Anonymous US backer matching donations to Irish Traditional Music Archive ahead of New Year
The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) says the donations will help drive access to its extensive library music around the world.
ITMA, founded in 1987, is a public archive and resource centre for anyone with an interest in Irish traditional music, song and dance.
The archives have an extensive library of phonograph cylinders (Brian Lawless/PA)
The publicly-accessible archive on Dublin’s Merrion Square is committed to promoting and “preserving the rich cultural tradition of Irish music for future generations”.
It has a multimedia collection with some materials dating back to the 18th century, tracing the development of how music was stored and shared through vinyl, cassettes, CDs and digital downloads.
The painstaking collection and preservation of the vast collection requires a lot of care, space and funding.
Every year, ITMA receives a large number of unique and important private collections.
However, it says limitations around its current funding model mean there will be…
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