ICTMD Ireland Committee

Anna Falkenau

Communications and Archive Officer

communication@ictmd.ie

Dr Anna Falkenau is a scholar and musician based at the University of Galway. She is currently funded by a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship and is preparing her doctoral research for publication as a monograph. Her doctoral research, supported by a Freyer-Hardiman Scholarship, examined the development of Irish traditional music in Galway City between 1961 and 1981, with particular attention to the social, cultural, and institutional forces that shaped the city’s musical life.

Anna holds a BA in Music from University College Cork (2002) and an MA in Music from Wesleyan University (2004). Her research focuses on Irish traditional music, music revival movements, cultural history, and the relationship between music and place.

Her publications include a chapter in Galway: Hardiman & Beyond: Arts & Culture in Galway, 1820–2020, the essay “Intersections, Confluence, and Embodiment of Irish Traditional and Folk Music Revivals: Galway, 1961–1981,” and the article “Embedded in Zeitgeist, Embodying Zeitgeist: Traditional Music and Arts Developments in Galway City, 1971–1981,” published in Spéis.

Anna has taught extensively in Irish Studies and Music at the University of Galway and has presented lectures and conference papers on Irish traditional music at national and international venues. She is also a critically acclaimed musician, specialising in Irish traditional and American old-time music.

For more visit www.annafalkenau.com.