Nerve Centre’s award-winning Hothouse programme is going on the road to South Armagh this Halloween.
The Community Relations Council supports the organisation through its Core Funding Scheme.
If you’re an aspiring musician, then this free music programme is taking place during the mid-term break.
The programme for young people takes place in the Tí Chulainn cultural centre in Mullaghbawn from Monday 27 to Thursday 30 October 2025.
Designed for musicians aged 13–18, this intensive four-day programme will give participants the chance to learn from industry professionals while forming groups and writing new songs.
Participant will form a band, work with professional industry mentors, write new songs linked to the local heritage and perform that new music at a special showcase event at the end of the programme.
New music produced during the programme will be linked to the life and work of renowned folklorist Michael J Murphy.
Whether you sing, play guitar, drums, bass, violin, saxophone — or any musical instrument — this is the perfect programme for you.
Programme schedule:
- Monday 27 October — 1pm–4pm
- Tuesday 28 October — 10am–3.30pm
- Wednesday 29 October — 10am–3.30pm
- Thursday 30 October — 10am–3pm
This Hothouse is being delivered as part of the Now We’re Talking project from Nerve Centre and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), funded through the Archives Revealed programme.