Edward Bunting's 1809 Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland - 200 years old this year!
Ann Heymann practicing
Jane Carter and James Ruff
Whitney Dobyns Reading the notice board
Whitney Dobyns
Paul Best trying out Jim Johnston's new Kortier Trinity harp
Biz Cloutier with Dáithí Mac Ficheallaigh
Sue Phillips browsing the Emporium
Donna MacDonell
Kathy Hillis
Siobhán Armstrong practicing in the Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle before the Wednesday evening concert
Siobhán Armstrong practicing in the Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle before the Wednesday evening concert, with Bunting's 1809 volume on display in the foreground.
Andrew Lawrence-King, Ann Heymann, Siobhán Armstrong, Malcolm Proud and John Elwes in the Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle at the end the Wednesday evening concert.
Karen Loomis, Whitney Dobyns, Sylvia Crawford and Jim Johnston
In Ann Heymann's class: Barbara Karlik, Mario Giardini, Paul Best, Maura Uí Chróinín
James Ruff, Seán Donnelly, Sue Phillips
Jane Carter with Donna MacDonell's husband
Karen Loomis trying out bray harp
Neil Hudson and Cynthia Spencer
Mícheál Ó Geallabháin and Jim Johnston
Brenda Malloy and Whitney Dobyns
Christine Rolin and Ann Heymann
Donna MacDonell, Brenda Malloy and Whitney Dobyns
Barbara Karlik, Sue Phillips and Drew Minter
Barbara Karlik and Sue Phillips
Simon Chadwick and Natalie Surina
Natalie Surina
Siobhán Armstrong and James Ruff
Maura Uí Chróinín and Sue Phillips discuss Simon Chadwick's replica 'Queen Mary' harp
Karen Loomis with her Lamont harp replica
Siobhán Armstrong with James Ruff and Drew Minter
Seán Donnelly with Donna and Mr. MacDonell
Ann Heymann with Gwen Knighton
Barbara Karlik and Gwen Knighton
Maura Uí Chróinín, Sue Phillips and Natalie Surina
Jane Carter and Ann Heymann
Jane Carter, Ann Heymann and Fred Johnston
Gwen Knighton and Barbara Karlik
Natalie Surina practicing with an HHSI Student Downhill
Natalie Surina and Ann Heymann practicing with HHSI Student Downhill harps
Scoil students on the fieldtrip view the early medieval criosses at Castledermot
Best Monitoring at the National Museum!
Viewing early Irish harps in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin. Photo reproduced with kind permission of the National Museum of Ireland.
Viewing the 17th-18th century Sirr harp in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin. Photo reproduced with kind permission of the National Museum of Ireland.
Celebrating the end of the Scoil field trip in the Guinness Brewery, Dublin
Ann Heymann viewing the O'Ffogarty harp in Thurles Library
Siobhán Armstrong viewing the O'Ffogarty harp in Thurles Library
Simon Chadwick and Ann Heymann viewing the O'Ffogarty harp in Thurles Library
Ann Heymann practicing for the concert at the Town Hall Theater, Galway
Siobhán Armstrong practicing for the concert at the Town Hall Theater, Galway
Jimmy O'Brein-Moran preparing for the concert at the Town Hall Theater, Galway
Ann Heymann at the concert at the Town Hall Theater, Galway, performing on an HHSI Student Downhill harp
Jimmy O'Brein Moran's antique Uillean pipes
Siobhán Armstrong performing at the concert at the Town Hall Theater, Galway
Dining in Galway after the concert
Dining in Galway after the concert: Siobhán Armstrong, Natalie Surina, Sylvia Crawford