Irish Music Traditions – Atlanta is part of the USA-Southern region of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ), an international membership organization founded in Ireland in 1951 to preserve Traditional Irish Music and Culture. CCÉ fosters Irish cultural events for people everywhere to enjoy its distinctive character, with hundreds of branches of worldwide.
Visit Comhaltas HQ Dublin site.
Key Contacts with IMT, CCÉ-Atlanta:
General Inquiries: Tersa Finley (Chair)
email: teresamfinley at bellsouth dot net
Membership: Win Shirey (Secretary)
email: winshirey at windstream dot net
Calendar & Set Dancing: Sally V. MacHenry (Dance Chair)
email: atl dot setdancing at mindspring dot com
Sessions: Suzanne Harner (Music Chair)
email: zannah91 atgmail dotcom
A Few Words from our Chair
January 23, 2012
Dear Members of Irish Music Traditions,
It is my pleasure to announce that John Winston has accepted a newly created Board position! We are adding a Board Chair for Céilí/Events to help us fulfill our mission. Our goal this year is to hold a Céilí or other event after each quarterly membership meeting. In this way, we will offer a wonderful opportunity for members to come together and create a stronger connection with traditional Irish Music & Dance. Thank you John for accepting this new position.
Our board has been busy. We continue to work on our Calendar, Branch Policy, IMT Strategic Plan, and an upgrade to the Irish Music Traditions web page. We plan to release the calendar soon. For now, please note the following Irish Music Traditions Membership Meetings:
- Sunday, March 25th
- Sunday, May 20th
- Sunday, August 26th
- Saturday, October 6th (Annual Meeting & Elections)
Irish Music Traditions will continue to sponsor a scholarship named The Bernard Lane Music Student Award. Deserving candidates can be awarded up to $500.00! This award is open to all current members of Irish Music Traditions. We are in the process of re-evaluating our policy in this area and anticipate the application form will be upgraded. We are targeting to complete our evaluation by the next IMT Board Meeting planned for February 20th. For this reason we will extend the submission period so that we may clarify the application process and details of the award. Please stay tuned on this very important topic!
As always, please consider joining a “committee” in 2012 that will help us with our value proposition to our members; develop specific plans to support the growth of Irish music, dance and language in our community (with particular emphasis on our young people); update our communications strategy; and hold some really fantastic Ceilis! If you want to volunteer please email teresamfinley@bellsouth.net and I will get you hooked up with one of our Board Members. This will be a great way to get involved without making a huge commitment of your time. The more members involved, the more we can accomplish!
Slán go fóill
Teresa Finley
Irish Music Traditions Board Chair