Fifth International Bagpipe Conference
Artwork by Jesse Smith
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There will be many opportunities to network as well as participate in interactive activities throughout the day. Following the cancellation of our International Bagpipe Conference at Harvard University, we are now holding the event online. The International Bagpipe Organisation warmly invites you to participate in the Fifth International Bagpipe Conference (IBC) to celebrate the world’s diverse bagpipes and bagpiping traditions. The conference will take place online, via Zoom on 6 June 2020. You will be sent a link once you obtain a ticket. ATTENTION: The event will take place across timezones: 8:30am to 4:30pm USA EST time 1:30pm to 9:30pm UK BST time We have planned breaks throughout the day for tea/coffee and your lunch or dinner. The conference is a productive and welcoming platform for all people interested in the study of bagpipes: musicologists, ethnomusicologists, music experts, instrument makers, folk musicians, dancers and music lovers. This event is an exciting interdisciplinary opportunity to debate various questions relating to the study of bagpipes both today and historically. All are welcome to come and enjoy the atmosphere. The IBCs are friendly events, open to all, promoting bagpipes from all around the world. Our online conference will explore bagpipes in diasporic communities. We will be looking at how pipers from various traditions have spread their customs and music all around the world, helping sustain communities or forging new identities far away from home. There will be many opportunities to network as well as participate in interactive activities throughout the day. TICKETS We have created a varied ticket price, more akin to a donation. Options vary from £10 to £20. Please choose one option (1, 2 or 3). All proceeds will go towards the organisation costs of the 2020 conference. Any remaining funds will be put towards our 2022 conference, which will take place in the UK. Should you wish to give more, we have made a donation link available as well. Any further donations will be much appreciated and all proceeds will go towards the organisation costs of the IBO. |
Please find the schedule below:
Pre-conference meeting with IBC 2020's speakers on Thursday 4 June 2020.
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The conference will include the following speakers and topics:
Jason Busniewski: Bagpipes, “Martial Races”, and Empire in the Central Himalayas
Michael Vereno: On the Road : On the diaspora fate of bagpipers in and around Austria in the 20th century
Scott Spencer: The NYPD Emerald Society Bagpipe Band and the Line-Of-Duty Funeral
Arle Lommel: Towards a Feature-Oriented Account of Bagpipe Evolution and Taxonomy
Zexuan Qiao: Employing new technologies in the reproduction of historical bagpipes
José Emilio Colón Ríos: Cuban pipers: the spread of uillean piping in Cuba
Vincent Janoski: Decoding Forgotten Melodies: from the Piobaireachd Tradition Musical interpretation of forgotten tunes from the Campbell Canntaireachd.
Brian McCandless: Rediscovering Northern British Bellows-Blown Bagpipes in North America
Barry Shears: Immigrant Bagpipes of Nova Scotia
Erin Walker: Under the Kilt: The Pipe Band as a Tool of Cultural Transmission
If you have any further queries, please contact us at [email protected].
Jason Busniewski: Bagpipes, “Martial Races”, and Empire in the Central Himalayas
Michael Vereno: On the Road : On the diaspora fate of bagpipers in and around Austria in the 20th century
Scott Spencer: The NYPD Emerald Society Bagpipe Band and the Line-Of-Duty Funeral
Arle Lommel: Towards a Feature-Oriented Account of Bagpipe Evolution and Taxonomy
Zexuan Qiao: Employing new technologies in the reproduction of historical bagpipes
José Emilio Colón Ríos: Cuban pipers: the spread of uillean piping in Cuba
Vincent Janoski: Decoding Forgotten Melodies: from the Piobaireachd Tradition Musical interpretation of forgotten tunes from the Campbell Canntaireachd.
Brian McCandless: Rediscovering Northern British Bellows-Blown Bagpipes in North America
Barry Shears: Immigrant Bagpipes of Nova Scotia
Erin Walker: Under the Kilt: The Pipe Band as a Tool of Cultural Transmission
If you have any further queries, please contact us at [email protected].
