Ethnomusicology at The University of Sheffield

Got half an hour or so to help Access Folk understand who's doing what in the folk singing world? Please share around your contacts - more the absolute merrier :)

Access Folk Survey A survey about people's experiences and opinions around participating in folk singing in England.

Join us next Friday and Saturday for two days talking and thinking and singing about folk! A mixture of academics, practitioners and community researchers come together for a jam packed two day symposium. All very welcome to join the discussion.

Not long until our Folk Singing Symposium!! If you're thinking about coming, we'd strongly encourage you to book your ticket soon! It's great value with loads of workshops and talks for practitioners and academics alike. We haven't even posted about half of what's going on, because both days are jam-packed! Ticket link & more info in the comments 👇

I'm pleased to share with everyone that a new open-access Special Issue of the International Journal of Traditional Arts (IJTA) is now available from https://tradartsjournal.ncl.ac.uk . Through six case studies across four continents, ‘Social justice, human rights, and sustainability of traditional arts’ (IJTA vol. 4 no. 1, 2022), guest edited by Dr Catherine Grant, explores how vibrant and viable traditional arts practices can be formidable instruments in the pursuit of social justice and human rights.

The International Journal of Traditional Arts The International Journal of Traditional Arts is an international, peer-reviewed journal that promotes a broad-ranging understanding of the relevance of traditional arts in contemporary social life.

You, yes YOU! Do you have a friend? Could you help us out by asking them about their views on folk singing? If that's a yes, head over to our website and sign up to Ask A Friend! You'll be an official "co-researcher" on an academic project, have a (hopefully) interesting conversation with a friend of yours, AND be rewarded with a £10 shopping voucher! What's not to love?! Step-by-step instructions and sign-up form here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/ask-a-friend

Fancy trying out some interview techniques?

Are you a student looking to practice your research skills? Look no further - we’ve got the project for you! Interview up to 5 friends about their views on folk singing and get rewarded with up to £50 in shopping vouchers! https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/ask-a-friend

We're off out to Perch Brewhouse to spend an evening with 's finest Morris, rapper and cloggies. All part of conference hosted feel free to come along - starts at 7.30 (pic is )

We are recruiting for a new University Teacher in Ethnomusicology - take a look and please spread the word... https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CPU139/university-teacher-in-ethnomusicology

University Teacher in Ethnomusicology at University of Sheffield Are you interested in working for a vibrant, Russell Group University? Are you committed to delivering an excellent student experience? Are you ready to shape a new generation of music graduates by supporting—through the study of musicology—their development of cutting-edge subject knowledge and...

The Ethnomusicology Reading Group is kicking off its next block of discussions on Wednesday. It is a friendly, low-key group to which all are welcome. See https://ethnomusicologyreadinggroup.wordpress.com/ for more info!

Fay Hield and Esbjorn Wettermark have launched a new project to get more, and more different kinds of people, taking part in folk singing - like and follow the page to find out more.....
Also, please do spread the word, we want to reach as many people as possible :)

Access Folk Exploring ways to increase and diversify participation with folk singing in England.

Congratulations to Marie-Christinne Clarisse, a graduate of our 2012-2014 MA Traditional and World Music Distance Learning programme. Marie-Christinne won the "Culture and Creativity" category at the Study UK Alumni Awards 2022 in Mauritius! The celebrate the achievements of alumni and showcase the impact and value of a UK higher education. For more info, see: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/music/undergraduate/careers/music-alumni-awarded-culture-and-creativity-award

Interested in economic ethnomusicology? Then join us on Wednesdays at 4pm UK time as we discuss articles, book chapters and podcasts with ethnomusicologists from around the world. All welcome at this friendly group.

The BFE fieldwork grants scheme is open for applications - if you have exciting fieldwork needs - then please do consider applying...
https://bfe.org.uk/bfe-fieldwork-grants-scheme

BFE Fieldwork Grants Scheme | British Forum for Ethnomusicology The British Forum for Ethnomusicology is pleased to announce the BFE Fieldwork Grants scheme (open from 9th Nov 2021 for 2022 scheme).

