Interviews on mouth music with Heather Sparling now on-line
A series of interviews with Heather Sparling, author of Reeling Roosters and Dancing Ducks: Celtic Mouth Music, is now available on-line. With interviewer John Alick MacPherson, recorded at Cape Breton University, the series covers a wide range of topics inspired by the book.
Click here to link to access the interviews.
Reeling Roosters and Dancing Ducks was launched during the Royal National Mod in Inverness, Scotland in October. A Cape Breton launch is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 2:30 p.m. in Christmas Island.
Heather Sparling, PhD, is the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Musical Traditions) and an Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at Cape Breton University,where she teaches a range of ethnomusicology and Celtic music courses.
A Gaelic speaker and teacher, she is actively involved with both local and international Gaelic organizations, sharing her expertise in Cape Breton Gaelic song.
Her publications have addressed genre theory, Bourdieu’s theories of social distinction, language attitudes, and oral and print transmission. Her current research focuses on disaster songs of Atlantic Canada, including their role in processing grief, nationalism and commemoration.