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21stCentury

Classical musicians - violinists and cellists - on a beach beside the sea, looking happy

The Nevis Ensemble: the end of a chapter of “music for everyone, everywhere”

24 January 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Sometimes histories are cut short before they have fully played out.  Soundyngs is sad to hear that the Nevis Ensemble … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 21stCentury, Classical, NevisEnsemble Leave a comment
The Testament band playing at Glasgow Trades Hall

Radical Glasgow Songsters

16 January 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Can history be taught through song?  Well yes, according to a new band, The Tenementals, who are working on their … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 19thCentury, 20thCentury, 21stCentury, Bands, FolksongRevival, Glasgow, Song Leave a comment
Contemporary College Building in Glasgow

Review: Josephine Miller’s “Community-based Traditional Music in Scotland”

7 November 2022 by Jane Pettegree

Image: the John Wheatley Building and Community College, Haghill, in East End Glasgow, used as the venue for many classes … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 21stCentury, Fiddle, FolkMusic, Glasgow, Pedagogy, TraditionalMusic Leave a comment
Chalk writing on pavement saying Keep 2m apart, common during covid19 pandemic

COVID19 and ‘Triall’: recording the experiences of the Scottish Musical Community

24 October 2022 by Jane Pettegree

Mostly, this blog concentrates on the kind of ‘history’ that feels like it sits in the past.  However, history is … Read more

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Glasgow Pavilion Theatre: Scottish Music Hall heritage at a crossroads

26 September 2022 by Jane Pettegree

Image attribution: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons This weekend, it was reported in the Scottish press that … Read more

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