Event Archive

Come along and hear Sheena Blackhall read the prize-winning story from this year's competition.

The Friends of the Elphinstone Institute are organising a Ballad Bus outing on Saturday 16 September 2023. The bus will depart at 9.30am from the MacRobert Building car park at the University of Aberdeen, and return to the same spot at around 5.30pm. The route will include many well-known ballad...

Join us for a School-Wide Welcome Session Monday 11th September 2023 at 10am in New Kings 1, followed by an Open House throughout Taylor A Building (Ground and First Floor) until 3pm to meet staff and student groups associated with the School.

21-23 July 2023. A festival to celebrate the singing traditions of Scotland, England, and Ireland in memory of Tom and Anne Reid.

Come along for wine and nibbles and meet staff and students to find out more about the work of the Elphinstone Institute. British Sign Language interpretation will be provided throughout. The event will also be live-streamed.  Here is the link for the live streaming: Elphinstone Institute Open Evening 17th May 2023 - YouTube

Part of the Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

Interested in studying part-time (24 months) or full-time (12 months) for the MLitt Ethnology and Folklore? Meet staff and past students online to discover more about studying at the Elphinstone Institute. Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 396 780 232 513...

One-Day Conference

The Elphinstone Institute researches and promotes the culture of the North-East of Scotland. The Friends of the Elphinstone Institute was set up to: Support the work of the Institute Help it to raise funds Develop closer ties between the Institute and Communities in the North-East of Scotland Would you like to take part with us? We...

Sweet Tassa: Music of the Indian Caribbean Diaspora details the history, repertoire, and socio-political significance of tassa drumming in Trinidad & Tobago. The film profiles the life and work of noted tassa drummer Lenny Kumar and his family while also developing the notion of tassa performance practice as a metaphor...