Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests:
Scottish traditional and sacred music, ethnomusicology theory and practice, transatlantic music flow, James Bay fiddle music, Scottish music in Canada, English concertina, Scots and Canadian fiddle traditions, funeralscapes.
Research Keywords:
Scottish music, ethnomusicology, transatlantic music, Canada, Cree, fiddle, concertina, sacred singing, ethics
International Interests:
Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States, Germany
Teaching Responsibilities:
ethnomusicology, world music, soundscape studies, folklore, Scottish music
Qualifications:
PhD in ethnomusicology (University of Aberdeen), 2009. BA in Music Studies (1st Class honours), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2004.
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Ship
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Greenland
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Research Output 2010 2019
Understanding Scotland Musically: Folk, Tradition and Policy
Wilkins, F. A., Dec 2019, In : Folk Music Journal. 11, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Nimitaau: Let's Dance: Fiddle-Dancing through Scots and Eeyou Culture
Wilkins, F. A. & Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute, 10 Jul 2018Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
Fiddle
Dancing
Dance
Music
Indigenous Peoples
Singing the Gospel along Scotland’s North-East Coast, 1859–2009
Wilkins, F., 29 Jan 2018, London: Routledge. 300 p. (SOAS Musicology Series)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Northeast
Coast
Gospel
Scotland
Ethnography
Da Merry Boys O Greenland: Explorations into the Musical Dialogue of Shetland’s Nautical Past
Wilkins, F., 2017, In : Folk Music Journal. 11, 2, p. 17-37 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Boys
Greenland
Shetland
Transatlantic
Arctic
John and Alan Lomax
Wilkins, F., 31 Oct 2017, Music Around the World: A Global Encyclopedia. Martin, A. R. & Mihalka, M. (eds.). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO GreenwoodResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Activities 2011 2018
Curator's Talk, Special Collections, University of Aberdeen
Frances Wilkins (Author)5 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk, presentation, public lecture, public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange › Public Lecture/debate/seminar
North Atlantic Fiddle Convention Symposium
Frances Wilkins (Speaker)2018 → …
Activity: Attending or organising an event › Conference
Scots in the Sub-Artic: Musical exchanges among the James Bay Cree
Frances Wilkins (Author)13 Feb 2018
Activity: Talk, presentation, public lecture, public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange › Public Lecture/debate/seminar
The World of Music (Journal)
Frances Wilkins (Member of editorial board)2011 → 2014
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of research journal / publication series
Press / Media
How to recreate a Viking funeral – minus the human sacrifice
Carlos Roberto Galan-Diaz & Frances Wilkins
20/03/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Articles in 'The Conversation'