BFE Fieldwork Grants The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) is pleased to announce the opening of the 2021 Fieldwork Grants scheme. Purpose of the Grants The BFE Fieldwork Grants are intended to support doctoral candidates conducting ethnomusicological field research in the UK and abroad through making a contribution towards the costs of travel and subsistence. … Continue reading BFE Fieldwork Grants 2021

At Newcastle University we've been having a slow open online festival/conference of rural research. Check out posts under #wetherural on twitter I've done a wee video explainer on my current project here hope it's interesting

There's a fantastic new academic article out by Ruth Towse that explains in some detail why the 'supply side' of music streaming is so bad for artists and songwriters. It's worth reading in full but for many who can't access the paywall I've summarised it here--a lot more detail missing but this is the basic … Continue reading Why streaming offers so little revenue to performers and songwriters

If you're interested in doing a PhD with me or one of my colleagues at Newcastle University--do get in touch as soon as possible. The Northern Bridge consortium of universities in the North of England and Northern Ireland operates a competitive process for fully funded fees and living costs for the very best PhD students. … Continue reading Fully funded Doctoral Scholarships at Newcastle University

Delighted that there is going to be a really fascinating NAFCo conference next year at Limerick in June 2020--and also that Simon Keegan-Phipps and I will be coordinating a special pre-conference symposium on Anglo/Celtic Music and its peripheries--call for participants now, deadline 31st January 2020. North Atlantic Fiddle Convention 2020 Call for Participants The Irish … Continue reading NAFCo and Anglo/Celtic Traditional Music Symposium

Call for Papers British Forum for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference 2020 16-19 April 2020, Bath Spa University, Newton Park, Bath, UK Keynote speaker: Dr Angela Impey (SOAS, University of London) As with all BFE Annual Conferenceswe welcome papers and panels on any aspect of current ethnomusicological research. The 2020 theme will be Music, Culture and Nature. … Continue reading BFE CfP 2020 Bath Spa: Music, Culture and Nature