Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2026
Sráid na Cathrach, Co. an Chláir, 4ú Iúil - 12ú Iúil.
The 54th Willie Clancy Summer School, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland.
Saturday 4th July to Sunday 12th July, 2026.
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in the 2020s
Tony Kearns has been taking photos at Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy since 1992 and has created a large collection of images of the School's activities as well as capturing informal moments and taking formal portraits. A selection of images taken by Tony between 1992 and 2007 was published in a hardback book titled Ceol agus Solas: Music and Light in 2008.
Claire Fennell, Rita Farrell, Maeve O'Donnell, Muireann Ní Shé and Marion McCarthy 2022.
Meabh Mulligan with her concertina students 2024.
A student in Josephine Marsh's accordion class 2022.
Marcas Ó Murchú, Antón Mac Gabhann, James Keane and Mick O'Connor in a session on Miltown Malbay's main street 2025.
Aoife Fadian playing in an uilleann pipes lunchtime recital 2022.
A session in Friel's 2025.
Theresa O'Grady and Sinéad O'Donoghue performing in the banjo recital 2024.
Martin Donohue with his accordion students 2022.
Harmonica students perform during the harmonica recital 2022.
Mick Conneely playing in the school's tribute to Mary Bergin 2023.
A student in Jacqueline McCarthy's concertina class 2022.
Harmonica students in Rick Epping & Mick Kinsella's class 2023.
Leo Rickard playing in an uilleann pipes lunchtime recital 2022.
Cape Breton fiddle players onstage 2022.
Lauren O'Neill performing in the harp recital 2023.
Harry Bradshaw presenting a lecture on the Irish Recording Company 2022.
Sláinne Ní Chathalláin in the singing recital 2023.
Mark Redmond (right) with his uilleann pipes students 2022.
PJ Hernon speaking at the tribute to Bobby Gardiner 2022.
Claire Fennell 2025.
Aoife Kelly 2023
Sorcha Costello 2022.
Bill Thomas in a session in Cleary's 2022.
Dancer Pat Lineen 2025.
Seán Keane in Máire O'Keeffe's master fiddle workshop 2022.
Aoife Ní Bhriain 2023.
Set dance students in the Brooks Academy class 2022.
Tom Clarke (right) with his uilleann pipes students 2022.
Bill Lynch at an evening céilí in the Mill Marquee 2023.
Kevin Conneff performing in the singing recital 2024.
A concertina player in a session in Cleary's 2023.
Master uilleann pipes maker Benedict Koehler with Tove Byers in the reed making workshop 2023.
Ciarán Ó Maonaigh performing in the fiddle recital 2025.
Gay McKeon performing in a lunchtime uilleann piping recital 2023.
Kseniya Rsnak performing in the harp recital 2023.
Dancers in a Quebec folk dance workshop 2022.
Liam Kelly in an uilleann pipes lunchtime reciital 2023
Mary Bergin at the summer school's tribute 2023.
Séamus Sands in a session in Friel's 2025.
Connie O'Connell, Patsy Hanly and Pat Mullins in Máire O'Keeffe's master fiddler workshop 2024.
Mark Donnellan playing with the Tulla Céilí Band during an evening céilí 2023.
Matt Molloy meets the whistle & flute tutors and students 2023.
Diarmuid Ó Meachair, Bobby Gardiner and Conor Connolly backstage during the accordion recital 2023.
Seán McKeon 2023.
Leah and John Kelly during the fiddle recital 2025.
Cathy Wilde 2025.
Joe Searson and Nuala Hehir backstage during the accordion recital 2024.
Sinéad Coyne 2025.