Harperlands.

www.wirestrungharp.com, 2013

Myth and Mist: The early history of the Harp in Scotland. Given at the 24th Edinburgh International Harp Festival. 5th April 2005. An exploration of the history of the Scottish harps viewed in their historical setting when the geographical boundaries of 'Scotland' were considerably more elastic than today.

Canadian Historical Review, 2009

Published in the Fellowship of Makers and Researchers of Historic Instruments Quarterly, Bulletin 134, May 2016. (link coming soon!)

UMI Dissertation Services eBooks, 2005

This is a study of the most popular binary ground, or harmonic cycle, in the pibroch repertory. It focuses on a previously unrecognised metrical game evident in source materials by Scottish Gaelic pipers 1760–1840 and illuminated by Welsh musical materials 1480–1613. Published in Piping Today, Issue 39 (2009), pp. 39–43

During the Late Woodland Period (AD 1000-1600), St. Lawrence Iroquoians developed a seasonal transhumance between the present day Quebec City area (“province de Canada”) and the mouth of the Saguenay River, located on the margin of the St. Lawrence estuary, to hunt seals. The archaeological data highlights two types of settlements: a first type used in spring by small groups of male hunters targeting harp seals, and a second type occupied in summertime by nuclear families, when gray and common seals feed in the area. On the one hand, we find differences between the dimensions and types of spring and summer camps. On the other hand, we note that the shape of houses revealed by archaeological excavations in the Tadoussac area differ from those found in the semi-permanent settlements located in the Quebec City area and thus reflect short-term occupations related to intense seal hunting periods.

Glasgow Archaeological Journal, 1986