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Christy Moore Exhibition Opens at the Irish Traditional Music Archive
Christy Moore: How Do Songs Live? was unveiled at the Irish Traditional Music Archive in Merrion Square, Dublin on October 6th 2026.
The exhibition is now open to the public and will run on a weekly basis from Monday – Friday, 11am-5pm in bookable, one-hour time slots.
Tickets can be bought via the ITMA website HERE
ITMA writes:
Visit the archive and explore this unique collection, which spans over six decades and includes lyric notebooks, correspondence, recordings, setlists, photographs and more.
Listen to the 188 recordings Christy Moore made in ITMA’s studio, accompanied by stories and handwritten lyric books.
Further information available HERE
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September 2025
It’s hard to believe it’s almost a year since my last chat. I played in Sligo last week in the Knocknarea Arena – a great venue. The gig was promoted by Rob McNabb who goes way back. Sligo is always a great gig town. I first played there with Planxty in 1972. Pumpkinhead and Joe
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- Hi Christy, Got to see the archive at the ITMA today. Well done everyone. Well done. We got there late so didn’t get a proper goose. (I would have spent the day going through old set...
- Hi Christy, thanks for the advice. Ticket is booked for friday. Never heard of this place before. Maybe the place that leads me to a lot more songs, i heard in the...
- Hi Christy Since hearing the sad news of Donal's passing,I've had loads of music memories and played a lot of Planxty... But,a memory that came to mind,was off stage...a late night ferry,somewhere in the...
- Everything prepared. Dublin, I am coming, including a tour through the wicklows, through Kilmainham gaol and lots of hours in Grafton street and "The Celt" and "Cobblestone". And the headliner of course...
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- Christy Moore: How Do Songs Live? is ITMA’s new public exhibition containinh unique materials from Ireland’s most celebrated singer’s personal archive. Generously donated to ITMA in 2023, the collection spans over six decades and...
- Something fabulous for a morning like this https://youtu.be/56mYOTlfA34?is=29bgXmCd87shSc8t...
- Thoughts are with you Christy at this time of sorrow and reverie. The many tributes on RTE Radio 1 have been such a wonderful testament to Dónal and his work and of...
- Another giant of Irish music gone but never forgotten it's been a bad year all round. Let the music keep your spirits high Christy...
- The nod, the wink, the grin, the laugh, the twinkle in the eye. Half man, half bouzouki! Jaysus its a tough one!...
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