A Pattern Language of Traditional Music

Celtic traditional music and dance (CTMD) plays a pivotal social, economic, and cultural role in the Shetland and Orkney Islands. In contrast to the Canadian decline of CTMD, there have been successful, state-sanctioned revivals throughout the UK for both cultural and economic development. However, highlighting the circumpolar connections of traditional music in the North Atlantic, these UK revivals often rely on the Canadian traditions for music and dance repertoires and styles, as, in some respects these traditions remained more constant in the remote locales of rural Canada. These revivals also suggest that CTMD offers a potentially effective but relatively low-cost method of social and economic development. However, to date there is no blueprint or manual for would-be music or local development entrepreneurs. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen Quilley

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Partner:

University of Aberdeen

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

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