🎹 Applications are now open for the Music Capital Scheme Piano Award🎶 This award supports the purchase/refurbishment of concert standard grand pianos by arts venues and music presenters. 💡 Who can apply? Organisations with: 🎵 A year-round, high-quality music programme 🎵 Commitment to supporting professional musicians 🎵 Strong audience and community engagement 💰 Total fund: €300,000 🗓️ Deadline for applications: 2 April at 2pm 💬 Online Information Session 📅 3 March ⏰11am 🔗Find out more about the award, register for our online information session and apply at loom.ly/a8-CQrU This project is supported by Department of Culture, Communications and Sport 🎼 #MusicCapitalScheme #PianoAward #MusicNetwork

🎵Are you interested in applying for the dlr Musician-in-Residence Scheme 2025?🎵 Join us next Thursday 6 February 2025 at 11am for an online information session to find out more about the residencies and how to apply. Key dates: 📍dlr LexIcon Studio site visit: Tuesday 27 January at 6pm (To book a place please email arts@dlrcoco.ie and put Musicians site visit as the subject line) 💻Online information session: Wednesday 28 january at 11am 📆Application deadline: Thursday 12 Feb 2025, 2pm 🔗Click on the link for more information about the residencies and to sign up for our online session: loom.ly/vcS6Ijo Funded by @dlrArts and @artscouncil_ie #MusicNetwork #MusicResidency #ArtistSupport #dlrMusic

🎵Applications open for the dlr Musician-in-Residence Scheme 2026!🎵 Applications are open to musicians working in any genre of music who have a connection with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown or propose projects that link with the area. Two residencies are available, one will support the work of an established musician or group and has a maximum funding award of €12,000, and an award of up to €7,500 is available to support the work of an emerging musician or group. Key Dates: 📍Site visit: Tuesday 27 January at 6pm (email arts@dlrcoco.ie to book) 💻Online info session: Wednesday 28 January at 11am 📆Application deadline: Thursday 12 February at 2pm Find out more about this opportunity, register for our online information session at loom.ly/JKW7svU Funded by @dlrArts and @artscouncil_ie #MusicNetwork #MusicNetworkResidency #MusicianInResidence #ArtistSupport #dlrMusic

🎶✨ Dublin Deals – Save 20% on Earlybird Tickets! ✨🎶 Book your spot at any of our city centre concerts before 15 January and enjoy 20% off tickets! 🎟️💸 🎵 Kevin Burke, Dermot Byrne, Noriana Kennedy & Jim Murray 🗓️ Tuesday 17 Feb | 🕢 7:30 PM | 📍 The Sugar Club 🎵 Théo Ould & Alison Langer 🗓️ Tuesday 31 Mar | 🕢 7:30 PM | 📍 Freemasons' Hall 🎵 Trio Bohémo 🗓️ Tuesday 14 Apr | 🕒 7:30 PM | 📍 1WML (Windmill Quarter) 🎵 Séamus Egan Project 🗓️ Tuesday 12 May | 🕢 7:30 PM | 📍 The Sugar Club 🎵 Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet 🗓️ Wednesday 24 Jun | 🕢 7:30 PM | 📍 The Sugar Club 🎵 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pauline Scanlon, Tom Morrow & John Doyle 🗓️ Tuesday 22 Sep | 🕢 7:30 PM | 📍 The Sugar Club 🎵 Bill laurance 🗓️ Tuesday 20 Oct | 🕢 7:30 PM | 📍 The Sugar Club 🎵 Cheng² Duo 🗓️ Sunday 15 Nov | 🕢 7:30 PM | 📍 1WML (Windmill Quarter) 🎟️ Book now and save: loom.ly/La-giAg #MusicNetwork #DublinDeals #LiveMusic #EarlyBirdDiscount #DublinConcerts

We are deeply saddened by the passing of the extraordinary musician Marilyn Mazur. A master percussionist and musical visionary, we were honoured to tour Marilyn with the Marilyn Mazur Special 4 last year, an experience we will always treasure. Marilyn’s music, spirit, and boundless creativity touched everyone who had the privilege of hearing her play and her legacy will continue to resonate for many years to come. May she rest in peace. Image: Marilyn Mazur performing at the Sugar Club in Dublin on 23 October 2024.

