Become a member on Saturday 27th April 27th- For more info and to register, please click here
Come along to one of our Saturday Open Jam Sessions– for more info and to register, click here
Amplify Youth– Youth Music Showcase, May 10th, Ballina Arts Centre. tickets on sale soon. Watch this space
To sign up please click here
The Core- Saturday Open Sessions facilitated by Conor Hickey
Ballina Arts Centre
11.30-1pm
April- Sat 27th
May- Sat 11th, Sat 18th
June- Sat 1st
€Free Members / €5 Non Members
This is a drop in session where young people can hang out, jam and get to know like minded individuals at The Core. Members go free and can use it as space to get advice or help with their musical journey. This is an ideal way for non members to get a sense of what happens at The Core.
To sign up, please click here
For more info, queries etc. [email protected] / 0877485954
To sign up, please click here
We are taking on new members on Saturday 27th April at 10.00
For more info and to register, please click here
Amplify Youth is an open music showcase presented by The Core, Music Generation Mayo at Ballina Arts Centre on Friday, May 10th 2024 at 8pm . The event is part of Féile Mhaigh Eo and the stage is open to bands, groups, duos and solo performers (aged 12-18) of all genres of music.
If you would like the opportunity to perform at Amplify Youth, we are inviting submissions of an audio/video recording of your act for consideration. Register by clicking here
Applicants will automatically be considered for another exciting performance opportunity; a slot on the main stage at Big Day on the Mall, Castlebar on May 25th, also part of Music Generation Mayo’s Féile Mhaigh Eo – A Youth Music Festival, taking place throughout Mayo across the month of May.
For further info/queries please contact [email protected] / 0877485954
Easter Camp / Drop in Jam Session / Membership Induction
We have lots happening in the coming days
Drop in Jam Session, Saturday March 23rd @ 12.00- Click here to register
Easter Camp, Mon-Wed 25-,26 & 27 March, 11.00-14.00- Click here to register
Become a member of The Core– Wednesday March 27th at 15.00- Click here to register
[email protected] / 0877485954
Register or the Easter Camp by clicking here
To sign up please click here
The Core- Saturday Open Sessions facilitated by Conor Hickey
Ballina Arts Centre
12-1pm
February- Sat 10th, 24th
March- Sat 2nd, 23rd
€Free Members / €5 Non Members
This is a drop in session where young people can hang out, jam and get to know like minded individuals at The Core. Members go free and can use it as space to get advice or help with their musical journey. This is an ideal way for non members to get a sense of what happens at The Core.
To sign up, please click here
For more info, queries etc. [email protected] / 0877485954
To sign up, please click here
Hi everyone!
Philip Cassidy here. I recently returned form career break and I am delighted to be back at The Core. I am excited to be back working with all the talented young musicians in Ballina and beyond. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Cathal Faughnan for all his work at The Core while I was away.
I am excited to announce our upcoming February camp and I will also be opening up membership at The Core soon. In the meantime I am asking anybody who is interested in membership to please fill this short expression of interest form by clicking here
If you wish to sign up for the February camp please do so by clicking here
Keep an eye on the website and @TheCoreMayo socials for exciting new announcements!
Thanks,
Philip
The Core is a music hub in Ballina for teenagers. With membership, you get recording space that you can come into, there is access to recording equipment and a room that is suitable to get a great sound in. There are workshops and camps and industry advice and performance opportunities and I AM JEALOUS.
As a young person, there was no opportunities like this for musicians. You could join a band and have no where to play (because you were too young to play in pubs) or you could scour the internet for other musicians. OH WAIT, the internet barely existed in the way it does now. I am so old now…
My point! If you join us in The Core, you instantly are a member with other musicians. You then ask for performance opportunities and I will find them for you (not in pubs!). There are workshops and camps so that you can grow as a musician in ways you might not by yourself. AND! AND YOU CAN RECORD! DO KIDS REALISE HOW HARD IT WAS TO RECORD WHEN WE WERE YOUNG?!?!
Sorry… I lose the run of myself sometimes. I just had vivid flashbacks of trying to record music as a teen in a shed with a very busy road outside. The room in The Core is away from noise and recording- ready.
Get in touch. I would love to be involved in your music journey! Contact Cathal at 0877485954 or email [email protected]
We just started teaching again in The Core! Students came streaming in through the doors, plugged in their instruments and started making music again.
It is a great place to start or continue on your music making journey. As musicians, it can be difficult to find like-minded people to play with and it is crucial to improve. We learn so much by being in a room with other musicians. We learn teamwork, communication skills and patience! I had to learn to be patient as a musician. Just ask my old band… or maybe don’t!
Get in touch and ask questions. I love to hear from people and to see if we can facilitate their needs. That is what we are here for!
Don’t miss the chance. There are spaces available still. You can contact Cathal on 0877485954 or email [email protected].