Projects
Our programmes spanning youth music, traditional music education, festivals and public art - most free or low-cost, all rooted in the community.
SubSounds
A music collective for young songwriters, composers and performers - professional mentors, real gigs, and an album recorded at Windmill Lane.
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SubSounds Youth Music Festival
A free, youth-led day of live music at Rua Red - around 150 young musicians from across Leinster on four stages.
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Des Carty Music School
Weekly classes in fiddle, tin whistle, banjo, guitar and more - continuing the work of one of South Dublin’s great music teachers since 1997.
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The Des Carty Sessions
An annual traditional and folk festival bringing the best Irish and world talent to South County Dublin since 2004.
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AltEnts Children’s Music Festival
Around 40 artists and 4,000 national-school pupils exploring the creative arts each October - as both performers and audience.
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The Mickey McKenna Festival
Celebrating the life and music of Mickey McKenna - school sessions, library workshops and free concerts in Trim.
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As If By Chance
A site-specific street performance in Tallaght exploring stories of love and intimacy, with an original score by Robert Coleman.
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Budding Sounds
A climate-change and sound-art project with two national schools - tree planting, sound maps and an exhibition in Rua Red Gallery.
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South Dublin County Sound Walk
The 2021 festival reimagined online - a sound-art piece made from the everyday sounds of children’s lockdown lives.
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