🎄✨ Give the Gift of Music This Christmas ✨🎶 Still searching for the perfect present? Make it unforgettable with live music experiences! 🎟 Concert Tickets – Wrap up an incredible night out and memories that last long after Christmas Day. 🎁 Gift Vouchers – Let them choose their favourite show, date, or artist. Easy, flexible, and always appreciated. 💫 Friends Scheme Memberships – As a Friend of Music Network, you will be an integral part of a community of like-minded people at the very heart of our mission. You will enable us to create even more opportunities for communities and musicians across Ireland to experience and connect through music. Perfect for family, friends, or that person who’s impossible to buy for. 🎄 Give something they’ll look forward to all year long. 🔗Click the link for more information: loom.ly/49is4NE #MusicNetwork #ChristmasGift #Christmas2025

❗There's only one week left to apply for the mentorship opportunity for the upcoming Music Network Lullaby Residency ❗ 🎼If you're a professional musician based in or on the border of Co. Clare, looking to gain paid experience and receive mentoring in delivering early years music workshops & working with families from diverse backgrounds, then this opportunity is for you. 🔗Click on the link for more information: loom.ly/U0blafI ✨Deadline to apply for this opportunity is Monday 8 December. Email to lullabyresidency@gmail.com with subject line ‘Lullaby Clare’ by end of Monday 8 December 2025. The Music Network Lullaby Residency is delivered in collaboration with glór and North West Clare Family Resource Centre, supported by the Benefact Group, the Katherine Howard Foundation, Department of Children, Disability and Equality and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

🎵 2026 Tours Announced! We are delighted to announce our National Touring Programme for 2026 - a landmark year as we celebrate our 40th anniversary! 🎉 ✨ Check out what's in store and find a concert you’ll love near you! Find out more and book now at musicnetwork.ie/news/music-n… #MusicNetwork #2026Tours #LiveMusic #40Years

✨“Is breá liom go bhfuil an fhuaim sin mín agus is breá liom go labhraíonn sí le m’anam. Tugann an fhuaim sin an deis dom spraoi léithi agus an ceol atá i m-intinn a thabhairt chun tsaoil.” - Úna Ní Fhlannagáin 🎵Tríd an Scéim Caipitil Ceoil, bhí Úna Ní Fhlannagáin ábalta an chláirseach álainn seo a choimisiúnú, í uathúil go hiomlán, ón déantóir cláirseach Paul Dooley. Níl ach seachtain amháin fágtha chun d’iarratas ar Dhámhachtainí 1, 2 & 3 a chur isteach chuig an Scéim Caipitil Ceoil. 🔗Más amhlaidh gur chaill tú aon cheann de na Seisiúin Eolais Ar Líne nó na Seisiúin Tacaíochta d’Iarratasóirí, is féidir féachaint orthu tríd an nasc: loom.ly/DS9VkUA ℹ️Faigh tuilleadh amach faoi na dámhachtainí agus conas iarratas a chur isteach tríd an nasc: loom.ly/iE1ZZpY ❗Spriocháta le haghaidh iarratas: 2pm, Déardaoin, 27 Samhain 2025. #MusicNetwork #ScéimCaipitilCeoil #MusicCapitalScheme

💫Music Network and glór are looking for versatile and playful singers/instrumentalists for paid mentorship opportunities with young children and families in Co. Clare in early 2026. 🎵The Music Network Lullaby Residency, designed and led by Eamon Sweeney, is an inter-cultural music project for young children and their families. Running since 2022, it is centred on the learning and sharing of lullabies from different cultures and countries. The Lullaby Residency will run on consecutive Fridays from 20 February to 27 March 2026. Two sessions will take place each day and each session lasts for 1 hour. 🎼If you're a professional musician based in or on the border of Co. Clare, looking to gain paid experience and receive mentoring in delivering early years music workshops & working with families from diverse backgrounds, then this opportunity is for you. 🔗Click on the link for more information: loom.ly/U0blafI ❗Deadline to apply for this opportunity is Monday 8 December. Email to lullabyresidency@gmail.com with subject line ‘Lullaby Clare’ by end of Monday 8 December 2025. The Music Network Lullaby Residency is delivered in collaboration with glór and Northwest Clare Family Resource Centre, supported by the Benefact Group, the Katherine Howard Foundation, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and the Arts Council.

