Music Generation Carlow

Music Generation Carlow Music Generation Carlow was established in 2013 to bring high quality music education to the young people of Co. Carlow. programme. The Go Music! Go Music!

Music Generation Carlow is a new music education service for County Carlow. It is part of Music Generation Ireland – a national music education programme developed by Music Network and funded by multi-million euro donations from U2 and The Ireland Funds. This amazing project brings matched funding from Music Generation direct to Carlow, doubling the value of every euro raised here for Carlow MEP’s

Go Music! Over the next three years and based on reaching local funding targets, Carlow MEP’s Go Music! programme will, with the support of Music Generation, bring over €1.1million of music performance education activities and events for 0-18 years olds throughout the county. programme was developed by local musicians and music teachers, with foundation local funding commitment from County Carlow VEC and Carlow Local Authorities, and development support from many other local agencies. The programme is managed locally by Co. Carlow Music Education Partnership (MEP). This interagency group includes, Co Carlow V.E.C and Carlow County Council Arts Office. Carlow MEP will, through the implementation of a progressive music education programme called Go Music! in partnership with schools and community organisations, progressively provide new opportunities as well as supporting the development and expansion of existing groups. will develop as a regional network throughout Carlow providing music education, teacher curriculum development, fundraising, and performance opportunities. Ultimately Carlow MEP plans to develop Go Music! by implementing its own Curriculum Repertoire resource programme which will ensure artistic integrity and direction. This will inspire and enable children and young people from all backgrounds and regions of County Carlow to learn to play musical instruments, sing, make music with others and have opportunities to progress to the next level of excellence. This will include establishing performance opportunities locally, regionally and nationally.

What an incredible evening! 🤘🎸🎤We're still buzzing from MGC: Rocks (Beside) the Tower! at The Exchange, Carlow as part o...
18/06/2026

What an incredible evening! 🤘🎸🎤

We're still buzzing from MGC: Rocks (Beside) the Tower! at The Exchange, Carlow as part of Cruinniú na nÓg Late . Here are some of the amazing photos captured on the night by the DGM Photographic.

A huge thank you to Carlow Arts Office, Creative Ireland Carlow and Cruinniú na nÓg for your continued support of Music Generation Carlow and for helping make this fantastic event possible.

Thank you also to Carlow Local Enterprise Board for the use of The Exchange, which proved to be a fantastic outdoor venue and the perfect setting for our evening of live music.

A special thank you to everyone who came along to support our young musicians.

To our incredible team of Musician Educators – thank you for your dedication, passion and all the work that goes on behind the scenes

And finally, the biggest thank you goes to our young performers. You absolutely blew the roof off The Exchange! We couldn't be more proud!!

Enjoy the photos! 📸🎶

Music Generation Ireland Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board - KCETB

Our HUB Registration 2026/27 is now open!! Scan the QR code to fill in the registration form. Don't miss out on the oppo...
03/06/2026

Our HUB Registration 2026/27 is now open!!
Scan the QR code to fill in the registration form.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to learn music with highly skilled Musician Educators at highly subsidised fees!!

For more information contact us :
[email protected]

Get ready, Carlow!!! 🔥We’re thrilled to present MGC: Rocks (Beside 😂😂) The Tower – our latest Rock & Pop band showcase, ...
27/05/2026

Get ready, Carlow!!! 🔥

We’re thrilled to present MGC: Rocks (Beside 😂😂) The Tower – our latest Rock & Pop band showcase, taking over The Exchange, Carlow Town as part of the Cruinniú na nÓg Late celebrations- who we're extremely thankful to for supporting this event!

We’re excited for the sound of our talented bands to fill the streets of Carlow for a night of live music, energy, and young talent. 🎸🎤

📍 The Exchange, Carlow Town
📅 Saturday, 6 June
🕣 20:30 – 22:30
💶 FREE ENTRY!!!

Come along, bring your friends and family, and support the next generation of rock and pop talent – live and loud! 🔥

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🎶 Huge congratulations to Jack Gladney on the release of his debut single! 🎶Jack is a former MGC Young Musician and has...
15/05/2026

🎶 Huge congratulations to Jack Gladney on the release of his debut single! 🎶

Jack is a former MGC Young Musician and has since worked with the program as a musician educator.

We are incredibly proud to see his musical journey continue and wish him every success with this exciting new release.

Listen to Jack’s debut single here: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Y8v5dXzGTJXz9NtWxI5Hp?si=AXNONoyySyq0FFudrpWvTw

If you enjoy the track, please give it a listen, add it to your playlists, and share it with your friends and family to help support Jack’s music.
Best of luck, Jack — we can’t wait to hear what comes next!

Music Generation Ireland Carlow Arts Office Carlow Nationalist Carlow Tourism Carlow Live & Local Music Festival

Jack Gladney · Next To You · Song · 2026

🎶 MGC Exhibition Continues This Week! 🎶We’re looking forward to another exciting week as part of MGC’s Exhibition Progra...
14/05/2026

🎶 MGC Exhibition Continues This Week! 🎶

We’re looking forward to another exciting week as part of MGC’s Exhibition Programme.

