Episodes 9
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
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Since Mar 2021
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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This series features lectures from the Elphinstone Institute Archives delivered by scholars working in the fields of Ethnology, Ethnomusicology, and Folklore. Rooted in the study of vernacular culture, they explore an incredible variety of topics from community building, legends, rituals, traditional music and dance, to language, memorialisation, digital culture, customs, and much more.

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Being an African: The Burden of Proof in Being in a Space by Bertha Yakubu, MBE

Aug 11, 2025 1h 14m Transcript

This recording is of a talk that Bertha Yakubu, MBE. gave as part of the Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series on 6 March 2023. She described the talk by writing: ‘I am speaking as an African…

'A Blond Wig for Maid Marion': Aberdeen and Scotland's Folk Dramas by Donald Smith

Apr 20, 2023 56m Transcript

From Mystery Plays to the Robin Hood revels at May Day, Aberdeen played a full role in Scotland’s popular dramas. Donald Smith explores some older forms of live entertainment, and their present day…

Singing Time and Singing Place

Nov 03, 2022 48m Transcript

This presentation, which was recorded at the Elphinstone Institute’s 2017 symposium dedicated to memory of Bill Nicolaisen, by Elphinstone Institute Director, Dr Thomas A McKean, looks at performed…

Building Community Self-Esteem: Advocating for Culture

Sep 30, 2022 42m

Recording of the 2019 David Buchan Lecture presented by Amy Skillman. Why is our heritage so important? How does culture support our communities? Join us on a folklorist’s journey from scholar to…

Words for Tunes: Robert Burns as a Lyric-Writer by Adam McNaughtan

Jan 20, 2022 1h 4m

A transcript for this podcast can be found online, here. Adam McNaughtan delivers an illustrated talk with Gordeanna McCulloch entitled ‘Words for Tunes: Robert Burns as a Lyric-Writer’ at the…

Music and the Memory Spectrum by Michael Pickering

Dec 07, 2021 1h 1m

A transcript for this episode can be found online, here. Music is a potent component of remembering. It works either as an unchosen catalyst, stirring up unbidden memories as a tune is fortuitously…

Leonard Primiano on Catholic Kitsch

Oct 07, 2021 45m

A transcript for this episode can be found on our website, here. The late Leonard Primiano discusses his research on Catholic kitsch in this guest lecture given at the Elphinstone Institute,…

Copyrighting Tradition in the Internet Age: Creativity, Authorship and Folklore

Jun 01, 2021 1h 24m

A transcript for this episode can be found online, here.Intro and outro music provided by Zazim.  This recording of the 2016 David Buchan Lecture comes from the Elphinstone Institute Archives. It was…

Recycled Stories: Health Legends, Epidemics and the Politics of Risk

Mar 29, 2021 1h 14m

A transcript for this episode can be found online here. Elphinstone Institute’s Annual David Buchan Lecture The Elphinstone Institute is a centre for the study of Ethnology, Folklore, and…

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