Crowleys Music

Crowleys Music We are an online music shop selling handmade and second-hand instruments, luthier supplies and spare Tadhg Crowley founded the business in 1923.
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Crowley's history in the music industry has spanned nearly 100 years of trading and supporting musicians. He was a pipe major, composer and instrument maker. His instruments were shipped all around the world and he famously restored a set of uilleann pipes for Henry Ford (which are on display in the Ford museum in Michigan,
USA). He passed away in 1955 and his only son took over the business at the age of 14. Michael Crowley brought the business through the disco and rock era and was renowned for his ability to fix any instrument and also for the time he gave his customers. He famously sold Rory Gallagher the Fender American Strat which has since become the
most iconic guitar in the world. Michael had traditional values and loved dealing with the customers directly and resisted the
need for a website, insisting that everybody should feel the instrument they are going to buy. What he loved more than anything was finding the perfect instrument for every individual. Michael passed away in 2010. His daughter Sheena ran the company for the next three years doing everything possible to try to save the business but unfortunately was forced to liquidate in August 2013. On Michael’s 10th anniversary (6th August 2020) Sheena relaunched the business under the name ‘The Island Of Music’. The mission is to create a circular economy for musicians and support them in any way possible, act as a singular platform for the instrument makers of Ireland and support and encourage student musicians. We will sell the makers instruments on commission and we will source second-hand instruments to reduce the dependency on instruments from China and Asia. We will source, buy, trade, loan, promote. We have a YouTube channel from the Crowley’s days and we will be doing promotions, workshops, interviews, and performances with the makers and musicians, so please subscribe to stay up to date. We will have an onsite blog which you can be a part of if you create a membership. Those of you who are non-makers or non-musicians can become a patron to support your community of musicians. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4HYJ-awmhiUZ3jLa760Yg?view_as=subscriber&fbclid=IwAR2LfVtGuT_slqqcat5eyzaY5KiRQv5P1d_WV1Fbu04LqVvUqhY3_a3dsmk

EXCITING NEWSWe are all geared up for a new live show which will be streamed from our shop once a month. We want to shar...
25/09/2026

EXCITING NEWS

We are all geared up for a new live show which will be streamed from our shop once a month. We want to share the great experiences we have serving the local musicians in Cork.
We will have five acts in the nooks and crannies of our space. The musicians will play just two songs each and in all different styles.
Make sure to get to know them and follow them on social media.

Launching 'Live at Crowley's' on Sunday the 4th of October from 6 to 7 pm.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to make sure you don't miss it.
https://www.youtube.com/
Everyone from around the world is very welcome to tune in!

Line up for the first show is:
Chris MacDonald (Bear Bojack),
Caoilte O'Cuanaigh
Perry Wild and Wike Schippers
Jason Turk
DeadEd

Support Irish musicians.

We have just got these 00012 Martin Tribute HsienMo Guitars back into stock. They are perfection. J.P. Cormier was thril...
23/09/2026

We have just got these 00012 Martin Tribute HsienMo Guitars back into stock. They are perfection. J.P. Cormier was thrilled by them, and that speaks for itself. Check out his review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG4cauVtm-A&t=5s
If you are looking for that smaller body guitar that still has lots of projection you should check this out.

We have exciting news at Crowleys Music. On the 4th of October we are launching an online show called 'Live at Crowley's...
21/09/2026

We have exciting news at Crowleys Music. On the 4th of October we are launching an online show called 'Live at Crowley's' which will feature 5 original acts playing two songs each in the small spaces of Crowley's Music shop. (Local and visiting acts and all styles).
Apart from the first show on the 4th of October it will run on the last Sunday of every month.
I can't wait because we are surrounded by excellent talent that we want to jump and down about.
I would like if you all tune in and get to know the musicians in an up-close and intimate setting. You will love it!!
Most of the people we will invite to perform are people we bump into in the shop. We know of course that they are savagely talented and this includes visiting artists. I like the diversity of the musicians, and I also love the comfort of working with a great team - the staff in the shop...Trevor Kiely, Dan Walsh, Colm Walsh, Stephen Cool.
On top of all that goodness we managed to persuade Arann Blake to join us again as the presenter. He is just class and he is born for this so I am really happy. Everything is in place. I have to do a bit of painting etc...but we are ready.
I hope to see you on the 4th. It will be streamed live on our YouTube Channel. Please subscribe so you don't miss out.

