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ScottishBlackHistory

A tapestry with horses and heralds playing trumpets. One is black.

The More Taubroner: A Black Musician at the Court of James IV

16 March 2026 by Jane Pettegree

Image: The Westminster Tournament Roll of John Blanke, a trumpeter in the service of the court of Henry VIII, in … Read more

Categories Articles Tags drum, JamesIV, Renaissance, ScottishBlackHistory Leave a comment
19th century sepia tinted photography of singers from Fisk College, women and men, seated and standing around a harmonium

The Fisk Jubilee Singers in Scotland

9 March 20238 March 2023 by Rosa Michaelson

A picture of the Fisk Jubilee Singers is available from the Library of Congress: no restrictions on reproduction. Scotland’s historic … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 19thCentury, Choir, EvangelicalRevival, FiskSingers, FolkMusic, ScottishBlackHistory Leave a comment

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