Recent posts on Songs and Objects

I've been continuing to publish weekly posts to the Songs and Objects Substack. Posts since the start of this year cover topics such as seasonal songs (with a focus on January and the turning of the year), a three-parter on the songs of Mary Chapin Carpenter, a piece of life writing that maps songs on… Continue reading Recent posts on Songs and Objects

In conversation with Richard Dawson for TUSK North

I'll be talking to Richard Dawson as part of the TUSK North festival taking place on 4 and 5 March. TUSK North is a collaboration between Tusk Music Projects, the International Centre For Music Studies at Newcastle upon Tyne (ICMuS - i.e. where I work), DIY project TOPH and the Newcastle's historic Literary & Philosophical Society. Tusk has formed… Continue reading In conversation with Richard Dawson for TUSK North

Songs and Objects podcast

I am working on a podcast that explores the materiality of song. I’ve created it to accompany a research project I have been working on for some years now and which I hope to turn into a book in the future. The podcast is called Songs and Objects and the first five episodes are available… Continue reading Songs and Objects podcast