-Gordon Adair, BBC on Glastonbury Festival

 

"The Rhymers were excellent, ages ranged from 3-10. Children interacted fully and were enthused and willing to take part. It was great fun and the stories were inspirational. The music was excellent, incorporating different cultures. Parents said that the children will remember it forever."
-Children's Festival, Mayo

 

The Armagh Rhymers are one of Ireland’s most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles. For 30+ years they have delighted audiences at international children’s theatre festivals, ritual drama and folk festivals. They are Mummers, ballad singers, actors, musicians, dancers, storytellers and clowns, dressed in amazing costumes and masks of flax, willow and straw.

 

The masked tradition of rhyming with its unique blend of music, drama, song and dance dates back over 2,500 years. It celebrates the ‘theatre of the people’ and has inspired many major Irish poets such as Seamus Heaney, Brendan Kennelly, John Montague and John Hewitt.