🎵We welcome composer Anne-Marie O'Farrell to our Dublin City concert on Sunday 23 November at 1WML Anne-Marie will introduce her new Music Network commission, "Murmuration", which will be performed by Emmanuel Ceysson throughout the tour, and share insights into her compositional process and inspiration for the piece.✨ Book here loom.ly/f-GTqt0

🎸Need help finding instruments and suppliers for your Music Capital Scheme application?🎺 🎻If you're filling out an application for this year's Music Capital Scheme and need help finding instruments and suppliers for quotes, check out our National Instrument Hub! 🎷 🎤The National Instrument Hub is a national online resource that helps people find places to buy, hire, or borrow instruments, and funding for musical instruments and equipment, as well as music lessons, groups, and community music organisations to join.📯 🔗Click on the link and see what you can find today: loom.ly/nH5khLQ #MusicNetwork #NationalInstrumentHub #MusicCapitalScheme

🎹Come and enjoy Hánt, Music Network and Ionad Cultúrtha Musician-in-Residence, live in concert on Saturday 22 November at 7.30pm in Ionad Cultúrtha, Baile Mhúirne. 🎤Hánt is a seasoned songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. During his residency he has focused on reconnecting with the Irish language and his roots in traditional music, creating new songs as Gaeilge, immersing himself in the Gaeltacht, collaborating with local musician Amhlaoibh McSweeney, and working closely with other local musicians and people from the community. 🕜 7.30pm 📆 22 November 2025 📍 Ionad Cultúrtha in Baile Mhúirne 🎟️ €15 / 20 To book tickets, please contactIonad Ionad Cultúrtha by email to eolas@ionadculturtha.ie or call 353 26 45733 / 353 26 45781 This programme is presented by Music Network in partnership with Ionad Cultúrtha, supported by the Arts Council, Ealaín na Gaeltachta and Cork Education and Training Board. #MusicNetwork #MusicNetworkResidencies #MusicNetworkOpportunities #IonadCulturtha #MusicianinResidence

Unfortunately we've had to cancel tomorrow's in-person information session in The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Mayo. Watch our online information sessions and applicant supports through the link: loom.ly/DS9VkUA Any questions regarding the Music Capital Scheme can be sent to Sarah Ledwidge, Music Capital Scheme Manager, at capitalscheme@musicnetwork.ie or 083 016 2718

❗Deadline Approaching - Thursday 27 November at 2pm❗ ✨There are just under 2 weeks left to submit your Music Capital Scheme application for Awards 1, 2 & 3. If you missed any of our recent Online information Sessions or Applicant Support Sessions, they are available to watch back here: loom.ly/DS9VkUA 🔗Find out more about the awards and how to apply at: loom.ly/iE1ZZpY This project is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. @DeptCultureIRL #MusicCapitalScheme #MCS2025 #Funding

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the distinguished violinist Geraldine O’Grady. An iconic figure in Irish classical music, we were honoured to have toured Geraldine with Veronica McSwiney in 1991. Her artistry will leave a lasting impact on Ireland’s musical landscape. As former president Michael D Higgins said of O’Grady’s artistic contribution to Irish society, "There is no doubt that the Irish world of music owes her an enormous debt of gratitude." We extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues within the music community.

✨Coming up later this month we have our final tour of the year, featuring international harp star, Emmanuel Ceysson with special guest Sarah Shine. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the artistry of a true master of the pedal harp alongside one of Ireland’s most exciting young sopranos. 🔗Book your tickets here: loom.ly/f-GTqt0 #MusicNetwork #AutumnTour #EmmanuelCeysson #SarahShine

❓Weren't able to attend either of our Music Capital Scheme Online Information Sessions? ✨We've got you covered!✨ 🎼Watch our online sessions back on YouTube anytime through the link: loom.ly/9fbbFok ℹ️The application deadline is Thursday 27 November at 2pm. This project is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. #MusicCapitalScheme #MCS2025 #Funding #InformationSession

💫Following her recent breathing workshops, dlr Musician-in-Residence, Julie Feeney presents an original showing of her work-in-progress, incorporating speech, sound, music and physicality. All you need to do is bring your breath and prepare to be enthralled! 🕜 2.30pm 📆 9 November 2025 📍 The Studio, Level 1, dlr LexIcon 🎟️ €10 🔗 Get your tickets through the link: loom.ly/6MAsnoc The @dlrarts Office Musicians-in-Residence Scheme is jointly funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the @ArtsCouncil_ie and is managed by Music Network.

Applications are now open for the Music Network Music Capital Scheme 2025 - Deadline: Thursday 27 November 2025 at 2pm 🔗 More info: [Link in Bio] @MusNetIrl #jazzireland #jazz bit.ly/49qpKQr