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This project fosters wellbeing, cultural exchange, and social inclusion, particularly for individuals living in Direct Provision and temporary accommodation settings.<br \/>Song Seeking &#8211; Kildare has already engaged with around 20 participants from 14 nationalities and diverse backgrounds. With continued support from Kildare County Council, the next phase of Song Seeking &#8211; Kildare will take place from [Month 2025 &#8211; Month 202X] in [Location]. Weekly sessions will engage participants in creative and collaborative music-making, exploring songs from their homelands while building confidence, connection, and community.<br \/>More than singing, Song Seeking enhances lives through singing and is a catalyst for cultural expression, personal growth, and integration, how music can unite communities, celebrate diversity and empower people of all backgrounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":39332,"template":"","class_list":["post-39331","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Song Seekers - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Song Seeking is a transformative singing project that brings together migrant and local communities in Kildare.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/song-seekers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Song Seekers - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Song Seeking is a transformative singing project that brings together migrant and local communities in Kildare. 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