Drop in to the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Friday 25 October 2024 to meet Celtic and Scottish Studies alumnus, Robert Fell, author of Traveller Storytelling in Scotland: Folklore, Ideology and Cultural Identity, an exciting new book about traditional storytelling in Scotland. The book reflects the Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s theme for 2024 by helping to […]
Free event, lecture-recital with support set (performance) Sunday, May 12, 2024 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Traverse Theatre 10 Cambridge Street Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2ED (map) Hosted by Dr Lori Watson, Celtic and Scottish Studies, as part of Edinburgh TradFest More information and tickets Archie Fisher: ‘ONCE UPON A SONG: SEVEN DECADES OF SCOTTISH FOLK’ Our […]
PhD candidate Meg Hyland has a wonderful blog for her project Women’s Music in the Herring Industry. Meg recently partnered with Fife Council and the Scottish Fisheries Museum to run two events as part of Seachdain na Gàidhlig [Gaelic Week]. Gut-a-long, Sing-a-long was a workshop and singing session, and Meg gave a public talk entitled […]
A brief account of the evening in the ‘Project Room’ of 50 George Square, 26/03/24, which featured a live music premiere, ‘The Ardoch Suite’, plus a talk from the renowned campaigner on land related matters, Andy Wightman, drawing upon his acclaimed book, The Poor Had No Lawyers (2010), in front of a capacity audience. […]
All of the Celtic and Scottish Studies community, past and present, and all with an interest in the unique contents of the Sound Archive at the University of Edinburgh, indeed, all for whom Scottish music has a real meaning, owe a profound debt to Ian Green, founder of Greentrax Recordings Ltd, who passed away on […]
I warmly invite you to attend St Cecilia’s Hall on Friday 6th October where I’ll present my latest collection music titled, ‘One Great Circle’, created in my current role, Traditional Artist in Residence for LLC, University of Edinburgh. Joining me to perform are the fantastically talented duo of Chris Stout (fiddle) and Catriona McKay (harp). […]
Image: Joy Dunlop Cuirm Shònraichte Deireadh Dheuchainnean le Joy Dunlop This will be a stimulating bi-lingual event, full of lively discussion, song and music with special guest and well-known Gaelic singer, presenter and animateur, Joy Dunlop. There will also be musical contributions from Edinburgh University students, including Mòd Gold Medalist, Màiri Callan. Three members of […]
Earlier this year, on 26th Feb, I had the pleasure of presenting a concert in the Reid Hall, Edinburgh, featuring a selection of music from the manuscripts of Eliza Ross of Raasay, collected in the early 1800’s, now re-imagined for performance in duo setting. Accompanying my various wind instruments, Scottish small-pipes, low whistle, soprano saxophone […]
COTHROMACHD AGUS BUNTANAS: AM BEATHA CRUTHACHAIL SÒNRAICHTE AIG LUCHD-CIÙIL TRAIDISEANTA BALANCE AND BELONGING: THE UNIQUE CREATIVE LIFE OF TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS Sunday, May 7, 2023, 2:00 PM Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge Street Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2ED Event page: https://edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/2023/1/20/rebellious-truth-23-mischa-macpherson Register here (free event): https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/edinburgh-tradfest-rebellious-truth-mischa-macpherson-spring-23 This event will be hosted by Dr Lori Watson, Lecturer in […]
Join us for an afternoon celebrating the culture, heritage and history of Scotland’s Traveller communities. The afternoon’s celebration includes live performances from community members Jess Smith, Joss Cameron and Sam Donaldson. Wednesday 26th April 2023, 2pm Project Room (1.06), 50 George Square This event is hosted by Robert Fell, SGSAH Postdoctoral Fellow in Celtic and […]
