AHRC-funded collaborative project between Royal Holloway and Newcastle University, unlocking the musical collections of England's county record offices.
www.musicheritageplace.uk
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We are over the moon that The Song Detectorists has won Silver at the @newyorkfestivals.bsky.social Radio Awards. You can listen to all the episodes on @bbcsounds.bsky.social
Enormous thanks and congratulations to @natalie-steed.bsky.social @matthewbannister.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Exciting news! Yesterday, the whole project team got together for the first time in person to start discussing publications and we have a plan. Time to start writing....
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The results are in for Northumberland! Check out our latest blog post at www.musicheritageplace.uk
#songdetectorists #ahrc #music #heritage #place
Sorry for being so quiet recently!
We've been cataloguing more of the fabulous musical treasures - over 900 sources! - found in county archives across England and adding digitized sources, learning resources, editions and extra snippets of #songdetectorists to the website: www.musicheritageplace.uk
Absolutely delighted to announce that the Song Detectorists, featuring the @musicheritageplace.bsky.social project, has been shortlisted in the 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards thanks to the amazingly talented Rhubarb Rhubarb producer @natalie-steed.bsky.social Congratulations Natalie!
The Song Detectorists on BBC Radio 3 has been shortlisted for a New York Festivals Radio Award! 🎉
Inspired by @musicheritageplace.bsky.social, the programme features Professor Kirsten Gibson, Nancy Kerr and Dr Steph Carter, and is produced by @natalie-steed.bsky.social.
Read more >> bit.ly/3OsebAd
An enormous thank you to all the 200,000 listeners of the Song Detectorists on BBC Sounds. If you haven't already tuned in to discover music in England's county archives, you can listen to all 10 episodes on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#music #heritage #place
🚨🚨🚨new blog alert🚨🚨🚨
Guest contributor Amelie Addison (@northumbriauni) delves into the complexities of a music book once owned by a family of gardeners at @northumberlandarchives
Read it here:
www.musicheritageplace.uk/posts/a-cros...
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Good luck to The Song Detectorists, a second appearance by @matthewbannister.bsky.social in the New York Festivals Radio Awards for The Song Detectorists in the Music Category - all hail @nancykerr.bsky.social and the researchers at @musicheritageplace.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Delighted to see these podcasts/ programmes make the @newyorkfestivals.bsky.social Radio Awards shortlists. I had an absolute blast making them: @folkonfoot.com Goblin Band in the City of London; The Song Detectorists for BBC R3 & @cockneyyiddish.bsky.social. Minuscule teams but a MIGHTY ensemble.
Join guest contributor, Amélie Addison (Northumbria University), to explore a little-known music source at Northumberland Archives .
