Under the Covid confines of Phase 1 and 2 of the Local Live Performance Scheme, between August and December 2021, Artscope worked with Roscommon County Council Arts Office in 2021 to produce 12 films and many recordings of local music. These recordings were to form the foundation for which the audiences will begin their journey into appreciating the music and songs of the area. 

Click here to see the films. 

Already over 12,000 viewers have tuned into the Local & Live, Follow the Tune films since December 2021, which certainly shows an appetite for the music.

Following this in 2022, Artscope presented a series of live performances. Over four days Follow the Tune created a microcosm of the wider North Roscommon music landscape, within and around King House, through live-music, audio/visual posts, conversations, lectures and a general sharing of legacy. The events ranged from concerts curated by some of the top musicians in the country – John Carty, Cathy Jordan and Martin Tourish – to concert workshops for students and adults alike and for those wanting a more in-depth knowledge of the subject matter lectures and discussions will be held in advance of concerts.

Follow the Tune followed the cultural footprint of the music and song of the area of North Roscommon. Presenting the story and the music of local areas such as Lough Key, Boyle, Eastersnow, Croghan, Corrigeenroe, Elphin, Keadue, Ballyfarnon, The Curlews and more. Each performance celebrated this rich cultural landscape that over centuries has been the backdrop to some of the most powerful and loved pieces of music in the Irish canon.