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    Ar Scáth a Chéile

    Ar Scáth a Chéile is a project from ITMA and Trad is Amach highlighting traditional artists who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community.

    Ar Scáth a Chéile is a project from ITMA and Trad is Amach highlighting traditional artists who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community.

     

    In November 2023, ITMA welcomed Niall Coakley, Máire Úna Ní Bheaglaoich, Mick McCabe, Claire Sherry and Kieran Munnelly into the archive to record some tunes for playlists on ITMA’s website.

     

    ITMA and Trad is Amach look forward to building out this project in the coming years to feature more musicians in the LGBTQ+ community and continue to recognise the rich contributions they make to the tradition.

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    The blackbird, hornpipe ; The ace and deuce of pipering, hornpipe / Mick McCabe, flute

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    • The blackbird, hornpipe ; The ace and deuce of pipering, hornpipe / Mick McCabe, flute

    • Paddy Hayes' Jig ; April's fool, jig ; The sanctuary, jig / Claire Sherry, banjo ; Eoghan Scott, guitar

    • An goitín eornan, slow air / Máire Úna Ní Bheaglaoich, accordion

    • Seargent Early's dream, reel ; Beare Island, reel / Niall Coakley, fiddle

    • The price of my pig, jig ; Born for sport, jig / Kieran Munnelly, flute ; Claire Sherry, fiddle ; Eoghan Scott, guitar

    • Unidentified, polka ; Unidentified, polka / Máire Úna Ní Bheaglaoich, accordion ; Niall Coakley, fiddle

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