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The Saltire Society, Aberdeen and North-East Branch
Scotland is home to a wealth of sacred song traditions with unique histories. In North-West Scotland, Gaelic psalmody is recognised as a highly stylised and unique vocal tradition, and there are numerous other practices. Likewise, in North-East Scotland, the close connection between the fishing industry and gospel hymnody is unequivocal and this has fed into the development of a distinct style of musical worship. Drawing on specific examples from fieldwork conducted in Northern Scotland, Frances will be exploring the repertoire, context and role of sacred singing, particularly in people’s everyday lives.
Frances Wilkins is Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. She has been researching sacred singing traditions in Northern Scotland for nearly 20 years, and has been working on the project, Seinn Spioradail, in communities in the West Highlands and Islands since 2018 (see www.seinn.org). She has published widely, especially her book, Singing the Gospel along Scotland's North-East Coast, 1859-2009(Routledge, 2018).
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- Frances Wilkins
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Admission is free and all are welcome.
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