Dr Chloë Woolley, Manx Music Specialist

Chloë Woolley was brought up in Maughold and attended the Dhoon School and Ramsey Grammar School . She studied piano and singing with Eleanor Shimmin and played violin in the Manx Youth Orchestra. She has a BMus in Composition and Performance from the University of Huddersfield and an MMus in Composition and Ethnomusicology from the University of Edinburgh . She went on to study for a PhD at the School of Scottish Studies in Edinburgh and graduated in 2004 with her thesis, ‘The Revival of Manx Traditional Music: From the 1970s to the Present Day'.

Chloë returned to the Isle of Man in November 2004 to take up the position of Manx Music Specialist for the Manx Heritage Foundation. As part of the Manx Music Policy, her role is to promote Manx music within the Island 's schools by providing information and resources. She will be working with classroom teachers, peripatetic instrumental teachers, extra-curricular groups, the Youth Service and the general public to encourage a greater awareness of Manx music and culture within the Island and beyond. Chloë plays violin with the Ny Fennee dance team in Ramsey and is a member of the Yn Chruinnaght committee.

Chloë can be contacted by telephone at on 01624 695159 or