Ríona Sally Hartman is a musician who makes music with, and for, children. She has over a decade’s worth of experience creating engaging, educational and fun live music shows for children that consistently sell out.

She is musical director of The National Concert halls Echo Band, and has worked with the NCH to create shows specifically for neurodivergent audiences (Soundscapes commissioned by the National Concert Hall in 2025) and Special Schools.

You might know her from her bilingual album of original children’s music, Úlla Búlla, or from the viral, Irish children’s songs she shares on social media.

Ríona works regularly with organisations such as The Improvised Music Company, The Ark children’s arts centre, as well as various local authorities. From time to time she writes music for children’s TV such as Bígí ag Ceol (RTÉ), and Maddie and Triggs (RTÉ, BBC). Her work focuses on child lead, inclusive, process driven, neuroaffirmative music making.

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