Kilkenny native Lauren Grace inspires new generation with Irish-language music
Lauren Grace, a UCC graduate in Music and Irish, has been using her talents to promote the Irish language through song and dance
Kilkenny native Lauren Grace is setting the Irish-language world alight!
A UCC graduate in Music and Irish, for the last two years Lauren has worked with schools across Cork City and county, using the language in song and dance to inspire future generations of Gaeilgeoirí.
As a leading member of UCC’s Barr na gCnoc project, music videos commissioned by TG4 and written and produced by her have been seen all over the world. Some have been retweeted by Kneecap, while a special Gael-Rap performance was staged for President Catherine Connelly during a recent visit to Cork.
In her weekly song-writing and performance workshop, Lauren works closely with the Grammy-nominated Kabin Studio to produce videos which have gone viral. A special collaboration involved her working with Terence MacSwiney Community College and Tinderbox in Edinburgh to produce the viral ‘Meas Mór’ video, part sponsored by the Ed Sheeran Foundation.
Lauren is now extending her work to the Carlow-Kilkenny area. She is currently organising projects with Askea National School in Carlow and Crosspatrick National School in Kilkenny. Working with children is bound to come naturally to her as her family business, ‘Pure Kids’ toy shop on Kieran’s Street, is a highly popular spot for children of all ages!
As a new generation of performers emerges throughout the country this talented young Kilkenny woman is at the centre of this quiet and not-so-quiet revolution.