Ethno Ireland in Concert

“Ethno” is a music exchange program from Jeunesse Musicales International and exists in over thirty countries around the world. The very first Ethno Ireland took place in Lough Dan Co. Wicklow in August 2025 and was resounding success. This year the project is back with another batch of young musicians aged between 16-30 who will come to Roundwood to learn and share traditional music from their respective countries and regions in a peer-to-peer exchange. After one week of immersive workshops the group will perform a final concert showcasing traditional music from around the world as a one-off ephemeral youth folk orchestra. An incredible world music journey not to be missed!

Ethno Ireland
Ethno Ireland is part of JM International’s program for folk, world and traditional music. Founded in 1990, it is aimed at young musicians (up to the age of 30) with a mission to revive and keep alive global cultural heritage. Present today in over 40 countries and on all 6 continents, Ethno engages young people through a series of annual international music camps as well as workshops, concerts and tours, working together with schools, conservatories and other groups of youth to promote peace, tolerance and understanding. At the core of the Ethno is its democratic, peer to peer learning approach whereby young people teach each other the music from their countries and cultures. The very first edition of Ethno Ireland took place in Wicklow in 2025 and this year's edition promises to with an international cast of musicians performing