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Drawing from the Well

A monthly series that connects artists with archival material to inspire new art

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Drawing from the Well

Pádraic Keane playing his pipes in a sitting room with a piano and pictures on the wall behind him.

Pádraic Keane Drawing from the Well

Drawing from the Well

Christy Moore, in conversation with Liam O’Connor

Drawing from the Well

Paddy Moloney, in conversation with Liam O’Connor

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Dolly McMahon, in conversation with Lisa Lambe

Drawing from the Well

Matt Molloy, in conversation with Paul McGrattan and Peter Molloy

Drawing from the Well

Sarah Ghriallais, in conversation with Síle Denvir

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Daoirí Farrell. Kathleen Behan: Rebel at Heart

Drawing from the Well

Frankie Gavin, in conversation with Liam O’Connor

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Catherine McEvoy, in conversation with Liam O’Connor

Drawing from the Well

Laoise Kelly. Hugh Higgins: A Harper in the Age of Enlightenment

Drawing from the Well

Lisa O’Neill. Arthur Griffith: A Ballad History

Lisa O’Neill. Arthur Griffith: A Ballad History

Drawing from the Well

Jesse Smith: “All them tunes in that book”

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Mairéad and Deirdre Hurley. Petticoat Loose: A Wicked Woman of Irish Folklore, Music, and Song

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Conor Connolly, in conversation with Alan Morrisroe

Drawing from the Well

Aoife Granville: Pioneering Women Flute Players

Drawing from the Well

Aoife Ní Bhriain. Tommie Potts: Transcribing a Genius

Drawing from the Well

Steve Cooney: Personal Reflections on Canon Goodman’s Collection

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Caitlín Nic Gabhann. Willie Keane: Music in Motion

Drawing from the Well

Cormac Begley. An Trúmpa: the fall, rise and revival of the Jew’s harp

Drawing from the Well

Radie Peat: Murder, Lust and Incest

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Brían Mac Gloinn: Songs of Aranmore

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Mary Bergin and Tony Linnane: The William Forde Collection of Irish Music

Drawing from the Well

Edwina Guckian: The story of Jack Lattin

Drawing from the Well

Martin Hayes: The hidden beauty in our Archives

Drawing from the Well

Louise Mulcahy: The Liam O’Flynn Collection at ITMA