Belfasttrad Traditional Music & Dance Society
About Belfasttrad Traditional Music & Dance Society
Classes and Workshops in Irish Traditional Music, Song & Dance for all, based in the Crescent Arts Centre
Belfasttrad Traditional Music & Dance Society Description
BelfastTrad Traditional Music & Dance Society is a registered charity and has been providing tuition in Irish music and dance since 1991. Our aim is to promote and develop a knowledge and love of these traditional arts and to encourage participation from anyone who is interested in learning.
We are run by an all-volunteer committee and we are open to the whole community. We run 34 music and dance classes per week, three terms per year, supplemented by over 20 workshops featuring some of the best practitioners of these art forms in the world.
We are based at the Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, located between Shaftesbury Square and Queen’s University, Belfast. We also support classes for the St Brigid’s Parish Traditional Music School, the Ceili series at Belfast Castle and dance at the Camphill Community at Glencraig.
Our program funding is made possible by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Anyone who enrols in our music classes automatically becomes a member of the Society. Anyone else who would like to join and get reduced rates on our events can do so for an annual fee of £5. 00. See our website at www. belfasttrad.com for more information.
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A great way to give back that extra bit more to traditional music! Please support our budding local musicians!
Belfast TradFest is looking for volunteers! Be at the centre of it all by helping out with events. Great craic and a great opportunity. Apply here: https://www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com/j oin-the-team
BelfastTrad is honoured to receive a gift of two new Turmennan Learner 34-string harps. They were presented to us by the family last week, in memory of their beloved Éamonn O'Faogáin.
We are deeply touched and grateful for their generosity, and look forward to all the many future BelfastTrad students who will be able to learn the harp because of their kind gift.
For those of you who never had the opportunity to hear Éamonn sing, enjoy.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfboFYSVo 1E
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The afternoon talks, workshops and taster classes look amazing. Something for every BelfastTrad student!
The lineup for this year’s summer school is incredible. Check it out!
The Belfast TradFest is coming. Book now!
It’s on!
This performance from the 2015 BelfastTrad Tionól is making the rounds again. This is what BelfastTrad does, bringing the best traditional music practitioners to our students. We welcome older players, younger learners, new and returning. Let us light up your life! Learn, Listen, Enjoy! And thanks to Padraig McGovern for his stellar playing.
Application deadline 12:00 Noon Monday, April 29th!
Booking Open for our next term! 6 weeks from April 29thBooking Open for our next term! 6 weeks from April 29th
LOST PROPERTY! Email us at info@BelfastTrad.com if any of the items pictured below belong to you.
1 Belt 1 Jaws Harp... 1 Harp Tuner
These were found after Spring Concert in Rosemary Hall Saturday night.
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A great Spring concert and Ceilí with our students tonight. Here’s Bernie Graham’s beginner old style solo class stepping out Maggie Pickie in great style. Great job!
Our first concert and ceili without Peter, but his spirit lives on at BelfastTrad!