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This free two-day song writing workshops, for 14 participants aged 14-18, will center on the theme of ‘belonging, identity and sense of place’. The song writing process will incorporate a bilingual format, this will include, not just the Irish language, but languages used by all the participants.  The participants together with composer and writer Shauna Carrick and musician and theatre maker Lauryn Gaffney will have a fully composed song by the end of the two days.

The format of the workshops will be as follows:

Choosing a song’s theme and approach

Structuring a song

Putting together lyrics, melody, and rhythm

Collaboration

Transforming ideas into a fully composed song

Performance and arrangement of the song

Workshops will be held in dlr Mill Theatre on 13 and 14 June from 10am – 3pm. 

Public performances aimed at young people aged 14 – 18, and family and friends of participants will take place on 14 and 15 June at 7.30pm in the Maureen O’Hara Studio in dlr Mill Theatre.

Participants must be available to attend both days of the workshop and both performance evenings. 

To participate in the workshops and to attend the performances is free but booking is essential. 

This project was funded through dlr’s Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 Open Call and the Government’s Night Time Economy initiative.