Are you programming an arts festival, or planning children’s arts workshops?
I create joyful, creative musical moments! Here are some of the workshops and performances that you could add to your program :
CIORCAL CEOIL
Ríona Sally Hartman’s Ciorcal Ceoil is a bilingual family workshop filled with songs, stories and fun in English and Irish!
There’s something for the whole family in these informal, interactive and engaging workshop — sing along, learn a fun clapping game in Irish, and soak up the ceol, craic agus damhsa!
No Irish? No problem! All songs and activities are explained in an accessible, fun way so everyone can join in, follow along and learn a cúpla focal along the way.
We’re Going on a Song Hunt!
Ríona Sally Hartman’s going on a song hunt and you’re invited! Together we’ll create music from everyday objects, our voices and our imaginations!
Together we will explore the sounds we can make from all sorts of things, from crinkly dry leaves to feet stomping. We’ll record the sounds using a magical loopedy loop pedal, listening closely as we go.
Next, we'll add our voices. Singing, speaking, humming, whispering... Who knows what kind of songs or soundscapes will emerge from our intrepid, curious, auditory explorations?
Song Explorer
Are you programming cultural events to celebrate Ireland hosting the Presidency of the Council of the European Union?
At Song Explorer children and their grown ups can learn and enjoy songs in lots of different European languages together in a fun, accessible way. It can be formatted as a workshop or performance depending on the setting.
A Hungarian song about poling down a river, a German song about bees, and simple fun songs in Irish too. Songs are presented in an accessible, engaging way with accompanying actions meaning everyone can join in.
The Úlla Búlla Band Live!
Ríona Sally Hartman brings her hit children’s album Úlla Búlla to life with a live five piece jazz band! These songs are designed to introduce children—and their grown-ups—to the magic of improvisation, the world of jazz and of course Gaeilge! A lively, fun, interactive concert where the audience participates in the music.
“It was amazing” “Gorgeous” “Loved it!!”
- audience feedback from Cruinniú na nÓg live performance of Úlla Búlla
If you are getting in touch for a school : please note that although I do work in schools I am very rarely hired directly by schools. When I visit schools it is usually because I have been hired by an organisation such as an arts centre, a local authority or have received public funding to do so. This is because the amount of administration, scheduling and preparation involved in doing a once off school visit would mean I would need to charge very high fees to make it feasible. If you would like me to visit your school please feel free to get in touch, but it’s worth keeping in mind that once off school visits, outside of the circumstances mentioned above, are rare. Thank you.