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Not even the summer sun could keep audiences away from Macalla na Mara|Sea Echoes this week 🌞🎶

If you missed this wonderful performance and discussion, keep an eye out for the podcast to be released @dlr_arts @libraries.dlr

A big thank you to the Heritage Council’s Organisation Support Fund which helps us to develop, promote and safeguard harping for future generations. Míle buíochas!

Buíochas ó chroí leis an gComhairle Oidhreachta as a dtacaíocht leanúnach, a chabhraíonn linn an chruitireacht a chur chun cinn do na glúnta amach romhainn. Ar aghaidh linn!

What a treat to have Cormac De Barra and Lisa Lambe in @dlr.lexicon this sunny evening 🎶🌞

Last Thursday at The Sugar Club Harp Sessions is one we won’t forget anytime soon!

Macalla na Mara created a truly special atmosphere. Here’s a glimpse back at a night of powerful music, connection, and storytelling.
If you missed it - or want to experience it again - you’ve another chance.
Join Cormac de Barra and Lisa Lambe, as Macalla na Mara returns, this time in the beautiful surroundings of dlr Lexicon.

In conversation with our Chair Aibhlín McCrann, they’ll share the story behind the music in an intimate and reflective evening.

Commissioned by Cruit Éireann - Harp Ireland with support from Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Arts Office.
📍 dlr Lexicon
📅 6pm, Tuesday 26 May
No booking required - mark it in your calendars

We’re still riding the wave from last Thursday’s unforgettable night at The Sugar Club and we’re not ready to let it go just yet.

Macalla na Mara returns for another special evening, this time in the beautiful surroundings of dlr Lexicon.

Join Cormac de Barra and Lisa Lambe as they bring their powerful co-commission to life once more, sharing the story behind the music in conversation with our Chair Aibhlín McCrann. Expect something intimate, reflective, and deeply moving.

Commissioned by Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland with support from Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Arts Office.

📍 dlr Lexicon
📅 6pm, Tuesday 26 May

No booking required. Mark it in your calanders!

Tá tús curtha leis an gceolchoirm! Oíche speisialta amach romhainn 🎶✨

The concert has started! We have a special night ahead of us 🎶✨

Standing ovation for Michael Rooney and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh at our last Harp Sessions at the Sugar Club concert.

We can’t wait to be back @TheSugarClub this Thursday with Cormac De Barra and Lisa Lambe! Ticket link in bio 🎟️

We are delighted to announce our Festival Tutors for the 40th annual An Chúirt Chruitireachta.

Áine Ní Dhubhghaill, Deirdre Granville,
Deirdre Ní Bhuachalla,  Gráinne Hambly,
Kathleen Loughnane, Máire Ní Chathasaigh,
Oisín Morrison & Úna Ni Fhlannagáin.

Still some spaces left in our residential and morning workshops. See link in our bio for details.

A beautiful conversation with @aedingormley, joined by @cormac_de_barra and @lisalambe, sharing the story behind Macalla na Mara and a first glimpse of its world premiere in sound 🎶

📍 Thursday 21 May, 8pm - The Sugar Club, Dublin (Tickets on Eventbrite)
📍 Tuesday 26 May, 6pm - dlr LexIcon (Free entry)

With @harpirl @dlrcoco.ie

🎧 Link in bio to listen to the full interview

This week @ The Sugar Club!

▪️ Tue 19th May - Yunus Yilmaz - Olay Yeri Inceleme
▪️ Thu 21st May - Harp Sessions | Cormac De Barra & Lisa Lambe
▪️ Fri 22nd May - A Night with Belle Harmonics
▪️ Sat 23rd May - Interlude Fashion Show
▪️ Sun 24th May - Introduction – The Recital of Maia Baratashvili

#TheSugarClub #TheHomeofCulture

This 2000 Nationwide report explores the growing visibility of male harpists in Ireland, tracing the instrument’s long history as a tradition once dominated by men in Gaelic society before becoming more closely associated with women during the nineteenth-century revival.

Featuring Cormac de Barra, harp maker Colm O’Meachair, harp teacher Denise Kelly, and young harper Niall Murphy, the programme captures a moment of renewed interest and change within the harp community, as more boys and men began taking up the instrument once again.

We’re delighted to see this important part of Ireland’s harp story preserved in the archives, celebrating the evolving traditions, communities, and musicians who continue to shape the harp today.

If you’d like to hear Cormac perform live with Lisa Lambe, join us for a special evening of harp and voice at @thesugarclub, Dublin, on Thursday 21 May at 8pm.

Watch the video: Link in bio

Scéala na Bealtaine has landed in inboxes 📧

This month’s newsletter includes many upcoming harp events, and a little Easter egg… our mystery guests for the final Harp Sessions at The Sugar Club have been revealed 👀

If you’d like to join our mailing list, you can sign up via the link in our bio.