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Heather Sparling

@CBFraoch

Gaelic-, French-, but mostly English-speaking ethnomusicologist researching disaster songs, Gaelic songs, and step dance. Nothing else about me is as cool.

 Sydney, NS
disastersongs.ca
Joined March 2010
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Happy new year! Come along for our first Wednesday Seminar of 2024 on January 17th, when Dr Heather Sparling @CBFraoch will join us to talk about her fascinating research into Canadian Atlantic Disaster songs. Zoom link & more info here: musicmedicinehistory.org/
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Orff Nova Scotia@orffns24 Mar 2023
Oh my goodness, we are EXCITED! On Saturday, May 27th, come join us and learn all about how to incorporate "Puirt à beul - Tunes from the Mouth" into your classroom with Heather Sparling. For more information or to register, please visit the main page at orffnovascotia.com
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Here's a statue of my dad trying to enter the wifi password without his glasses on.
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A brilliant, lucid, and complex argument from my friend in the CBU English department in today's @capebretonpost. Stay tuned for online version! @cbufa
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Good employers pay their employees fair wages. #SMUStrike #StandWithSMUFU
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4. As with every strike, the richest people accuse the workers of being greedy. And at CBU, the bosses are the 1% of the 1%.
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3. The CBU admin guy who said he is overpaid because "that's how she goes" also CBU faculty are among the highest paid in NS. It's a baffling statement.
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2. In recent yas, CBU's admin has been on steroids. Faculty growth is anemic by comparison.
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CBU's Board of Governors meeting today. Student reps/faculty excluded. Students also told they can't hold protest in hall outside... or **anywhere inside** CBU b/c of 'safety concerns'. [Funny didn't apply to other student gatherings, e.g., job fair last year, performances.]
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Students who planned a SILENT and PEACEFUL protest outside the CBU Board of Governors meet today have been BANNED from corridors--effectively banning the protest. It is a disgrace. Our job is to educate the next generation of leaders, and admin's job is to cower from them.
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Kate McKenna@katemckenna824 Sep 2022
I’ve watched a lot of live hits today, but this might be the best demonstration of the Magdalen Islands winds so far 😂 Posted by Sven Meier, reposted with his permission.
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Maritime music traditions seek to comfort after Nova Scotia shootings theconversation.com/maritime…
Maritime music traditions seek to comfort after Nova Scotia shootings

Maritime music traditions seek to comfort after Nova Scotia shootings

Virtual music vigils after the Nova Scotia shootings draw on a long tradition of Atlantic Canadian disaster songs and ‘broadside ballads’ to mourn in a time of social distancing.

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Did you miss the recent NAFCo workshop on digital humanities? Never fear! It's now all online! Watch the talks... fb.me/59XlmHhTz
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Eleanor@EleanorSidley20 Apr 2017
Can we all take a moment today and tell the CBU librarians how amazing they are!?! Truly the MVPs of exam season ❤️ teapawt.net/cbu_library/status/855…
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Fresh free healthy snacks to get you through your studying Get them before they're all gone!
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CBU Library@CBU_library14 Mar 2017
Congratulations to @cbuniversity professor Chris McDonald on achieving tenure!
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Scotland's Alanna MacInnis shares piping stories @CBU_library @cbuniversity @CBFraoch @Celtic_Colours
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CBU Library@CBU_library13 Oct 2016
Scotland's Alanna MacInnis piping live @CBU_library @cbuniversity @Celtic_Colours @DrDavidWheeler1 @CBFraoch @CBUMultiversity
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In Store! Reeling Roosters and Dancing Ducks: Celtic Mouth Music by @CBFraoch @cbupress #MusicMonday #MaritimeMonday #CanLit #SackvilleNB
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Ashlee Cunsolo@AshleeCunsolo10 Feb 2016
"If you abuse the nature world, you abuse yourself". Clifford Paul is laying down the truths. Wow. #respect #taliaqCBU
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Ashlee Cunsolo@AshleeCunsolo10 Feb 2016
These amazing folks run the magic behind-the-scenes. Lisa Patterson, Herbie Sakalauskas, & Chris Jones. #taliaqCBU – at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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