The 2025 Residencies have been awarded - one for an established musician to composer/singer/songwriter Julie Feeney and one for emerging musician to songwriter/interdisciplinary artist Aoife McAtamney also known as Daughter Of A Drum.
Now in its 11th year, the scheme provides musicians with space and time to create new work, develop their skills, collaborate with others and showcase their music. This year’s residencies will run from May to November and will provide each artist with funding, a dedicated space to work in and mentoring to support their career development.
Audiences will also have an opportunity to engage with the musicians at a series of public performances and workshops in Dún Laoghaire throughout the residencies.
The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office Musicians-in-Residence Scheme is jointly funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the Arts Council and is managed by Music Network.
Our first resident musician is this year’s dlr emerging artist awardee Aoife McAtamney, whose residency will start this May. Aoife will work on developing Authors, a cross-artform music project inspired by libraries and celebrating the connection between songwriting and literature. She will also be mentored by critically acclaimed folk singer Niamh Regan as she composes a new collection of songs inspired by the works of selected writers, each song reflecting the life and legacy of one author.
Aoife's residency will include workshops and open rehearsals for the public and culminate in a concert performance of the newly composed songs with cellist Caitríona Finnegan at dlr LexIcon.
This year’s established artist awardee Julie Feeney will begin her residency in August. Julie will create an original composition titled Breathe in Dun Laoghaire with Julie Feeney which she will perform live at the dlr LexIcon studio in November. During her time in residence, she will also present three public workshops which will engage with the work which is inspired by the act of breathing, it’s connection to speech and song and how it brings us to life.
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