Archive Trails
In January 2011, three bold stravaigers – Alasdair Roberts, Aileen Campbell, and Drew Wright – set forth upon a twelve-week commissioning residency in The School of Scottish Studies Archives at The University of Edinburgh.
This site tracks their progress as they listen to tapes, sift through photos, conduct their own fieldwork and begin to develop new performances from their findings.
On tour October 2011!
Oct 13 : Peebles, Eastgate Arts Centre
Oct 14 : Perth Concert Hall
Oct 15 : Cupar Arts Festival
Oct 16 : Edinburgh, Scottish Storytelling Centre
Oct 17 : Aviemore, Old Bridge Inn
Oct 18 : Tobermory, An Tobar
Oct 19 : Rosehall, The Achness Hotel
Oct 23 : London, Cafe OTO
Oct 28 : Glasgow, CCA
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The Archive
Founded in 1951 to gather, document, and preserve the oral traditions of Scotland, The School of Scottish Studies played a central role in the Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s.
Fieldworkers including Hamish Henderson and Alan Lomax conducted landmark research there, and their field recordings are now held – on open reels, cassettes, discs and even wax cylinders – as part of the School’s massive Archive of traditional songs, tales, oral history, ethnographic photography and video.
The Archive is a unique and invaluable public resource, and to mark its 60th anniversary in 2011 we’ll be delving deep into the tape stacks with three very different artists who share an interest in song and the voice. Bringing to the project three quite distinct perspectives, together their works will offer a holistic interpretation of this incredible collection…
