In fine voice: Tipperary nursing home residents to take part in national singsong

County Tipperary nursing home residents will participate in a special national music performance to mark Nursing Homes Week 2023. 

The Music Speaks broadcast, to take place Monday, August 21, will encompass performances from over 100 nursing home residents from over 30 nursing homes.

Featuring from Tipperary will be residents and staff from St Martha’s, Cahir.

Their performances will encompass: 

- Rivers of Bablylon – a collective performance by residents and staff  

- Boys from the County Armagh – Resident Joan Ryan will sing with Margaret Childs, Healthcare Assistant

- It’s a Long Way to Tipperary – Resident Marie McGrath will be singing 

- At the End of the Day – Resident Joan Ryan will sing 

- Staff member Christine Harding (Healthcare Assistant) will recite a staff reflection

Nursing homes in Tipperary and across the country will be hosting music-themed celebrations from August 21 to August 27 to mark Nursing Homes Week 2023. 

The Music Speaks performance will be broadcast to over 400 nursing homes with 25,000 residents across the country and available for the broader public to watch via NHI.ie

The Music Speaks performance is a highlight of the broader online Music Speaks festival which will mark the national celebration of nursing home care. 

The Music Speaks festival will include performances from Mobile Music Machine with Niamh Kavanagh, Sive, Ross Scanlon performs John McCormack, John Spillane.

Further, performances from the Irish Traditional Music Archive will be opened up to nursing home residents and an online discussion will be hosted discussing the impact of music on nursing home residents.