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The Ark and TradFest Temple Bar have come together once again to present an engaging line up of trad-themed music and craft events created especially for children and families. The Ark is a place where children can discover and love the arts, and has been partnering with TradFest Temple Bar each January since 2006 to celebrate all things Trad. Working with leading artists and music facilitators, the team at The Ark have created a series of stimulating and inspiring events for young people to explore traditional music and crafts. Children can take part in open trad sessions, experience special gigs for young audiences from the acclaimed MOXIE, early years performances from Thomas Johnston, family workshops and the hugely popular Children’s Crafts Club, run in partnership with the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland.
Events include:
A series of special concerts for young audiences from MOXIE. This young band at the forefront of new Irish trad music has a truly distinctive sound with elements of other musical influences from folk, rock and new age bluegrass. ( Fri 27 Jan @ 10.15am & 12.15pm and Sat 28 Jan @ 2pm & 4pm)
CHILDREN’S OPEN TRAD SESSIONS (Sat 28 & Sun 29 Jan @ 12pm-2.30pm) If you’re aged 6+ and play an instrument, this is your chance to come and play in a real trad session especially for children, led by members of Ceoltóirí Chluain Tarbh.
GIVE TRAD A TRY (Sat 28 & Sun 29 Jan @ 11am-1pm) Each session is 15 mins. Have a go at playing traditional music on one of a range of instruments at these fun drop-in sessions for beginners. Sessions facilitated by music tutors from Ceoltoirí Chluain Tarbh.
CHILDREN’S CRAFTS CLUB: (Sat 28 & Sun 29 Jan @ 12pm-5pm) Each session is 30 mins. Try your hand at a variety of fun traditional crafts using different natural materials at TradFest Children’s Crafts Club for Ages 4+. In partnership with the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland
The Quiet Tree (Sun 29 Jan @ 10:30am & 11.45am). An intimate traditional music performance from THOMAS JOHNSTON, specifically created for ages 3-6 and their families.
FAMILY WORKSHOP, JIM JAM JUGBAND (Sun 29 Jan @ 3pm). Learn to use a range of fun household objects to create music as you form your own family jug band for an afternoon!
Now booking at ark.ie / 01 670 7788
