Calls for musicians in UK museums

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Jack Campin
Date: 03 Aug 19 - 09:23 AM

And in this week's news, the same museum has created an exhibition about Scottish emigration that manages to leave out the Clearances:

https://www.thenational.scot/news/17810855.national-galleries-39-exhibition-scots-migration-omits-clearances/

We can all think of songs that would fill that gap. We don't do Scottish stuff but we can do one that makes the point by analogy with Palestine.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Jack Campin
Date: 01 Aug 19 - 04:11 AM

My favourite work in that museum, by far, is the Poussin "Seven Sacraments". As unfolky as you can get but it would make a great setting for a recital of Sainte-Colombe's viol music.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 01 Aug 19 - 03:20 AM

"Isn't the correlation of museums and folk music a little unfortunate-"
Our folk songs are the most powerful; carries of oral history we have - largely they represent historry that wasn't important enough to be documented, so it survived only in the songs
That's how this 'folkie' views itt

One of the most effective use of fol songs and broadsides I ever saw was in 'The London Museum', using London songs researched and sung by The Critics Group'
THIS was quite impressive, assembled for a display of THE WHALING TAPESTRY at The New Bedford Whaling Museum
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: leeneia
Date: 01 Aug 19 - 12:30 AM

Jack, best of luck with your gig in Edinburgh. I've been to that museum. One of the first things we saw was a painting of Niagara Falls by American landscape artist F.E. Church, the DH's favorite painter.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Jul 19 - 02:30 PM

Isn't the correlation of museums and folk music a little unfortunate- or is it the way most non-folkies view it?

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 29 Jul 19 - 10:47 AM

henryp that was the old troll posting as someone else to share his racist trash. Your note led to eliminating a couple of his droppings this morning. Thanks!

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Jack Campin
Date: 29 Jul 19 - 07:41 AM

21 September, National Gallery of Scotland, 6.30pm: short recital from the Edinburgh Middle Eastern music group Baharat Collective, including yours truly on the cümbüş and salamuri. Persian, Greek, Turkish and Arabic songs.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 29 Jul 19 - 07:02 AM

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Not offensive junk mail, but it wasn't from me! A good reason to join Mudcat formally, I suppose.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST,alan whittle
Date: 29 Jul 19 - 06:44 AM

How many years I wonder....

A glass case with waxworks inside. Ewan astride a chair, Donovan with his cap on, Martin tuning his guitar, a bloke with a ring binder, a teenage girl wearing Doc Martens....a mute circle. But from somewhere a disembodied voice says, 'In this display case, a strange phenomenom of 20th and early 21st century English culture - the folk club. They all had divergent ideas of what constituted folk culture....but here is collection of the strange sounds they regarded as their cultural heritage......'

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: banjoman
Date: 07 Nov 17 - 04:56 AM

Used to take the band(OTB) into Milestones Museum Basingstoke on a regular basis. Usually played in the Pub on site and had a great reception. Also organised Morris Dance Meets there and they had a Mummers Play each Christmas. Then Hampshire "Cultural" Trust took over and it all stopped. Culture to them is putting on an exhibition of Lego or Teddy Bears. They also are very keen on Halloween costumes, Knitting and sewing. No music allowed.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 04 Nov 17 - 06:15 PM

And in Edinburgh.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 04 Nov 17 - 10:04 AM

In Hull its folk and lots of it.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Nov 17 - 09:39 AM

Live music in museums and galleries is quite common but is more likely to be jazz or classical rather than folk.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 04 Nov 17 - 07:09 AM

Just as a "by the way" since the title mentions musicians in UK museums, (and I know it has nothing to do with the EFDSS project above), it is a relatively common occurrence to see musicians in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh: during Edinburgh Festival, there are often lunchtime concerts in the ground floor area of the newer extension.
At other times there are themed "lates" in the big hall in the older part of the building. There is to be one of these on the evening of Friday 10th November, just towards the end of the exhibition re Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites, which has been running for the last few months, with a ceilidh band called...."The Jacobites" playing for dancing.
The Mining Museum at Newtongrange also has musical events from time to time, often featuring songs about mining.
And there will be others around Scotland.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Mo the caller
Date: 04 Nov 17 - 04:08 AM

Soory, I didn't mean to deflect this thread from it's musical news
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From: GUEST,henryp - PM
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 01:18 PM

More calls for Musicians in Museums


CONNECTIONS Exploring the tangible and intangible heritage of England

Applications are invited now for residencies with NMM and MERL, for a January 2018 start.

