Event Archive

2017

October

• Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs: History and Transmission

  06 - 07 October 2017

  A conference organised by the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, EFDSS, and the Elphinstone Institute

• Cailleach, and The Shepherds of Berneray

  03 October 2017, 19:30 - 21:00

  Ethnographic Film Series

September

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  Scots Radio - The Journey So Far

  26 September 2017, 19:30 - 21:00

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

• Finding Scottish Songs and Ballads Online

  10 September 2017, 09:30 - 16:00

  Book now for this FREE workshop!

• Following in the Footsteps of the J. M. Carpenter Folk Song Collection

  09 September 2017, 09:00 - 17:30

  Carpenter Coach Tour, Saturday 9 September 2017

August

• Finding Folk Music Online and 'Mining' the Archives

  26 August 2017, 09:30 - 15:30

  Carpenter Folk Online Event

July

• W. F. H. Nicolaisen Memorial Symposium

  24 - 27 July 2017

  The Elphinstone Institute will host a symposium in memory of much-missed Emeritus Professor W. F. H. Nicolaisen (1927-2016).

• The Traditional Singing Weekend at Cullerlie

  21 - 23 July 2017

  A festival for all who enjoy traditional music.

June

• The Elphinstone Institute Postgraduate Open Evening

  14 June 2017, 17:00 - 19:00

  Come and join staff and students from the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen for their Postgraduate Open Evening, an opportunity for you to visit the Institute, chat to staff and students, visit the library and listen to archive recordings, discuss your study options, and hear more about student life at...

May

• Elphinstone Institute at the May Festival

  27 - 28 May 2017

  The Elphinstone Institute is hosting a number of events over the May Festival weekend at the University of Aberdeen, 26-28 May 2017.