News from the University of Sheffield
The Department of Music, University of Sheffield is delighted to welcome Dr Simon Keegan-Phipps to the lecturing staff on a two-year contract.
News archive
Recent ethnomusicology fieldwork in Mongolia - Lucy Rees
I have recently spent nine months in Mongolia conducting fieldwork for my PhD in ethnomusicology at Leeds University, supervised by Dr Kevin Dawe and Dr Judith Nordby, funded by the Leeds University Research Scholarship.
Recent appointments in ethnomusicology
Barbara Alge, Junior Professor in Ethnomusicology at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock (Germany). Many congratulations!
Britta Sweers, Professor in Cultural Anthropology of Music at the University of Bern (Switzerland). Many congratulations!
Veronica Doubleday and John Baily on Afghan television
Veronica and John Baily featured in the BBC World Service Tamasha programme broadcast on 29 Oct 2009. Watch the documentary online here.
Jesse Samba Wheeler on fieldtrip to Malawi
In March 2009 I traveled to Embangweni, Malawi, where I acted as photographer, sound recorder/designer, and 2nd camera on the production of a documentary about health care and community.
Conference review, by Marnix Wells
Dr Richard Widdess (SOAS, Indian Music head) organised a centenary conference at the Department of Music , Cambridge to celebrate the lifetime achievements of the late Dr Lawrence Picken of Jesus College.
New Book By BFE Member
Sacred Knowledge: Schools or Revelation?
New Appointment in Ethnomusicology
Juniper Hill accepted a position of Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at University College Cork, Ireland, starting in January 2009. Many Congratulations!
Music without walls – world and traditional music online
From Indian ritual music to bawdy English pub songs to Ugandan court music to Nigerian Highlife, the British Library’s collections of world and traditional music are emerging from the shelves of the Sound Archive and appearing on the Archival Sound Recordings website. What’s new:
Conference Review by Simon McKerrell
ICTM: Durban, South Africa, 1st-8th July 2009. Having optimistically packed various pairs of shorts and loud short-sleeved shirts, I was amazed to find myself reaching for the long johns on my first night at the ICTM conference!