Gaelic Psalmody as a Soundscape to a Way of Life
Photograph credit: Mairi Martin Since 2018, I have been working on the research project, ‘Seinn Coisrigte anns a’ Ghaidhealtachd an … Read more
Articles
Hugh Cheape: A Fresh Look at the Bagpipe as a ‘National’ Instrument
Where would you look if you wanted to start researching the Scottish bagpipes? In recent decades, academic research into Highland … Read more
Society of Highland and Island Historical Research / Comann Rannsachaidh Eachdraidh na Gaidhealtachd : A Conversational Research Model
Society of Highland and Island Historical Research homepage Formed in 1972 (originally the ‘Society of West Highland and Island Historical … Read more
The Wire-Strung Harp in Scotland: traditions and transformation
(featured image – modern reproductions of historical wire-strung harps, made by Ardival Harps) The wire-strung harp – or Clàrsach or … Read more
Women and Fishing Songs – celebrating Women’s History Month (a foretaste of March 2022)
Feature: early career researcher Meg Hyland talks about the singing culture of women herring workers. March is celebrated annually in … Read more
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
Scottish Songs in Canada: MacEdward Leach and the Songs of Atlantic Canada
While digital archives in Scotland hold many riches of traditional music, the Scots, of course, took (and still take) their … Read more
Historic organs in Scotland: a new online survey of surviving instruments
Sowne of Organe presents detailed surveys of surviving historic organs in Scotland. Each survey includes technical and historical overviews, extensive … Read more
Harry Linn, Music Hall Artist: “Scotland’s Premier Comic Philosopher”
Editor: digitised historic newspaper adverts and short reviews are a great resource for mapping historical musical activity, as this … Read more
Digitised Aberdeen records shed new light on Robert Carver’s connections with the city
For some time now it has been known that the Renaissance Scottish composer Robert Carver, spent most of his life … Read more
What is ‘Scottish’ music?
The category of ‘Scottish’ could include: music that is played on “indigenous” instruments? But typical instruments are not always purely … Read more
Soundyngs: Conversations on the History of Scottish Music
Soundyngs is a blog of short-format articles and reviews, together with signposting to completed open-access digital research sources. It aims … Read more