Oral Traditions in the Archives: Archival Research into Traditional Song
Nov 10, 2021 4:00 PM Dublin

Archives of oral culture present unique challenges for archivists and researchers alike. This seminar has the format of a round table discussion on different aspects of traditional song in the archives. Steve Roud is renowned as the creator of the Roud Index, and has spent much of his career working with traditional song archives. Martin Greabe is the author of several books on traditional songs, including As I Walked Out: Sabine Baring-Gould and the Search for the Folk Songs of Devon and Cornwall. Grace Toland is a singer and organiser with the Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle, and also works at the Irish Traditional Music Archive. The role of song and performance archives to fuel contemporary tradition, weaves continuously throughout projects and events she organises.

The discussion will be jointly chaired by Kara O’Brien, Irish World Academy PhD researcher in traditional song, as well as Academy Director Dr Sandra Joyce.

Please email [email protected] if you would like a link to the webinar

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Registration is now open for the British Forum for Ethnomusicology Autumn Conference 2021: Ethnomusicology in 2022 and Beyond

This conference will be held online (via Zoom) and registration is free. To register, please see:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bfe-autumn-conference-2021-tickets-188356077097

BFE Autumn Conference 2021 British Forum for Ethnomusicology Autumn Conference 2021, on 'Ethnomusicology in 2022 and Beyond'.

BFE/RMA Research Students’ Conference (6-8 January 2022)

School of Society and Culture, University of Plymouth

The conference is planned to take place in Plymouth with a majority of the programme taking place in person, in order to allow for the maximum benefit of networking and social interaction (subject to government guidelines). The conference is an opportunity for music research students to present their research and practice in an inclusive, friendly, and supportive atmosphere.

Delegates attending in person will be able to access all sessions; delegates wishing to only attend online have the option of registering for a single day and attending the online strand on Zoom.
To register, please visit: https://estore.plymouth.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-arts-humanities-and-business/school-of-humanities-and-performing-arts/bferma-research-students-conference-2022

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We are delighted to be hosting the seventh international AAWM conference at the University of Sheffield June 14-17 2022, which will be held jointly with the tenth International Workshop on Folk Music Analysis (FMA 2022).
We are open for paper proposals now!
Read more on the conference: https://aawmconference.com/2022-sheffield/

AAWM Conference 2022, Sheffield – AAWM AAWM Conference 2022, Sheffield Welcome to the Seventh International Conference on Analytical Approaches to World Music, 2022!  When: June 14 – 17, 2022 Where: University of Sheffield, UK The seventh international conference on Analytical Approaches to World Music (AAWM 7) will occur at the Unive...

If you have a couple of hours to spare tomorrow afternoon (Sat, 25.09), do pop along to the ICTM Dialogues session hosted by Kate (a Teaching Associate in the department) and Peter, a graduate of our distance learning programme. Registration is free and open to all, and the session kicks off at 1.30pm UK time. Wish us luck!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ICTM Dialogues 17—Reading Together in a Far-Reaching Community: Applying Decolonization to Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Organizer: Kate Walker (University of Sheffield) Moderator: Peter Underwood (Bath Spa University) Language: English Presenters: Hannah Bates (SOAS, University of London), Karin Bindu (University of Vienna), Abel Marcel Calderon Arias (Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Pianist), Sajith Vijayan (Mizhav...

Quick reminder for the BFE/RMA Research Students’ Conference 2022

6-8 January 2022 School of Society and Culture, University of Plymouth

Deadline for proposals: Friday 1 October 23:59 GMT

For further information on the conference (incl. call for proposals and submission portal), visit the website: https://bfe-rma-conference-2022.github.io/

BFE/RMA Research Students’ Conference 2022 British Forum for Ethnomusicology and Royal Musical Association Research Students’ Conference

The deadline to send in paper, panel, poster, lecture-recital, or composition (instrumental or electroacoustic) proposal for the BFE/RMA Research Student Conference is coming up on October 1. Please see the below message and https://bfe-rma-conference-2022.github.io/ for more information.

BFE/RMA Research Students’ Conference 2022 British Forum for Ethnomusicology and Royal Musical Association Research Students’ Conference

Interested in the teaching and learning of ethnomusicology – and music more widely – in contemporary higher education? Join the ethnomusicology reading group to review outputs on access to higher education institutions, the factors that influence student success in music education settings, and faculty and staffing issues. All are welcome!

Interested in music, dance and disability? Come along to the next block of the Ethnomusicology Reading Group! We are a friendly bunch from across the world and warmly welcome new members. Visit https://ethnomusicologyreadinggroup.wordpress.com/ for more info and joining instructions.

