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
Photograph credit: Mairi Martin Since 2018, I have been working on the research project, ‘Seinn Coisrigte anns a’ Ghaidhealtachd an … Read more
Today’s post discusses one area of ongoing research: the relationship between literate and oral cultures of transmission in the 18th … Read more
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 homepage Formed in 1972 (originally the ‘Society of West Highland and Island Historical … Read more
(featured image – modern reproductions of historical wire-strung harps, made by Ardival Harps) The wire-strung harp – or Clàrsach or … Read more
Feature: early career researcher Meg Hyland talks about the singing culture of women herring workers. March is celebrated annually in … Read more
Ethnomusicologists were saddened to learn last year of the death of Dr Peter Cooke, for many years a leading figure … Read more
Dundee Street Songs, Rhymes and Games: The William Montgomerie Collection, 1952 Introduced, edited and annotated by Margaret Bennett, and illustrated … Read more
While digital archives in Scotland hold many riches of traditional music, the Scots, of course, took (and still take) their … Read more
Editor: Northern Scotland’s Evangelical revival is an important aspect of religious cultural and tradition which this book, published in the … 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