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...

Outreach member Labrini Gioti in concert at the University of Aberdeen, April 2013. Many thanks to Labrini and Nicholas for allowing us to use this footage. 

Pinterest board now exploring musical instruments on outreach, located here. This is a relation of my very own instrument, found on the Horniman museum website. A Wheatstone concertina from the Horniman museum, located down the road from me in London. A cousin of my own instrument (serial number 29054 -only 40 instruments before this one ...

Centre for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities(www.socialsciencesandhumanities.com)Interdisciplinary conference on Music studiesVienna, Austria28-29.06.2014 Call for Papers for Panel Music in post-Communist EuropeDivisions between the West and the East are very often heard in the public sphere, and this particularly applies to post-Comm...

Open access on the scholarly commons website; well over 100 scholarly articles on Robert Burns and Scottish studies.https://www.electricscotland.com/familytree/frank/burns_lives197.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS Dear Colleagues, You are invited to propose papers or presentations for the fourteenth annual HYDRA REBETIKO CONFERENCE The conference will take place in the Melina Mercouri Hall on the island of Hydra on the weekend of 3-5 October. We are particularly honoured to have Professor Martin Schwartz of the University ...