Crowleys Music

he 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