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Communication on 5 March 2020
Dear Friends, In light of the recent international events and the now global corona virus epidemic, we have been receiving expressions of concern from both US and European participants regarding their travel plans and health. After much thought and discussion, it is with a heavy heart that we have come to the decision of cancelling this 2020 edition of the International Bagpipe Conference. |
We feel that this is the only responsible decision to take in the current climate, responding to your concerns, but also to eventual problems that may arise such as last minute travel-bans, cancelled flights or even unexpected enforced quarantines for travellers.
We will be convening in two weeks time to think about alternative possibilities to disseminate your research and continue such as publications of the papers in virtual or printed format or the organisation of a substitute event further in the future when the situation has cleared up a little. Please keep an eye out here for any further updates.
We would like to express our most heartfelt apologies towards all of you, as we had planned a wonderful event and we were looking forward to meeting all of you next week.
We would like, however, to encourage everyone to celebrate International Bagpipe Day on 10 March 2020 in your respective communities. Harvard University will be celebrating in a quieter way with a curated bagpipe exhibition in it's music library, accessible until 13 April if you can't make it next week.
Please do get in touch with any feedback or any further comments if you have any. We are here to respond to any of your questions.
Cassandre, Roger and Panayotis
The 2020 International Bagpipe Conference Committee
We will be convening in two weeks time to think about alternative possibilities to disseminate your research and continue such as publications of the papers in virtual or printed format or the organisation of a substitute event further in the future when the situation has cleared up a little. Please keep an eye out here for any further updates.
We would like to express our most heartfelt apologies towards all of you, as we had planned a wonderful event and we were looking forward to meeting all of you next week.
We would like, however, to encourage everyone to celebrate International Bagpipe Day on 10 March 2020 in your respective communities. Harvard University will be celebrating in a quieter way with a curated bagpipe exhibition in it's music library, accessible until 13 April if you can't make it next week.
Please do get in touch with any feedback or any further comments if you have any. We are here to respond to any of your questions.
Cassandre, Roger and Panayotis
The 2020 International Bagpipe Conference Committee
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Full planned event programme HERE
Archived event
Welcome to the Fifth International Bagpipe Conference! Here is a breakdown of the schedule for the weekend. If you still have questions after reading it through, please write to us at [email protected] NOTE! If you wish to purchase a ticket ONLY for the Friday night concert, please visit Harvard's ticketing service (https://bit.ly/2utiGRI). For any other combined ticket with the concert, please follow THIS LINK. Friday 13 March 2020 Bagpipes of the World Concert 8pm at Paine Hall, Harvard University Featuring bagpipes from Estonia, Greece, France, Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Spain and Austria Note: if you only wish to attend this event, please visit Harvard's ticketing service (https://bit.ly/2utiGRI). Saturday 14 March 2020 Day event Fifth International Bagpipe Conference 8:30am-6pm Paine Hall, Harvard University Paper sessions, discussion panels, etc. THE FULL PROGRAMME IS COMING SOON Papers include 'Under the Kilt: The Pipe Band as a Tool of Cultural Transmission', 'Surdulina: a little bagpipe of Balkan origins, built in the USA and returned to Italy' 'Bagpipes, “Martial Races”, and Empire in the Central Himalayas' and 'The spread of Uillean Piping in Cuba'. with speakers from all over the world including Spain, Italy, Estonia, Greece, USA, China and more. Evening event Bring your own bagpipe – curated session INCLUDED IN TICKET (all delegates are welcome, as are friends and family) 8pm till late at The Bebop 1116 Boylston Street Boston MA 02215 Sunday 15 March 2020 Bagpipe Brunch INCLUDED IN TICKET (all delegates are welcome, as are friends and family) 9am-12pm at The Bebop Buy your Own Brunch Have some brunch while listening to informed bagpipe performanced with Cätlin Mägi and friends 1116 Boylston Street Boston MA 02215 Dancing with the Pipers Social Dance 1:30-3:30 Participatory Folk Dance and Demonstrations: Irish Ceilí, Step, and Sean Nós dancing; Breton dancing, Greek dancing. Led by Jaclyn O'Riley & Joey Abarta, Bagad New York, an others: dance and discover folk dances from different piping traditions. |
 Paine Concert Hall - Harvard University
Paine Concert Hall - Harvard University
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The International Bagpipe Organisation warmly invites you to participate in the Fifth International Bagpipe Conference (IBC) to mark International Bagpipe Day 2020 (10 March), a celebration of the world’s diverse bagpipes and bagpiping traditions. The conference will spread over three days, starting on Friday evening with an opening concert and ending on Sunday afternoon. The conference will be held over a range of venues in Boston, USA. The Friday evening concert and the Saturday conference will be held at Harvard University. Social events on Saturday evening and Sunday all day will be held in Boston.
