Trad Arts Event in Inverclyde, Saturday 25 October

We just spotted an event in Greenock that might interest our traditional musicians:-

Traditions in Place: Inverclyde

TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland)/ Museums and Galleries Scotland

Saturday, 25 October 2014 from 10:30 to 16:00 (BST)

Greenock, United Kingdom

Details HERE

Storytelling - Christina Stewart at Tradfest, Edinburgh

The Whittaker Library has heard about an intriguing session at Tradfest next week.  If you're in Edinburgh, why not see if you can fit in an evening at the Scottish Storytelling Centre?

Christina Stewart at Tradfest

Haunting--Songs,Tales, Tradition

Scottish Storytelling Centre, Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Sunday 4th May, 7.30 PM

Tickets £8/£6

0131 556 9579

http://www.tracscotland.org/festivals/tradfest

Storyteller and folklorist Sheila Douglas of Scone

Alumni of the BA Scottish Music course may remember Dr Douglas's classes.  Sheila is reportedly very ill now, but I thought you might like to see this website about her:-

http://sheiladouglas.webs.com/

Whittaker's round-up

Lots of useful snippets have drifted into Whittaker's net of late.  So, here's Whittaker's round-up:-

• Teach faster, Write more (article by Susanne Morgan, for research support website Academic Ladder's February ezine)
• Pseuds' corner (identifying bad books - a THE article by Daniel Melia, 9 February 2012)
• Writing for peer-reviewed journals (strategies for getting published): forthcoming book by Pat Thomson and Barbara Kamler (Royal Conservatoire researchers - should we order this?)
• Re-skilling for research: a report from RLUK
• 201 years ago, 26 February 1811.  Yesterday (Sunday) was the anniversary of the death of James Johnson, instigator and publisher of the Scots Musical Museum. Genuinely a major contribution to Scottish song performers, collectors, scholars and aficionados.  He collaborated with Robert Burns for his seriously big-time, six-volume collection.  A worthy candidate for our "On this day" series of Scottish musical history facts.
• Postgraduate course in Arts management (Vienna)
• Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival at the Scottish Storytelling Centre this week.