Official Page of Crowleys Music, Cork, Ireland. Serving musicians of Ireland since 1926 for three generations. We have a small shop in the centre of Cork city where we sell all kinds of instruments - handmade, vintage, traditional, ethnic and so much more. We welcome customers to sing a song or play...

Check out this tribute night for James Spillane of the Grunts next Saturday in the Crane Lane.
08/08/2026

Check out this tribute night for James Spillane of the Grunts next Saturday in the Crane Lane.

Join us for a night of beats and memories honoring the legendary drummer James Spillane!

Spend over €20 tomorrow at Crowley's tomorrow and you will be in with a chance to win two tickets to a brilliant festiva...
30/07/2026

Spend over €20 tomorrow at Crowley's tomorrow and you will be in with a chance to win two tickets to a brilliant festival coming up this weekend. From 12 noon to closing there will be loads of up and coming original artists who are very talented and very cool playing in a very relaxed space at the Tinny Shed or St. Columba's Hall as it is known officially. This event is organised by a brilliant group of young people called Rebel City Network. They do great things for their fellow local musicians and they deserve our support as much as the acts themselves.
Check it out this Saturday.
One of the acts is Dan O'Keeffe who won fourth place in our song contest recently. He has a very fine voice in fairness. There is loads happening!!

25/07/2026

Here is Alan Comerford playing a tune with his young daughter, Mila today at our HsienMo Guitars demo!
Isn't she just brilliant. In such a short time she is able to do what her dad is doing!! Just imagine what she is going to be like when she grows up!!
She is lucky to have Alan as her dad too though. 😄❤️

Are you heading to Cobh for the Cobh Trad & Folk Festival this weekend? I think it is going to be brilliant. They have ...
24/07/2026

Are you heading to Cobh for the Cobh Trad & Folk Festival this weekend? I think it is going to be brilliant. They have loads of diverse acts, making things very interesting! Lots of music on the promenade and around the town and lots of great acts in venues.
Crowleys Music Centre will be in the business hub under the archway at the square. It is an office space under the library.
Alan Comerford, Dan Ahern and Noel Curran will be demonstrating our HsienMo Guitars. We are the exclusive dealers for Ireland and if you haven't tried them already we can show you a wide range of their models. You should check them out as all the professional musicians are very excited about them, especially as they are coming in at very reasonable prices.
If you put a deposit on them over the weekend of the festival you will get 10% discount.
Myself and Trevor will be on the promenade selling tshirts, CDs, whistles, strings, photos, shrutis, concertinas, mandolins, banjos etc.

We are officially 100 years in business this year. We are celebrating in many different ways, naturally! 😆For the next 3...
20/07/2026

We are officially 100 years in business this year. We are celebrating in many different ways, naturally! 😆
For the next 3 to 4 weeks we have a lot of reductions on our instruments. Check them out if you are in town. Lots of bargains were snapped up quickly over the weekend. Still lots more to be had. 😁
Sire and Eastman electrics have 15% off at the moment. Thanks.

We are off to Cobh this weekend for the Cobh Trad & Folk Festival! It is exciting stuff. I can't wait to meet ye all. Th...
20/07/2026

We are off to Cobh this weekend for the Cobh Trad & Folk Festival! It is exciting stuff. I can't wait to meet ye all. There will be an incredible buzz around the town.
Myself and Trevor will have a stall down by the bandstand on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, and Alan Comerford, Dan Ahern and Noel will be in a room under the library in the square. They will demo our HsienMo Guitars and talk to you about the different models, and their specs etc...Alan and Dan will do a performance on both days at 3pm.

If you put a deposit down on one of the HsienMo Guitars at the festival you will get a 10% reduction!

Address

No. 1 Friar Street
Cork
T12WP70

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 5pm
Tuesday 2pm - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+353851506831

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