Cóir na Coille | Choir of Trees, a bilingual music workshop 8 - 10 Apr 2026
A bilingual workshop of short, simple, fun and interactive songs in Irish and English exploring the music of nature. Practice your cúpla focal, have a dance, sing along and plenty of rírá agus ruaille buaille!
If we listened closely, could we hear an oak tree sing? Are the birds and the mushrooms in the forest harmonising?
In this workshop you will become part of an impromptu forest choir, using your voice, simple instruments, and natural materials like twigs and leaves to bring the trees’ stories to life. A joyful, hands-on adventure in sound, nature, and creativity!
No Irish? No problem! Everyone is welcome to join in.
About the artist...
Ríona Sally Hartman is a musician based in South County Wicklow who holds an honours Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Performance. She releases her own original music under her own name, as well as collaborating with a number of ensembles of various genres including Irish language band IMLÉ and bilingual group Luí Lom (music in Gàidhlig and Irish).
She is musical director and lead performer of The National Concert Hall’s Education and Community Outreach Band, and facilitates early years workshops in the National Concert Hall.
Currently Ríona is working on a project, generously funded by the Arts Council, writing and recording new bilingual children’s music for primary school aged children. She is also currently collaborating with artist Cressida Lynch in facilitating arts workshops with young people all over south and west Wicklow on behalf on The Courthouse Art Centre, Tinahely YPCE Outreach programme. http://www.rionasallyhartman.c...