This Saturday, we are delighted to welcome Reel-Nua, MGC Senior Trad Ensembe, who will perform as part of our ongoing series of live performances.

Our next Come and Try session will focus on the Concertina and Accordion, led by Rachel Kavanagh. Whether you’re curious about these instruments or would like to give them a go, everyone is welcome.

We had two amazing school performances last week and we'd like to extend a huge thank you to:

Carlow National School and their tutor Ann Brolly
Rathoe National School and their tutor Maryann Hickey

Please also take a moment to enjoy and share this amazing video of our Band Development young musicians- who work with Aaron Thompson and Paul Horahan weekly. They performed to a packed house in the library on Tuesday evening, with a wonderful audience creating a fantastic atmosphere.

📹 Watch, like, and share to support these talented young musicians!

Music Generation Ireland Paul Horahan Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board - KCETBCreative Ireland Carlow Carlow County Library Carlow County Council Carlow Arts Office

🎶 Applications for SoundCrowd 2026 are now open! 🎶Are you a young musician aged 12–18 who plays a brass, woodwind, percu...
12/05/2026

🎶 Applications for SoundCrowd 2026 are now open! 🎶

Are you a young musician aged 12–18 who plays a brass, woodwind, percussion, guitar, bass, or keyboard instrument?

Join young musicians from across Ireland for an unforgettable 4-day residential music festival in Waterford!

🎵 Play in bands and ensembles
🎵 Learn with professional musicians
🎵 Make new friends
🎵 Build confidence and musical skills
🎵 Perform in an amazing final concert at the Theatre Royal, Waterford

📅 Dates: Monday 29 June – Thursday 2 July 2026
📍 Location: Waterford
💶 Cost: €225 (includes accommodation, meals, workshops, and performances)

Whether you attended before or are thinking of joining for the first time, SoundCrowd is an incredible experience that you will never forget.

IF NEW AND CONSIDERING- CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHcxRDh5BjQ

📝 Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/SoundCrowd2026
⏰ Closing Date: Friday 29 May 2026

Places are limited, so apply early!

Music Generation Ireland The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Carlow County Library Carlow County Council Carlow Arts Office Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board - KCETB

11/05/2026
🎶 MGC Exhibition Update 🎶We’re looking forward to another fantastic weekend as part of MGC’s Exhibition!This Saturday, w...
06/05/2026

🎶 MGC Exhibition Update 🎶

We’re looking forward to another fantastic weekend as part of MGC’s Exhibition!

This Saturday, we’re delighted to welcome performances from some of MGC’s talented alumni musicians—always a special moment to see familiar faces back sharing their music and talent.

We’ll also host the next in our Come and Try sessions, this time focusing on the fiddle, led by Brian Murphy and Niamh Nolan. A great opportunity for anyone curious about trying something new!

As part of our three-week performance programme, we were thrilled to welcome our first two primary schools today. A massive well done to Newtown Dunleckney (with tutor Brian Murphy) and Clonegal NS (with tutor Paul Horahan) for their wonderful performances 👏

Sharing some photos from Clonegal NS below 📸

All Come and Try Sessions have been made possible through Creative Ireland Carlow Funding.

Music Generation Ireland Carlow Arts Office Carlow County Library Creative Ireland Carlow Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board - KCETB

28/04/2026

🎶✨ What a wonderful evening we all had at the launch of Music Generation Carlow’s exhibition in Carlow Town Library!

We’re delighted to share that our exhibition is now open and will run for the next three weeks. It’s a beautiful retrospective, showcasing 13 years of memories through photos and videos — celebrating the creativity, talent, and journey of everyone involved in Music Generation Carlow.

We warmly encourage everyone to drop in, take a look, and relive some truly special moments.

Alongside the exhibition, we’ll also be hosting a series of exciting workshops in the coming weeks- Poster of events belowQ

🔗 Read more in our press release here: https://kcetb.ie/en/music-generation-the-focus-of-new-exhibition-at-carlow-town-library/
📸 Check out a few highlights from the launch below! Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board - KCETBCarlow County Library Carlow Arts Office Creative Ireland Carlow Music Generation Ireland

All Come and Try events have been made possible through Creative Ireland Carlow funding.

Really looking forward to Come and Try: Fiddle on Saturday 9 May in Carlow Town Library Carlow County Library. Spread th...
28/04/2026

Really looking forward to Come and Try: Fiddle on Saturday 9 May in Carlow Town Library Carlow County Library. Spread the news!! Music Generation IrelandThe Arts Council / An Chomhairle EalaíonKilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board - KCETB

Come and Try with Music Generation Carlow returns on Saturday 9th May at 11:30am in Carlow Central Library. This time attendees will be given the opportunity to try out the fiddle! If you fancy bowing the bow and seeing if it's something might like to do more often then come along and try. All ages are welcome!

Preceded by a performance by Music Generation alumni at 10:45am.

These workshops have been funded by Creative Ireland Carlow in association with Carlow Arts Office and Carlow County Council.



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