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Enjoy an evening of music from around the world performed by Aberdeen-based musicians.

 Alan Lomax was 'the song hunter'. He devoted his life to recording the world's folk tunes before they would disappear with the rise of the modern music industry. In Lomax the Songhunter, filmmaker Rogier Kappers seeks to tell Lomax's story by interviewing friends such as Pete Seeger, combining it with archival...

There is a worldwide movement to nurture intangible heritage, but what is it and who decides? Where is it in Scotland?

Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

The Academy Award-winning producer of Man on Wire unveils the incredible and moving story of Rodriguez, a ‘70s U.S. rock icon who never was. In the late ‘60s, a musician was discovered in a Detroit bar by two celebrated producers who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics....

Come along to a night of music from around the world brought to you by some of the diverse and talented musicians from SHMU's 'Collective Compositions Project'. The project, funded by Creative Scotland, aims to promote the music and culture of Aberdeen's minority ethnic communities, and is being captured on film...

Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

When Sheila started to research the origins of the blackening she discovered it had largely been ignored by academics and was generally, poorly understood. Sheila set out to trace its history, document the form of the contemporary blackening and in so doing, discover what it tells us about men and women...

Elphinstone Institute

Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series