The O'Neill/Henebry wax cylinders are digitised, and they are online!  Launched this week at the Boole Library, UCC, the Henebry/O'Neill wax cylinder collection has been digitised and transferred to the digital format. I was present to help out with the display on bigscreen TV and walk through of the material, which I have to say is presented...

Queridos amigos, les invito a la ponencia que se realizará el día 23 de Noviembre del 2014 en el Auditorio del Museo Nacional en la Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, a las 15:00h.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdek55M3RBU&feature=youtu.beDear friends, I would like to ask you to the Rapporteur that it will be held on 23 November of 2014 i...

A great way to start research on soundsystems, or even to know where the music is concentrated.. From the "Planet of Soundsystems" website: "the first worldwide Map of Original Soundsystems. Still work in progress..."Click here to view this on the mapsengine website...https://mapsengine.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=z-FHHwDvg_C0.kC5U0c6yro5Q

A collection books which have been recently sent over to us from the Combined Academic Publishers. Certainly a wide variety of topics covered! A Feminist EthnomusicologyWritings on Music and GenderEllen KoskoffForeword by Suzanne Cusick   "One of the clearest overviews of the history of feminist and gender studies—in general and in t...

Found this website while searching for fieldwork online. https://citiesandmemory.com/musical-field-recordings/From their website: "There’s music to be heard all over the world, and what you hear can give you many clues about life and culture in the place where you hear them. Here are some musical field recordings collected around the world." C...

Finally my book on Doolin, Co Clare is in production. Much of the book is dedicated to the traditional music, song and dance  of the area. There is also a chapter on the storytelling tradition in the Irish language. I will post extracts here when it's due to be published.  

I am an orchestra teacher in Ithaca, NY and a professional violinist. I have a particular interest in Icelandic music and culture. I am working on a trip there in late March to study Icelandic music. Does anyone have an idea of how to narrow my research? I though about looking at gender equity in the Icelandic music scene.

<?php echo "Hello World"; ?> This is a short series of blogs designed to introduce myself and to circulate some ideas that I have been formulating about ethnomusicology and digital practices. My story has been one of exploration, I have been weaving theory together between the IT world and ethnomusicology since the early 2000s....

Mr. James Tighe, presenter on Croydon Radio is now a member. His profile is over here James studied Anthropology some years ago and has some cool ideas for any ethnos who might live in South London - to collaborate with their work and possibly introduce some music on his show. Anyone here from London who might be interested in such an a...