About

This project aimed to develop and implement a research partnership with the Cork Traveller Visibility Group and STAR (Supporting Travellers and Roma) to address gaps in music provision for Traveller and Roma youth and identify barriers to participation in existing programmes. By creating Traveller-specific and Roma-specific spaces we explored possibilities for cultivating cultural and musical awareness of traditions and contemporary songwriting, spoken word, beat-making and creative music making.

We developed a set of collaborative projects for action research to be implemented in selected schools and youth settings

• Music in Community (MiC) led a songwriting and performance programme at St Aidan’s Secondary School, Dublin Hill, supported by staff from STAR project and TVG
• The Kabin led intensive 3-day songwriting and beat-making camps during midterm and summer 2022, and a six-week programme in collaboration with the TVG afterschool support project, supported by TVG and The Kabin teams

By creating Traveller-specific and Roma-specific spaces we explored possibilities for cultivating cultural and musical awareness of traditions and contemporary songwriting, spoken word, beat-making and creative music making.