Perth and Musical Muses in 1638
‘Reading Scotland before 1707’ is the title of the symposium co-hosted by the Folger Research library and the University of … Read more
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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