Dr Peter Cooke (1930-2020). From Ugandan Songs to Shetland Fiddlers: a remarkable digital memorial
Ethnomusicologists were saddened to learn last year of the death of Dr Peter Cooke, for many years a leading figure … Read more
Ethnomusicologists were saddened to learn last year of the death of Dr Peter Cooke, for many years a leading figure … Read more
While digital archives in Scotland hold many riches of traditional music, the Scots, of course, took (and still take) their … Read more
Sowne of Organe presents detailed surveys of surviving historic organs in Scotland. Each survey includes technical and historical overviews, extensive … Read more
Editor: digitised historic newspaper adverts and short reviews are a great resource for mapping historical musical activity, as this … Read more
For some time now it has been known that the Renaissance Scottish composer Robert Carver, spent most of his life … Read more
The category of ‘Scottish’ could include: music that is played on “indigenous” instruments? But typical instruments are not always purely … Read more
Soundyngs is a blog of short-format articles and reviews, together with signposting to completed open-access digital research sources. It aims … Read more
Within Scotland itself, the holdings of the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh and (particularly for 20th and 21st century … Read more
Aaron McGregor completed his PhD at the University of Glasgow under the supervision of John Butt and David McGuinness in … Read more