BabyLovesMusic

BabyLovesMusic has been described as '...an amazing, unique, and beautiful performance.'

BabyLovesMusic has toured in Ireland to sold-out houses since 2022.

The show is an eclectic musical journey with a distinctly Irish feel and features a host of instruments including guitars, cello, accordion, fiddle, uilleann pipes, recorder, concertina, voice, percussion and more - a novel experience for the babies.

The artists involved are award-winning & highly acclaimed in their own right.

The maximum audience for the show is 16 x babies each with adult companions. Each has a circular carpet 'island' that the musicians move in and around – engaging with & responding to the babies. Each show lasts c.30mins followed by 20 mins gentle free-play time.

Tim Doyle 

Tim Doyle is a multi-instrumentalist and music educator. As a composer/performer he works across many genres. He currently performs with groups Na Cauci and Amerghin combining traditional Irish music with modern influences. He also collaborates with theatre and dance companies to create original works, including a recent Irish/Palestinian project with CYD and El Funoun (West Bank). Recent performances of his compositions include the premiere of his new 10 minute work ‘Suantraí, Goltraí agus Geantraí’ composed for the Woodpeckers Recorder quartet. In March 2025 he premiered the work ‘topophilia’ for uilleann pipes and mixed ensemble, with the renowned Crash Ensemble. 

Kate Hearne 

Irish recorder player and baroque cellist Kate Hearne performs widely as a soloist and chamber musician with an array of different ensembles throughout Europe. Her versatility as a performer and love of storytelling through music are hallmarks of her career, and she is especially interested in the fusion that emerges from new meetings and artistic collaborations. Her accolades include first prize at the inaugural Montréal International Recorder Competition, and she has recorded for the BIS, Decca, ECM and LAWO Classics labels. When not on tour, she can be found building snow caves with her kids in the Arctic town of Kiruna in Swedish Lapland. 

Anna Newell 

Anna Newell has been making theatre adventures for people of all ages to watch and to take part in since 1989. Her work for Early Years audiences has been seen on 6 continents. Human connection is at the very heart of her work. Created the world’s first BabyDay, introduced home-grown theatre for children with complex needs into Ireland and helped start babytheatre in South Africa. 

Finalist - international Ellen Stewart Award for theatremakers whose practice has a strong social impact with a focus on young people. 

Winner - inaugural Tonic Theatre Awards for ‘game-changing women who are re-defining theatre and the performing arts’. 

National Finalist for the 2025 Lottery Good Causes Award. 

“a hero of children’s theatre” The Guardian. 

“Early Years theatre pioneer” The Irish Times.

Eamon Sweeney 

Eamon began his musical studies on the violin, picked up a guitar while in his teens and, after many twists and turns, ended up completing a doctorate on the guitar in the court of Louis XIV. Eamon teaches and performs extensively in a variety of genres and styles giving broadcasts, lectures and seminars in his native Ireland and internationally. He is committed to the provision of Music in Healthcare Settings and Early Years Music. Eamon has enjoyed the good fortune to collaborate with some of Ireland's leading artists over the years, including the late Seamus Heaney. He gratefully acknowledges the support of The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, The Arts Council, and Music Network through the Music Capital Scheme. '...gorgeous Baroque guitar playing.' – The Irish Times