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Specialist area of research 

A celtic or national aesthetic? Flute playing in the contemporary Asturian Folk Scene.

Module Topic

I teach on the first year module, Folk Music Participation, which is based upon participation in and preparation for folk sessions hosted by the Department of Music. Through intensive preparation of challenging repertoire, as well as the skills to enable improvised participation, students will develop an understanding of the demands and pleasures of session practice, and a knowledge of the repertoires concerned (British folk traditions). To be encouraged to reflect upon the roles and responsibilities of individual participants within the group. 

Research Interests  

• Nationalism and folk music
• The use of the simple system transverse wooden flute in contemporary folk scenes
• Asturian nationalism and identity
• 'Celtic' Identity in the modern world
• Post colonial and post imperialist theory
• Hispanic studies and music
• Irish in Britain