Following on from the huge success of The Boat Factory in six Primary Schools in Belfast and surrounding areas during 2009, two new plays from the Pat and Plain series by Dan Gordon were presented during March and April 2010 by twelve Primary Schools across Northern Ireland. more »
The Lyric Theatre, Ulster-Scots Agency and Arts Council of Northern Ireland have recently completed the first phase of a project to deliver the ‘The Boat Factory’. This is the first of a series of six plays commissioned by the Ulster-Scots Agency and written by Dan Gordon called the ‘Pat and Plain’ series. Written for Key Stage 2 pupils, the play is set in the Belfast Shipyard in the late fifties and explores Ulster-Scots social and economic heritage and the Ulster-Scots language. more »
Pupils of Greyabbey Primary School in the Ards Peninsula in Co Down were treated to a drumming recital by members of the local junior Lambeg drumming club. more »
Pupils of the Boys' Model School have been developing their Ulster-Scots culture, through an initiative directed by the Ulster-Scots Agency which involved a 10-week Lambeg drum and fife workshop. It turned out to be a resounding success and as a result, in September, a second workshop of drumming and fife-playing began in the school for a 24-week period. Twenty boys were involved – 16 drummers and four fife players. As a result of the success of the workshops, the school decided to investigate acquiring its own Lambeg drum. more »
The Kilkeel-based Schomberg Society delivered Ulster Scots workshops in fifing, Lambeg drumming, the tin whistle and highland dance to Rathfriland High School Year 8 students. more »
The Ulster-Scots Agency recently funded a cross-border partnership involving second level schools from both sides of the border to study and produce a Copper Craft Exhibition that brings into focus the Irish connection with Scotsman Robert Burns. more »
