Host of exciting workshops are available at Longford festival

The Camlin Keys Music Festival has a number of workshops planned for the Bank Holiday Saturday, May 3 and hope that there is something for everyone amongst the offering!

The festival day opens with Tamara Niekludow delivering an all-age Performance & Exam Anxiety workshop.

Tamara is a multi-award-winning concert pianist, piano lecturer, and examiner at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, as well as a competition adjudicator, conductor, and composer based in Dublin.

Tamara’s name will be recognised by many budding pianists, as her delightful compositions are a regular feature in the RIAM exam repertoire.

After adjudicating our Festival Competition Classes, in the afternoon, Tamara will facilitate a composition workshop, sharing her methods and inspirations with young musicians.

For those of you with an interest in fiddles and strings, try our From Trad to Classical and back again! Workshop with Dr Benjamin Errington.

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Benjamin Errington is one of the country’s leading violists his career has combined classical and Traditional Irish music.

Studying at a young age with the renowned Clare fiddle player Brendan Mulkere, he began participating in major folk festivals and national competitions in the UK on both viola and violin, and at aged 18 he was a finalist in the BBC Young Musicians competition.

Ben has performed with many renowned musicians and the world’s leading orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and the RTE Concert Orchestra.

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Join Benjamin, founder of the Celtic Viola and Fiddle YouTube channel, as he shares his experience from Trad to Classical and back again!

If you want to extend your piano skills, consider the Traditional Piano Accompaniment Workshop with Cathal Culliney.

Another multi-award winning musician, Cathal has received awards and medals at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann throughout the years, most recently winning the All-Ireland Accompaniment competition 2025.

Cathal is a fiddle and piano player who hails from the ancient Conmhaícne region, a historically vibrant region of Irish music which encompasses South Leitrim and County Longford.

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With a passion for Irish traditional music from a young age, his Masters in Irish traditional music from Maynooth University examined how the piano has developed a collaborative role in traditional music.

To book into any of the Camlin Keys Music Festival workshops on May 3 and to keep up-to-date with more workshops as they are confirmed, find Camlin Keys on social media, visit their website, camlinkeys.ie, or email camlinkeys@gmail.com