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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This concert will be preceded by Toner Quinn in Conversation with Matt Molloy & John Carty. Join Toner Quinn, fiddle player and editor of The Journal of Music, as he leads two of Irish music’s finest as they discuss the part they have played in playing, collecting, composing and passing on the tunes on their greater journeys to, and beyond, North Roscommon.

Probably the most exciting trad combination of recent times, Matt Molloy and John Carty together with Brian McGrath are taking part in the Follow the Tune events in King House, Boyle on Saturday 21st May. Together they will explore the rich and varied tapestry of the fiddle and flute tradition of North Roscommon.