The conference is a productive and welcoming platform for all people interested in the study of bagpipes: musicologists, ethnomusicologists, music experts, instrument makers, folk musicians, dancers and music lovers. This event is an exciting interdisciplinary opportunity to debate various questions relating to the study of bagpipes both today and historically. All are welcome, whether you choose to present or simply listen and enjoy the atmosphere. The IBCs are friendly events, open to all, promoting bagpipes from all around the world.
In 2020, we will take the conference to the United States where we will explore bagpipes in diasporic communities. Indeed, in line with the anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, we will be looking at how pipers from around the world have spread their customs and music all around the world, helping sustain communities or forging new identities far away from home. Presenters from the U.S. and from the rest of the world are welcome to present on themes directly linked to bagpipes.
Papers touching on topics linked to migration, identity, community and diaspora, both within the U.S. and in the rest of the world are specifically welcome. Papers touching on other themes such as organology, playing techniques, ornamentation, history, iconography, instrument making, recordings, archiving, collecting, composing will also be considered.
Interested participants are to submit a paper title, an abstract of no more than 250 words complete with an institutional affiliation or profession and contact details by 15 September 2019 to [email protected].
Due to a large amount of applications the previous years, abstracts from people who are applying for the first time or who did not present in 2018 will be prioritised. This is to encourage a wider scope of presenters. We do, however, encourage everyone to attend the conference, regardless of whether you are presenting or not.
Successful applicants will be notified by 15 October 2019.
Programme Committee
Dr Panayotis League (Florida State University)
Roger Landes (Texas Tech University)
Dr Cassandre Balosso-Bardin (University of Lincoln, UK)
For more information or details about past conferences, including abstracts of past papers, please browse our website.
IBC Local organising committee
Roger Landes
Panayotis League
IBO Committee
Cassandre Balosso-Bardin
Roger Landes
David Faulkner
The conference is a productive and welcoming platform for all people interested in the study of bagpipes: musicologists, ethnomusicologists, music experts, instrument makers, folk musicians, dancers and music lovers. This event is an exciting interdisciplinary opportunity to debate various questions relating to the study of bagpipes both today and historically. All are welcome, whether you choose to present or simply listen and enjoy the atmosphere. The IBCs are friendly events, open to all, promoting bagpipes from all around the world.
In 2020, we will take the conference to the United States where we will explore bagpipes in diasporic communities. Indeed, in line with the anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, we will be looking at how pipers from around the world have spread their customs and music all around the world, helping sustain communities or forging new identities far away from home. Presenters from the U.S. and from the rest of the world are welcome to present on themes directly linked to bagpipes.
Papers touching on topics linked to migration, identity, community and diaspora, both within the U.S. and in the rest of the world are specifically welcome. Papers touching on other themes such as organology, playing techniques, ornamentation, history, iconography, instrument making, recordings, archiving, collecting, composing will also be considered.
Interested participants are to submit a paper title, an abstract of no more than 250 words complete with an institutional affiliation or profession and contact details by 15 September 2019 to [email protected].
Due to a large amount of applications the previous years, abstracts from people who are applying for the first time or who did not present in 2018 will be prioritised. This is to encourage a wider scope of presenters. We do, however, encourage everyone to attend the conference, regardless of whether you are presenting or not.
Successful applicants will be notified by 15 October 2019.
Programme Committee
Dr Panayotis League (Florida State University)
Roger Landes (Texas Tech University)
Dr Cassandre Balosso-Bardin (University of Lincoln, UK)
For more information or details about past conferences, including abstracts of past papers, please browse our website.
IBC Local organising committee
Roger Landes
Panayotis League
IBO Committee
Cassandre Balosso-Bardin
Roger Landes
David Faulkner