BFE Annual Conference 2020 postponed to 2021
Regretfully, owing to the seriousness of the COVID-19 situation, Bath Spa University has been forced to cancel all its events in March and April.
Welcome from Simon McKerrell, Chair of the BFE
The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) aims to advance the study of musical life in its full richness and diversity. We provide a forum for engaging in debate and sharing the findings of research through our many conferences and study days and through the publication of our journal Ethnomusicology Forum, in association with Routledge. We offer awards to recognise outstanding scholarship, including the BFE Book Prize and grants and prizes for student members.
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Latest Announcements
Student Bursaries for BFE Annual Conference 2020 at Bath Spa
Are you a student who has been accepted to present a paper at the BFE’s 2020 conference at Bath Spa University and a member of the BFE? If so, you are eligible for one of a limited number of bursaries to help defray the costs of attending, comprising a subsidy of up to £100.
BFE/RMA Research Students’ Conference 2020 - Report
Visit our conference reports page to view a vibrant new report by Rashel Pakbaz, featuring images taken by Gerard Giorgi-Coll.
Call for new EF Reviews Editor and EF Co-Editor
The BFE's academic journal Ethnomusicology Forum is advertising for a new Reviews Editor and a new Co-editor: plese see both calls below and please note that these are separate calls for two distinct positions:
BFE Member Thomas Hilder reports on 3rd Symposium of LGBTQ+ Music Study Group
Legacies of Resistance, Responding to Oppression: Changing
Dynamics in LGBTQ+ Music Activism and Scholarship
3rd Symposium of the LGBTQ+ Music Study Group
26th-27th April 2019
University of Southampton
Symposium Report by Thomas R. Hilder
Members' News
BFE Fieldwork Award Winners 2019
We are delighted to announce that a total of four fieldwork grants have been awarded for the 2019 BFE Fieldwork Grant Awards scheme. We offer huge congratulations to Graihagh Cordwell, Alice Rose, Chrysi Kyratsou and Jaana Serres, who are the 2019 grant recipients.
BFE Member wins SEM 2018 Jewish Music SIG Prize
We are delighted to share the news that BFE Member Dr. Moshe Morad and Dr. Amalia Ran’s edited volume “Mazal Tov Amigos!
BFE Student Prize winner 2018 - Katie Young
The BFE Student Prize for 2018 recognises an outstanding paper presented by a student at this year’s BFE Annual Conference, hosted by the University of Newcastle, 12-15 April 2018.
BFE member authors new volume on sacred singing traditions in Scotland
Congratulations to BFE member Frances Wilkins, who has released a new book publication in the SOAS Musicology Series called Singing The Gospel Along Scotland's North-East Coast, 1859-2009 (Routledge 2018).
BFE Fieldwork Award Winners 2018
Following last year's call for applications to the BFE Fieldwork Grant Awards scheme, we are delighted to announce that a total of four fieldwork grants have been awarded for 2018. Once again, the standard of applications was extremely high.