I am a PhD student at the Elphinstone Institute of Aberdeen University where I previously completed an MLitt in Folklore and Ethnology. My current research looks at the contextualisation and construction of Traveller identity and worldview through traditional music, song, narrative, and performance, and is part of the Heritage Lottery funded project, ‘The Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers’. My studies include the conducting of new fieldwork and the use of archival resources, and my previous work within the Traveller's Project has involved the processing and transcription of archival field recordings of Scottish Travelling people. I play traditional music and perform regularly at Scottish music festivals, in local bands, and as a member of Celtic Reggae band Paddyrasta. I am also involved as a tutor in various Aberdeen music and arts projects.
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