The music school:

The East Antrim Traditional Music School was started in 2005 and is based in South Antrim (Northern Ireland) the ambition of the School is to contribute significantly to the regeneration of the culture of playing traditional music in this area. The music school courses are designed to give you the best possible introduction to Irish traditional music playing.  Irish music, like languages, is best learned by ear, so there is next to no musical theory in these courses.

Contact  -  Martin Shane  -  info@eatms.co.uk  -  02890 853676  -  07977 116595

The experience of East Antrim Traditional Music

School has shown that there is a thriving interest

in traditional music amongst the people of South

Antrim.

The school was formed with the aim of providing goals, structure, and performance opportunities for those who are interested in learning Irish traditional music and instruments. We provide lessons and a slow session learning group. The school provides classes for all ages and skill levels for most traditional Irish instruments - fiddle, tinwhistle, flute, guitar, mandolin, harp, bodhrán and traditional singing. The Gasworks session group was set up because there has been a real absence of opportunity for young people to have an environment to learn and to play traditional music with any frequency. We believe this has limited their growth as musicians, as well as their ability to develop their Irish style and repertoire. The Gasworks Session is part of East Antrim Traditional Music School. It meets fortnightly on a Friday night at Flame Gasworks Museum, Carrickfergus. See below for dates and times etc.