Whittaker Live

The well-established lunch-time play series at Oran Mor, A Play, a Pie and a Pint  has a special series of student productions this week.  Q...

Scots Music Group Our community music students may be interested to follow the activities of this Edinburgh-based community music group:- ...

On 28th November 1853 Scottish musician Finlay Dun died aged 58. "I've never even HEARD of Finlay Dun!", I hear you cry. Why...

This came up on the Twittersphere - the letter which Steve Aird, a Maryland professor, sends to his students at the start of session.  It ...

Don't miss it!  Call for papers for the Musica Scotica conference - deadline 30th November! http://whittakerlive.blogspot.com/p/musica...

18th International Competition for Opera Singers 10-17 April 2012 Deutschlandsberg "Ferruccio Tagliavini" Internationale Sommera...

Heather Nicoll and Bryan Allen Trumpeter and conductor Bryan Allen, former Head of Brass and Instrumental Performance, is to receive a Fe...

Vitae publishes a series of booklets for researchers starting out on their research career.  Now, a new booklet: The Leading Researcher -...

Marjory Kennedy Fraser may not be to everyone's taste today - her Gaelic song settings are now seen by traditionalists as decidedly ...

_______________________________________ Borders Songwriter James Hogg, 'The Ettrick Shepherd', died 21 November 1835. ____________...

Going to be in Edinburgh this week? 22nd - 27th November 2011, Scotland's History Festival

"I need this song ...." The Whittaker Library catalogue lists the contents of all our song collections and recorded song collect...

Whittaker has just received notice of a piano competition:- IV International Competition of Pianists In the Memory of Vera Lotar-Shevchenk...

The London 2012 Festival programme - the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad - has just been launched and despite being the furthest away f...

Further to Whittaker's blogpost the other day, be sure not to miss the Bright Club Glasgow event tonight, Thursday.  A must - 'Whitt...

The former British Music Information Centre's music collection has now gone to a new home at the University of Huddersfield.  Read more ...

What is folk music?  Is it really music "of the folk"?  Which folk?  Country folk? (See Bibliolore's blogpost today about Cha...

Compete! Showcase your creative work at Pollok House, Glasgow Hannah Teasdale, Senior Learning Assistant for the NTS, has sent 'Whitt...

In the THE (Times Higher Education) 10th November 2011, article by Adrian Furnham. Beware the muddy waters of interdisciplinary research, ...

Stand-up comedy for researchers - banish your conference-speaking nerves for good!: first event this Thursday night. Twitter handle: Brigh...