Anna Falkenau

Communications Officer | Archive Officer

communication@ictmd.ie

Dr Anna Falkenau is a traditional musician, researcher, author and a teacher of Irish traditional music (third-level lecturing; instrumental tuition). As a Freyer-Hardiman Scholar at the University of Galway (2018-2024), Anna Falkenau conducted doctoral research on micro and macro flows in the development of Irish traditional music in Galway City between 1961 and 1981. Publications arising from this research include a core chapter entitled “‘It was in the Air’: Irish Traditional Music in Galway, 1960-1979,” contributed to Hardiman & Beyond: The Arts and Culture of Galway Since 1820, edited by John Cunningham and Ciaran McDonagh, as well as the essay "Intersections, Confluence, and Embodiment of Irish Traditional and Folk Music Revivals: Galway, 1961-1981," published in Ireland: Intersections and Dialogue, edited by Ondřey Pilný et al. Her interdisciplinary research of Irish traditional and folk music revival in the microcosm of Galway develops a new theoretical framework for ethnographic studies in an urban field. A critically acclaimed fiddle player, Anna Falkenau has released two albums, Féileacán na Saoirse - The Butterfly of Freedom (2014) and I Can Hear You Calling (2017) with five-string banjo player Lena Ullman; both albums received four-star reviews in The Irish Times and were positively reviewed by music press around the globe. An active performer she has performed with Dolores Keane, John Faulkner, Nuala Kennedy and many others, appearing in concerts nationally and internationally.

For more visit www.annafalkenau.com.