Monday 28th July - Friday 1 August 2025 | 10am – 1pm | Ulster University, York Street, BT15 1ED

Use EARLYBIRD-2025 to avail of the Earlybird discount and save over £50 on selected masterclasses. Discount ends 1 April 2025.

No previous experience in accompanying traditional music on piano is necessary. N.B. - You will require your own keyboard & extension lead. If you keyboard doesn’t have a built-in speaker you will also need to bring your own amp.

We have a fantastic Summer School accommodation offer starting at only £349 for 7 nights in Belfast City Centre, click here to find out more.

Hailing from county Clare, Jack Talty is a multi-award-winning musician, composer, producer, and researcher who has travelled across the globe and contributed to over 80 albums to date. Jack is a founding member of acclaimed septet, Ensemble Éiru who were awarded the prestigious Gradam Comharcheol TG4 (2015).  

As a regular contributor to traditional music programmes on television and radio, Jack has worked with many renowned musicians including Tommy Peoples, Finbarr Dwyer, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Frankie Gavin, to name but a few. Jack founded his own record label, Raelach Records, in 2011 and is a section leader of the Irish Memory Orchestra. 

The Summer School’s team of tutors is made up of internationally renowned performers with proven track records as teachers and educationalists. The primary means of teaching and learning will be ‘by ear’ with an emphasis in the less experienced classes of assisting pupils to develop oral/aural skills in addition to instrumental competency and developing core repertoire. All classes are designed for intermediate to advanced (minimum 2 years instrument experience) adults and children over 6 years of age except beginner instrument classes, whistle and sing, set dancing, sean nós dancing, traditional singing & sean nós singing which are suitable for all levels including beginners.