Multi-Instrument Workshop by Award-Winning Irish Performer Sorcha Costello

Awarded with the prestigious Gradam Ceoil TG4 Young Musician of the Year 2021, Sorcha Costello is a traditional Irish fiddle player from Tulla in the County Clare. Sorcha hails from a family emersed in traditional Irish music. From a young age, Sorcha has enjoyed performing nationally and internationally, including recent tours of New Zealand, Australia and America. Sorcha is also in high demand as a teacher of music, especially in her home area of East Clare, due to her ability to transmit her unique style which has the trademark rhythm and swing qualities which has been handed down from one musical generation to the next of Sorcha's family.

Sorcha has taught students in the United States - recently and regionally - in the renowned Catskills Irish Arts Week.

The Irish American Heritage Museum is delighted to host Sorcha and this multi-instrumental workshop, where Sorcha will teach, discuss and demonstrate how each person can use their instrument as a means of self-expression, creating their own style through elements such as dynamics, ornamentation, and rhythm.

Released in June 2023, Sorcha’s new album The Primrose Lass is a solo fiddle album which encompasses a unique variety of both old and new tunes. The style and flow of this album resembles Sorcha’s love of the old tradition, evidenced through the swing, rhythm and uncomplicated playing of tunes. Deeply rooted in the East Clare style Sorcha is known for, the album yet contains many of Sorcha's musical influences from around the world. The Primrose Lass keeps the listener engaged throughout. Both accompanists on the album, John Blake (guitar and bouzouki) and Catherine McHugh (keyboard) weave their way around Sorcha’s fiddle playing to create a warm, comfortable atmosphere. This debut solo album has resulted in two RTE Radio 1 Folk award nominations for Sorcha, including ‘best folk instrumentalist’ and ‘’best emerging artist" in 2023.

PLEASE NOTE: Later that evening, Sorcha will perform a concert at the Irish American Heritage Museum's Flanagan Theater (tickets must be purchased separately).

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