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Elphinstone Institute welcomes Professor Kwesi Yankah
The Elphinstone Institute is privileged to welcome Professor Kwesi Yankah, formerly Minister of State for Tertiary Education in Ghana and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana. The renowned folklorist, politician, and newspaper columnist will be delivering the annual David Buchan Lecture and meeting members of the Senior Management Team. Details...
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Outreach Talks
Our Outreach Talks pamphlet is hot off the press! We can offer talks on a variety of topics, including North-East Scottish Song Traditions; Migrant Experience in the North-East of Scotland; The Sacred Songs of Northern Scotland; Fire Festivals; Exploring The Elphinstone Institute Archives; Musical Traditions of Scotland's Northern Sailors; and...
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NAFCo 2026 Festival Leads
Welcome to Laura Harrington and Kirsty Campbell, who have started working at the Elphinstone Institute as Festival Leads for NAFCo 2026. Preparations have already begun for the 25th anniversary of NAFCo (North Atlantic Fiddle Convention), and we can't wait to see NAFCo back in Aberdeen where it all began all...
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Neepie Lantern Competition Winner 2024
The winner of the Neepie Lantern Competition 2024 is Gareth Dunnett who also won it in 2023. His carving skills are great, and he manages to create a spooktacular neepie lantern. Gareth also attended the Neepie Lantern Howking Workshop which was great fun. Well done Gareth! The runners-up are Niamh and...
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Toulmin Prize 2024 - Winner Announced
Congratulations to the Toulmin Prize winner for 2024
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Grand Chief of Eeyou Istchee Visits Elphinstone Institute
Elphinstone Institute staff at the University of Aberdeen were honoured to welcome Mandy Gull-Masty, Grand Chief of Eeyou Istchee, The Grand Council of the Crees, along with Kristen Moar, and Adario Masty. The three visited because of their interest in Senior Lecturer Frances Wilkins's research on fiddle music in the...
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Exhibition to Support Preservation of Gaelic Song Takes to the Road in the Hebrides
Research to highlight traditional forms of Gaelic singing has now been turned into an exhibition which will tour Hebridean communities in 2024 and 2025. The exhibition has been at Museum nan Eilean in Stornoway since 20th January - and will be on show at the Kinloch Historical Society in Balallan...
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Toulmin Prize 2024 - 27 August Deadline
The Toulmin Prize, established in 2008 and awarded annually, is a short-story prize commemorating the work of one of North-East Scotland’s finest exponents of written Doric. There is a cash prize of £500 for the winning entry, sponsored by David Toulmin’s (John Reid) grandsons, Steven and Martin Reid. The award...
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LLMVC Staff Recognised in Huge Excellence Awards Nomination Haul
It was announced this week that 33 members of staff from the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture have been nominated for the 2024 Principal's Excellence Awards across 16 categories for a total of 47 nominations.
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Seinn Spioradail exhibition and website launched in Stornoway this week.
The exhibition, Seinn Spioradal: Sacred Soundscapes of the Highlands and Islands, was launched at Museum nan Eilean at the weekend and will be touring Highland and Island communities throughout 2024 and 2025.