THE RESIDENCIES
National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Period - Autumn 2017 for 12 months

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Period - January 2018 for 12 months
Closing date for applications: Monday 6 November 2017

Museum of English Rural Life, Reading
Period ? January/February 2018 for 12 months
Closing date for applications: Friday 10 November 2017"

I was replying to the question from Guest

Back to musicians.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 03 Nov 17 - 03:37 PM

See what you mean.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 03 Nov 17 - 03:37 PM

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Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 03 Nov 17 - 03:22 PM

One possibility is that somehow or another, the offending keyboard may have been reset to the American system. How to cure it depends on which system you are running.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Mr Red
Date: 03 Nov 17 - 03:54 AM

typing £ might help. - £
It previews, but posting might not. Let's see

You couild try Mr Red's code generator though I usually type "GBP" when in a hurry and/or a US 'Catter might be interested in the thread.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 10:43 PM

Mo, Max is in the process of moving Mudcat into a new server, and some of the functionality isn't caught up yet. If you can use the html code or ascii symbol instead of the keyboard letter or symbol, it should show up.

https://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: Mo the caller
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 06:10 PM

I have typed a ? pound sign. I seem to remember that it posts as a question mark. So what does a question mark post as? Oh, that comes out as a question mark too.
Top row of my keyboard (numbers shifted)
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quotes "
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Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 05:46 PM

very helpful

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 02:12 PM

Half as much as 10,000.

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 01:25 PM

How much is 5000 "?" ?

Subject: RE: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 01:21 PM

There's more...Musicians in Museums

CONNECTIONS exploring the tangible and intangible heritage of England

EFDSS is partnering with the National Coal Mining Museum for England, the National Maritime Museum and the Museum of English Rural Life to offer folk music artists an exciting creative and learning opportunity.

With funding from Help Musicians, over the next two years we are looking for six excellent artists to be a musician in residence at one of these museums and explore the creative links between the tangible culture and history of the museum collections and artefacts and the intangible culture and history of folk songs and tunes.

The residencies are spread over a 12 month period and each artist will receive a bursary of ?5000 to develop a new music work to be performed at the end of the residency and deliver outreach activities to engage people with the museums and with folk music.

The first residency will be with the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield, starting in the autumn 2017. The residencies with NMM and MERL are now open and will begin in January 2018.

Subject: Calls for musicians in UK museums
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 01:18 PM

More calls for Musicians in Museums
Published on Thursday, 02 November 2017 17:03

CONNECTIONS Exploring the tangible and intangible heritage of England

We are delighted to be partnering with the National Coal Mining Museum for England, the National Maritime Museum and the Museum of English Rural Life to offer folk music artists exciting creative and learning opportunities.

With funding from Help Musicians, over the next two years we are looking for six excellent artists to be a musician in residence at one of these museums and explore the creative links between the tangible culture and history of the museum collections and artefacts and the intangible culture and history of folk songs and tunes.

The residencies are spread over a 12 month period. Each artist will receive a bursary of ?5000 to develop a new music work to be performed at the end of the residency and deliver outreach activities to engage people with the museums and with folk music.

The first residencies started in Autumn 2017 with the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield.

Applications are invited now for residencies with NMM and MERL, for a January 2018 start.

THE RESIDENCIES
National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Period - Autumn 2017 for 12 months

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Period - January 2018 for 12 months
Closing date for applications: Monday 6 November 2017

Museum of English Rural Life, Reading
Period ? January/February 2018 for 12 months
Closing date for applications: Friday 10 November 2017

National Mining Museum - start at the bottom and work your way up, I suppose