Presented by Artscope, Follow the Tune will follow and present the cultural footprint of the music and song of the area of North Roscommon. Each performance will celebrate this rich cultural landscape that over centuries has been the backdrop to some of the most powerful and loved pieces of music in the Irish canon.

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Keynote Address by Martin Tourish:
“ In each case, from the time a tune first came into being as vibrations in the air, someone else has deemed it beautiful enough to remember it, and played it enough times in the presence of others to set off a cycle of events that has continued until it has reached your ears today. A particularly rich well for anyone to explore is the area of North Roscommon, which over the centuries has given rise to some of the most powerful and beloved pieces of music in the Irish canon.”

Join Dr Martin Tourish as he takes the audience through his research into this music. This event will also have performance from some of the Follow the Tune contributors.