eydmann
@eydmann.bsky.social
Scholar, collector, maker & curator of things vernacular, mainly Scottish and Irish. GSA, OU, PhD, Hon. Fellow, University of Edinburgh ~
https://edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/stuart-eydmann ~
http://rareTunes.org ~ Whistlebinkie
https://edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/stuart-eydmann ~
http://rareTunes.org ~ Whistlebinkie
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Re-Tracing the Dance-Steps of the Hugboon: The Nordic Background of Orkney Folk Legends
5 Dec, online – free
In this seminar, Prof Terry Gunnell will explore the Nordic connections of Orkney legends & folklore
#folklore #Orkney
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
5 Dec, online – free
In this seminar, Prof Terry Gunnell will explore the Nordic connections of Orkney legends & folklore
#folklore #Orkney
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Terry Gunnell | Celtic & Scottish Studies | Literatures Languages and Culture
An online seminar by Professor Terry Gunnell (University of Iceland) titled 'Re-Tracing the Dance-Steps of the Hugboon: The Nordic Background of Orkney Folk Legends'.
llc.ed.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Re-Tracing the Dance-Steps of the Hugboon: The Nordic Background of Orkney Folk Legends
5 Dec, online – free
In this seminar, Prof Terry Gunnell will explore the Nordic connections of Orkney legends & folklore
#folklore #Orkney
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
5 Dec, online – free
In this seminar, Prof Terry Gunnell will explore the Nordic connections of Orkney legends & folklore
#folklore #Orkney
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
Birmingham historic building fears blamed on staff shortages - BBC News share.google/2FmiEmEQyPvF...
Birmingham historic building fears blamed on staff shortages
The Victorian Society writes to Birmingham council's boss over a lack of conservation staff.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Birmingham historic building fears blamed on staff shortages - BBC News share.google/2FmiEmEQyPvF...
Passing time in Paul Cezanne's Studio.
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Passing time in Paul Cezanne's Studio.
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A fantastic find this week at Skaill Farm on Rousay, Orkney a red sandstone head with some similarity to carvings at St. Magnus cathedral and built into the old parish church of St. Mary.
🏺via @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social
🏺via @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social
Dig diary - spectacular carved head found in week two at Skaill farm - Archaeology Orkney
An unexpected and spectacular find - a carved sandstone head.
archaeologyorkney.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A fantastic find this week at Skaill Farm on Rousay, Orkney a red sandstone head with some similarity to carvings at St. Magnus cathedral and built into the old parish church of St. Mary.
🏺via @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social
🏺via @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social
Are there words for chanterelles/giroles in Scots and Gaelic? Surely one of Scotland's most giving forage species.
July 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Are there words for chanterelles/giroles in Scots and Gaelic? Surely one of Scotland's most giving forage species.
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Fulbright scholar Ivana Prica Miladinovic, researching the impact of John Cage's work on Eastern European music and art, visited us at JCT. Here's Ivana about to read through a 1984 letter from musicologist Niksa Gligo from Zagreb about Cage's participation in the Music Bienalle Zagreb Festival.
June 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Fulbright scholar Ivana Prica Miladinovic, researching the impact of John Cage's work on Eastern European music and art, visited us at JCT. Here's Ivana about to read through a 1984 letter from musicologist Niksa Gligo from Zagreb about Cage's participation in the Music Bienalle Zagreb Festival.
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Just out from Patsy Reid & Alice Allen (Strathspey Queens) beautifully playing their selection of my violin & cello solos & duets:
Patsy Reid writes "It’s not being pressed into a 💿 but . . . you can head over to Bandcamp to buy your own digital copy!"
patsyreid.bandcamp.com
Patsy Reid writes "It’s not being pressed into a 💿 but . . . you can head over to Bandcamp to buy your own digital copy!"
patsyreid.bandcamp.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Interesting twist in a high profile listed building at risk case:
A Scottish Tory council leader has stepped down 'temporarily' amid a police probe into a secret recording that saw him offer jobs for “pals” and brand local authority staff 'f****** useless'
Scottish Tory council boss steps down 'temporarily' as police probe secret recording
A SCOTTISH Tory council leader has stepped down “temporarily” amid a police probe into a secret recording that saw him offer jobs for “pals”…
www.thenational.scot
April 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Interesting twist in a high profile listed building at risk case:
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Excellent news - all 41 volumes of the journal Scottish Studies (1957-2025) are now available online at
open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud...
A hugely valuable resource for Scottish ethnology, history, geography, archaeology, onomastics and languages.
There is also an Index to the first 40 volumes
open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud...
A hugely valuable resource for Scottish ethnology, history, geography, archaeology, onomastics and languages.
There is also an Index to the first 40 volumes
Scottish Studies
open.journals.ed.ac.uk
March 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Excellent news - all 41 volumes of the journal Scottish Studies (1957-2025) are now available online at
open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud...
A hugely valuable resource for Scottish ethnology, history, geography, archaeology, onomastics and languages.
There is also an Index to the first 40 volumes
open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud...
A hugely valuable resource for Scottish ethnology, history, geography, archaeology, onomastics and languages.
There is also an Index to the first 40 volumes
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The Scottish Music Centre (@scottishmusic.bsky.social) are looking for an Archive Manager to maintain and expand their collections, ensuring their integrity and sustainability and improving access.
Deadline: Sunday 2nd Feb
Find out more and apply here: www.scottishmusiccentre.com/archive-mana...
Deadline: Sunday 2nd Feb
Find out more and apply here: www.scottishmusiccentre.com/archive-mana...
Apply now — Scottish Music Centre
www.scottishmusiccentre.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The Scottish Music Centre (@scottishmusic.bsky.social) are looking for an Archive Manager to maintain and expand their collections, ensuring their integrity and sustainability and improving access.
Deadline: Sunday 2nd Feb
Find out more and apply here: www.scottishmusiccentre.com/archive-mana...
Deadline: Sunday 2nd Feb
Find out more and apply here: www.scottishmusiccentre.com/archive-mana...
