composition by Turlough Carolan (1670–1738) (2 of 2)

James Ruff

Level: All
Player Sessions

From Eleanor Plunkett to Madam Kiel: Learn the first ever full reconstruction (for voice and harp) of the famous harp tune Eleanor Plunkett by Carolan (4 of 4)

Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin

Level: Intermediate/advanced
Player Sessions

The wild geese (2 of 2)

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: Intermediate+
Player Sessions

Toirdhealbhach Óg Mac Donnchadha ['Turlough Og MacDonough’] (2 of 2)

Alessia Bianchi

Level: Beginner+

17:00 - 17:30

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

17:30 - 18:30

Workshops

'Ros Catha na Mumhan' - 'The battle Cry of Munster'

Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin

Level: All

18:30 - 19:15

End of Day

Social hour to relax and unwind

20:00 - 22:00

Concert

The King's Harper: The Irish Harp at the 17th-century English Court

The Irish Consort

Wednesday July 12th

Event times are Irish summer time | GMT+1

10:00 - 12:00

Start the Day

Practise, have private coaching, or explore Kilkenny

12:00 - 13:00

Illustrated Talks

Master of the King’s Music in Ireland: Matthew Dubourg and the Early Irish Harp

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: All

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch break

14:30 - 15:30

Player Sessions

Isabella Burke by Turlough Carolan (1676–1738) (1 of 2)

Alessia Bianchi

Level: Beginner+
Player Sessions

Medieval Dance Tunes (1 of 2)

Bill Taylor

Level: All
Player Sessions

Pegy Ní Shléibhe [‘Peggy Slevin’]: a love-song air played by harper, Arthur O’Neill (1 of 2)

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: Intermediate+
Player Sessions

Port Rorie Dall

James Ruff

Level: All

15:30 - 16:00

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

16:00 - 17:00

Player Sessions

Isabella Burke by Turlough Carolan (1676–1738) (2 of 2)

Alessia Bianchi

Level: Beginner+
Player Sessions

Medieval Dance Tunes (2 of 2)
Player Sessions

Pegy Ní Shléibhe [‘Peggy Slevin’]: a love-song air played by harper, Arthur O’Neill (2 of 2)

Siobhán Armstrong

Level: Intermediate+
Player Sessions

Port Rorie Dall

James Ruff

Level: All

17:00 - 17:30

Tea Breaks

Relax in our Tea Room

17:30 - 18:30

Talk to an Irish Music Master

TBC

Level: All

18:30 - 19:30

End of Day

End-of-festival reception

Thursday July 13th

Event times are Irish summer time | GMT+1

08:00 - 19:00

Field Trip

Visiting historic harps in Dublin

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