Ceiliúradh | Celebrating Harps Gala Concert 2026

Harp Ireland’s annual Gala Concert, with the world premiere of Neil Martin’s An Dalladh Dubh | All but Blind. Join Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland for Ceiliúradh | Celebrating Harps, our annual Gala Concert, in the beautiful Whyte Recital Hall at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. This highlight of the harping year brings together an outstanding line-up of harpers, singers and musicians for an evening celebrating the richness and range of Irish harping today. At the heart of the evening is the world premiere of An Dalladh Dubh | All but Blind a Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland commission, composed by Neil Martin, and performed by the All Island Harp Ensemble. The evening’s MC, Ellen Cranitch, will guide you through a programme featuring Cormac De Barra, Aisling Ennis, Gráinne Meyer, Aisling Lyons, Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta, Maria Ryan, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Michael Rooney, Mick O’Brien, Becky Ní Éallaithe, Dónal O’Connor and Tríona Marshall. Don’t miss this celebration of one of Ireland’s oldest musical traditions, as vibrant and innovative today as ever.