Frances Wilkins

Frances Wilkins is an ethnomusicologist and researcher in Scottish and North American music including the fiddle traditions, Gaelic and Scots song, sacred music, and free reed instruments. She completed her PhD at the Elphinstone Institute in 2009, and is currently a visiting lecturer in Scottish music and Ethnomusicology at Aberdeen University. She performs regularly on English concertina in concert and ceilidh bands including Blyde Lasses, Kydd Wilkins, and Danse McCabre, and has toured in Britain, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, the UAE, and New Zealand. As an ethnomusicologist she travels widely researching and lecturing in traditional music, and regularly delving into the archives to find fresh material to teach an perform.

Frances has taught mixed instrument classes for SC&T since 2006, and in Spring 2012 will be teaching a class on Scottish musical traditions.

More information on Frances' teaching and research can be found at www.franceswilkins.com.

Class Updates

Week of 30th January.

The Spring Term started on 16th January.

It is possible to enrol at the Classes desk at Harlaw Academy on class nights between 6:45 and 7pm. All classes are running except Guitar 2 (Wednesdays)

Do go along and support our performers at the Lemon Tree on Saturdays (until 18 February) and join in the session on Tuesdays at O'Donoghue's.

 

News and Articles

  • January 17, 2012 - O'Donoghues Sessions - back again

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  • December 6, 2011 - End of Term Concert
    The Christmas concert will take place on Sunday 11 December at The Lemon Tree. Doors open 5:00pm. Start 6:00pm.
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  • November 28, 2011 - Participants Survey NOW OPEN

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