Gaelic-, French-, but mostly English-speaking ethnomusicologist researching disaster songs, Gaelic songs, and step dance. Nothing else about me is as cool.
Sydney, NS
Joined March 2010
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The Society for Ethnomusicology has just published a website documenting US music-making and the lives of musicians during the pandemic. semmusicianscovid.com
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Did you miss my talk, "Death Culture, Vernacular Memorialization, and Atlantic Canadian Disaster Songs," back in March? It's available on YouTube! youtu.be/dON5aiKgFTs
For Black history month, Valerie MacDonald tells the story of her experience as an Afro-Nova Scotian growing up in Springhill, NS, and about her father, Maurice Ruddick, who miraculously survived the 1958 Springhill mining disaster.
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Looking to disaster management research to figure out how to help the cultural industries to recover from Covid-19.
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Dr. Andrew Lynk writes songs to cope with the stress of his job. It's not so different from the reasons that many people write songs in response to disasters. #disastersongs cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot…
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Thanks, @Laura_Estill, Canada Reseach Chair in Digital Humanities, for calling attention to the Language in Lyrics blog posts about databases!
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Well-known authors' writing about WWI helped the world to grieve and process the trauma. #disastersongs function similarly. ow.ly/TvDe30mxPjC
Waiting for Question Period to start in Centre Block on Parliament Hill (which will close for 10 yrs in Dec). #SciParl2018
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It was an honour to meet Senator McPhedran and very interesting to get an inside scoop on how Senate committees work. #SciParl2018 @SenMarilou
Nova Scotian CRCs with Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer. A great start to #SciParl2018! @ChiefSciCan
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Excited to hear from Preston Manning, Senator Rosa Galvez and former MP Ted Hsu at #SciParl2018.
Swiss Air flight 111 went down over NS waters 20 yrs ago, killing all 229 people. It is a terrifying story and there are #disastersongs. The recovery and analysis were traumatic for those involved. capebretonpost.com/news/loca…
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J P Cormier's fingers are flying tonight at the Old Triangle! Come on out (but don't heckle me if you do). It's free! #kitchenfest #feisachidsin
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It's a #kitchenfest tradition! I'm hosting Coig at the Old Triangle. It's always a treat too hear them live. #feisachidsin
Celebrating Canada day with Evans and Doherty at the Old Triangle in Sydney! #feisachidsin #kitchenfest
On dark tourism and memorials to disastrous events -- the material equivalent of #disastersongs? ow.ly/RVCa30etHJS
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Tonight: commemorating 100 years since the No. 12 mining disaster in New Waterford. bit.ly/2vFupsw #disastersongs