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.
Peter Browne donated 30 issues of Hot Press and a large collection of printed and digital ephemera.
Jane Kavanagh (grand-niece of Tara Ceilidh Band leader Frank Lee of London) donated scans of related photographs, ephemera & photocopied cuttings.
John Moulden donated personal photographs taken at various traditional music events throughout the years.
Dáibhí Ó Crónín donated Irish Times press cuttings of the Claisceadal song series.
Mike Lancaster donated 100 greeting cards with his hand-drawn and painted images relating to traditional music and musicians.
Paddy Glackin donated 34 reel-to-reel tapes of his personal field recordings and also a portable Uher reel-to-reel tape recorder and microphone.
We would also like to acknowledge donations and other help from the following people and organisations: Claddagh Records, Cló Iar-Chonnachta, James Fenning, Gael Linn, Len Graham, Mick Jones, Tomás Mac Uileagóid, Chris Newman, Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Mick O’Connor, Colm Ó Síocháin, Dr Séamas Ó Síocháin, Martin Ryan, Adrian Scahill and Trigon Recordings.