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Music Heritage along Sliabh Luachra to be developed

(L-R) Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer, Kerry County Council, Minister Heather Humphries, Ian McDonagh, Arts Officer, Cork County Council and Sheila Deegan, Arts Officer, Limerick City and County Council. Sliabh Lucra.

The Arts Council has awarded €10,000 to Cork County Council in partnership with Limerick City and Kerry County Council to help promote the popular Sliabh Luachra Music Trail. sliabh lucra..

This is a partnership project between the local authorities and music partners in the Sliabh Luachra area.

The project encompasses festivals, venues, musicians and tutors to help them to grow active participation from both musicians and audiences in the unique traditional music style that is Sliabh Luachra.  Central to the project is research to document and preserve this unique cultural heritage.


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Sheila Deegan, Arts Officer with Limerick City and County Council said: “The money will be used to promote the musical heritage of Sliabh Luachra and is part of a broader move to preserve musical artefacts and support cultural tourism in the region.”

The funding is being made available under the Arts Council’s ‘Invitation to Collaboration’ scheme.  It aims to identify new ways of bringing the arts to the doorstep of people across Ireland and to highlight the role of the arts in building sustainable, cohesive communities.

Director of the Arts Council, Orlaith McBride, said: “This will benefit arts organisations, artists and the people in counties across Ireland.  The purpose of this scheme is to enable greater collaboration between arts offices around the country.  As a public service organisation, we must work better at utilising the rich expertise that exists in these offices, and funding projects with a regional focus is an excellent way to do just that.”

The Sliabh Luachra Music Trail is a joint initiative involving the Arts Offices of Cork and Kerry County Councils.  Among the objectives include a range of measures that aim to promote and preserve the region’s unique musical heritage. The Sliabh Luachra Music Trail works with local Arts organisations to programme concerts, sessions, talks, workshops and master classes.

Read more about Sliabh Luchra Music Trial here.

 

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