Niamh Ní Charra | Mná an Cheoil: 100 bliain de Mhná i gCeol Traidisiúnta na hÉireann
Date: 8 March 2026
Venue: Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, 37 Great James' Street, Derry, Derry, BT48 7DF
Is buaiteoir mórán gradam í ar an fhidil agus ar an chonsairtín araon, agus chuaigh sí ar camchuairt ó 1998 go 2006 mar cheoltóir aonair le Riverdance, sular phill sí ar Éirinn mar a bhfuil sí lonnaithe anois. Fuair a cúigiú halbam a eisíodh le déanaí, Donnelly's Arm, moladh mór ó na léirmheastóirí agus ón phobal agus bhronn Alex Monaghan, léirmheastóir do roinnt foilseachán lena n-áirítear Irish Music Magazine, Living Tradition agus FolkWorld, an gradam Albam Traidisiúnta Uimhir 1 de 2021 air. Is ball bunaidh agus cartlannaí í den ghrúpa feachtasaíochta deonach FairPlé a bunaíodh in 2018, a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige cothromaíocht inscne a bhaint amach i dtáirgeadh, i dtaibhiú, i gcur chun cinn agus i bhforbairt ceoil thraidisiúnta agus ceo
Is as Cill Airne, Contae Chiarraí, do Niamh Ní Charra agus fuair sí spreagadh agus bhí tionchar mór ó raidhse ceoltóirí áitiúla Shliabh Luachra. Is buaiteoir mórán gradam í ar an fhidil agus ar an chonsairtín araon, agus chuaigh sí ar camchuairt ó 1998 go 2006 mar cheoltóir aonair le Riverdance, sular phill sí ar Éirinn mar a bhfuil sí lonnaithe anois. Fuair a cúigiú halbam a eisíodh le déanaí, Donnelly's Arm, moladh mór ó na léirmheastóirí agus ón phobal agus bhronn Alex Monaghan, léirmheastóir do roinnt foilseachán lena n-áirítear Irish Music Magazine, Living Tradition agus FolkWorld, an gradam Albam Traidisiúnta Uimhir 1 de 2021 air
Is cartlannaí gairmiúil í Niamh fosta agus is í bainisteoir tionscadail agus cartlannaí tionscadail faoi láthair do bhailiúcháin Chonradh na Gaeilge agus Mary Robinson in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. Is í Cathaoirleach Chumann na gCartlann agus na dTaifead, Éire, comhóstach na sraithe podchraoltaí Archive Nation, agus tugann sí cur i láthair go rialta ar a cuid oibre sa réimse seo. Is ball bunaidh agus cartlannaí í den ghrúpa feachtasaíochta deonach FairPlé a bunaíodh in 2018, a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige cothromaíocht inscne a bhaint amach i dtáirgeadh, i dtaibhiú, i gcur chun cinn agus i bhforbairt ceoil thraidisiúnta agus ceoil tíre na hÉireann. Tugadh aitheantas le déanaí dá cuid oibre i ngairmeacha an cheoil agus na cartlannaíochta araon nuair a toghadh í ar bhord Chartlann Ceoil Thraidisiúnta na hÉireann.
Beidh an cuir i láthair seo as Gaeilge.
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Niamh Ní Charra hails from Killarney, County Kerry, and was inspired and strongly influenced by a wealth of local Sliabh Luachra musicians. A multi award-winner on both fiddle and concertina, she toured from 1998 to 2006 as a soloist with Riverdance, before returning to Ireland where she is now based. Her recently released 5th album, Donnelly's Arm, received much critical and public acclaim and was crowned Number 1 Trad Album of 2021 by Alex Monaghan, reviewer for several publications including Irish Music Magazine, Living Tradition and FolkWorld.
Niamh is also a professional archivist and is currently project manager and project archivist for the Conradh na Gaeilge (The Gaelic League) and Mary Robinson collections at the University of Galway. She is Chair of the Archives and Records Association, Ireland, co-host of the podcast series Archive Nation, and regularly gives presentations on her work in this field. She is a founding member of and archivist for the volunteer campaign group FairPlé established in 2018, which aims to achieve gender balance in production, performance, promotion and development of Irish traditional and folk music. Her work in both the music and archive professions was recently recognised when she was elected onto ITMA's board.
The presentation will be in Irish.