Welcome! Céad Míle Fáilte!

Irish Music Traditions – Atlanta is part of the USA-Southern region of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ), an international organization founded in Ireland in 1951 to preserve Traditional Irish Music and Culture.   CCE fosters Irish cultural events for people everywhere to enjoy its distinctive character, with hundreds of branches of worldwide.

Visit Comhaltas HQ Dublin site.

Scholarship Update!

Applications for the Bernard and Kathy Lane Music Student Award were accepted through March 31, 2010.  Award winners were announced at the Spring Céilí on May 2, 2010.  See the Scholarship Award page of this site for details.

“LUCK O’ THE IRISH” (News article with photos)
Irish traditions, culture celebrated year round in Buckhead.  Northside Neighbor article from March 18, 2010.

Slow/Teaching Music Session

If you would like to start developing a repertoire of Irish traditional tunes, we offer a slow or teaching session.  Slow sessions have resumed on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, from 4- 5 pm, at the Harp Irish Pub in Roswell.  (See the IMT Programs page for additional information.)

Key Contacts with IMT-Atlanta:

General Inquiries: Jim Alexander (Chair)
email:  seamusboyo at yahoo dot com

Membership: Gary White (Secretary)
email:  gary at southeastpipersclub dot org

Calendar & Set Dancing: Sally V. MacHenry (Dance Chair)
email:  atl dot setdancing at mindspring dot com

Teaching Session: Mike Simpson, TTCT (Music Chair)
email:  msimpson at abelsolutions dot com