Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival, Longford Town, Co Longford. Chris Keenan, Founder and Director in conversation with David Teevan

IAFA Oral History Project comprises first-hand accounts by key members of Irish arts festivals. The project was established to complement and enhance the Irish Arts Festivals Archive collection, with each of the oral histories relating to a festival that has deposited, or is committed to depositing, its archive with IAFA. These collections, which provide unique insights into the contribution of festivals to the arts, cultural and economic life of their communities, are part of the UCD Cultural Heritage Collections, and are held in UCD Archives, in the James Joyce Library. These interviews took place on 30th March, 2021 in Dublin.