Author Archives: Heather Holmes

Conference – online 2021

We are pleased to announce the Society for Folklife Studies conference for 2021. This online conference, taking place on 10-12 September, will be hosted by The Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway. The themes of the conference are Music, dance, song, story and related artefacts and Vernacular buildings and interiors. The conference includes a […]

Annual General Meeting – 2020

Dear member of the Society for Folk Life Studies, I hope this email finds you and your family and friends well. As you are aware, this year’s Annual Conference in Galway had to be postponed due to the Covid19 pandemic. The Society is now planning to hold the conference in the same location at the […]

Journal, vol 57-61, 2019-2023

Volume 57:1 2019  Contents Fidelma Mullane, Croiceann Cruaidhe Féarmhar an Talaimh: A Material Culture  of the Skin of the Earth – The Example of Roofing With Sod Partings in Ireland Liam Cullinane, “Some feckin jump like”: Fordism and Ford Workers in Ireland Felicia K. Youngblood, On Un-silencing Voices: Tarantismo and the Gendered Heritage of Apulia Ciaran McDonough, Folk Belief […]

2019 conference – Cumbria

We are pleased to announce The Society for Folklife Studies annual conference for 2019.  The draft programme of the 2019 annual conference is noted below. It is also available through the following link –SFLS Conference Carlisle 2019 final programme A booking form is also available through the following link –  SFLS conference booking form 2019. The […]