Book Launch: Shouldering the Tradition 2025

  • Date: 12 September 2025
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Location: Leitrim County Library, Main Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, N41 E061
  • Type: Book Launch

BOOK LAUNCH at Ballinamore Library
Friday 12th September
7pm

“Shouldering the Tradition,” an essential resource for beginner or accomplished musicians alike. It combines staff notation & ABC notation for easy learning from a diverse array of traditional tunes. Accompanying each notation is a QR code which brings you to the recorded audio tracks, allowing the musician to listen, learn and play along with the curators of this book.

But “Shouldering the Tradition” is more than just a collection of tunes; it weaves together songs, dances and the history, heritage and vibrant stories behind many of these Leitrim musicians and their style of playing. Whether you’re a seasoned player or just starting out on your instrument, this book invites you to shoulder the tradition and celebrate our Leitrim music, song and dance.

Curated by:
Music Selection: Michelle Gallagher,
Clare McKiernan, Brian Mostyn,
Lorraine Sweeney, Conor Ward
Song Selection: Fionnuala Maxwell
Dance Selection: Edwina Guckian

Pulisher: Dreoilín Productions

Copies can also be acquired from each of the musicians above.