Registration is now open for the 2021 BFE Annual Conference https://bfe2021.com/

BFE Annual Conference Online 8-11 April 2021 BFE Annual Conference online 8-11 April 2021 September 16, 2020December 11, 2020 by mattdickenbsu The School of Music and Performing Arts at Bath Spa University is delighted to be hosting the British Forum for Ethnomusicology annual conference online, from 8-11 April 2021. We are extremely disappoi...

Interested in dance? Why not join the ERG's latest block and connect with graduate students and scholars from around the world? All welcome!

The committee for the BFE-RMA Research Students’ Conference is pleased to announce that the final programme and handbook for the conference are now available on the conference website (under the programme tab): https://www.bferma-rsc2021.org

Home | BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference 2021 We are delighted to host two keynotes. Emily MacGregor, winner of the Jerome Roche prize, will deliver the RMA's keynote presentation. Thomas Hilder will deliver the BFE's keynote presentation.

BROADSIDE DAY Saturday 20th February 2021 - Call for Papers

For more than 10 years, the BROADSIDE DAY, organised jointly by the Traditional Song Forum and the EFDSS, has been the gathering place for people interested in street literature and cheap print - broadsides, chapbooks, prints, tracts, penny histories, woodcuts, and so on. Our meetings have been held in London, Manchester, Oxford, Cambridge, Sheffield, and Glasgow, and next year’s was to be in Birmingham, but it seems clear that physical meetings will be impossible for some time to come. So in 2021 we will be online. The exact details have yet to be finalised, but the date is fixed. The upside of the situation, of course, is that we can hope for papers from people who can’t normally travel to the UK, so we should have an exceptionally good line-up this year.

We would therefore be pleased to receive submissions for 20-minute papers on any aspect of cheap print and street literature. Closing date 15th December 2020.

There is an interesting looking online panel on current folk music scholarship happening on Friday 18th December 'Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector' and 'From California to Hollywood: tracking Sam Larner from the trawlers to the Silver Screen’ Followed by Q&A. sign up below

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-panel-an-introduction-to-current-folk-music-scholarship-tickets-127346588073

Research Panel: An Introduction to Current Folk Music Scholarship A panel showcasing the research of Prof. Elizabeth DiSavino and Dr. Bruce Lindsay, and the current state of folk music scholarship.

The conference committee for the Research Students’ Conference 2021 hosted by the University of Cambridge are delighted to announce that registration is open. The event will be held fully online via Zoom and will feature a mixture of live and pre-recorded papers and lecture recitals, virtual composition workshops and live training sessions, as well as online social events.

The conference is free but will be by registration only. To register, please follow the link to the conference website:
www.bferma-rsc2021.org

Home | BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference 2021 Emily MacGregor joined King’s Music Department in January 2020 following a Marie Curie Global Fellowship held first at Harvard University (2016-18) and subsequently at Royal Holloway, University of London (2019). Prior to this, Emily completed a DPhil in Music at Oxford University in 2016, an MSt ...

Interested in film and video in ethnomusicological research? The World Taiko Conference has made two documentaries available to watch free of charge on its website until November 22nd. Both chart how taiko has spread from Japan to become an artform practiced around the world.

FILMS | WTCTokyo After 11 years of performing in a group, Eitetsu started performing solo in 1982. In 1984, he debuted at Carnegie Hall as the first Japanese taiko drum soloist and gained international acclaim. In 2000, he performed with the Berlin Philharmonic in Waldbühne, Germany, and overwhelmed an audience of ...

The beauty of the new normal is that events like this are far more accessible - do spread your wings and get involved in the wider research community...
BFE ONE-DAY CONFERENCE 2020
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY & MUSIC ENTERPRISE IN CATASTROPHIC TIMES
Saturday 7 November - 9:30-17:30 - Online conference (Zoom)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bfe-one-day-conference-2020-tickets-124808263877

BFE One Day Conference 2020 Ethnomusicology and music enterprise in catastrophic times

This is a reminder email that the call for proposals for the British Forum for Ethnomusicology and Royal Musical Association Research Students’ Conference will close on the 1st October. The conference will be hosted by the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge (12th–14th January 2021).
https://www.bferma-rsc2021.org/

Home | BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference 2021 Emily MacGregor joined King’s Music Department in January 2020 following a Marie Curie Global Fellowship held first at Harvard University (2016-18) and subsequently at Royal Holloway, University of London (2019). Prior to this, Emily completed a DPhil in Music at Oxford University in 2016, an MSt ...