Oral Tradition

Workshop One centred around a theme of ‘Oral Tradition’. The event was held on Tuesday 21st August 2007 at the Kildonan Centre, Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides.

The workshop timetable is detailed here below. A full working document of the workshop is available for reading, download and comment here (workshop-1-oral-tradition.pdf).  

Workshop 1: Oral Tradition  on Tuesday 21st August 2007
09:30	Welcome and introductions
09:45	Island Cultural Archives: Overview
Morning Session: Oral Tradition as Local Resource and Knowledge
10:00		Oral Tradition: Digital Archive Presentation: Mairead MacDonald, Director, Tobar an Dualchais
10:20		Oral Tradition: Local History KnowledgePresentation: Comunn Eachdraidh  Uibhist  A Deas
10:40		Group Discussion
11:20		Oral Resources of the Community: Music and Song Presentation: TBC
11:40		Oral Resources of the Community: Bardachd Presentation: Bill Innes
12:00		Oral Resources of the Community: People and Place Presentation: Comunn Eachdraidh Beinn na Faoghla
12:20		Group Discussion: Chaired  by Mairead MacDonald Cultural Archives: as resource, research and revival?
13:00		Lunch
Afternoon session: Exploring Synergies: Knowledge Transfer of Cultural Resource
14:00		Knowledge Transfer: Principles for Good Practice Presentation: Kathryn A. Burnett, University of PaisleyContribution by Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, Research Officer, Carmichael Watson Project, (Special Collections), University of Edinburgh
14:30		Group Activity: Tangible and Intangible Heritage Facilitator: Dana MacPhee, Museum nan Eilean
15:00		Coffee/Tea break
15:30		Group Activity: Tangible and Intangible Heritage Session Continued.
16:00		Custodial Positions on Cultural Resource: Ownership, Stewardship & Management Group Discussion
17:00		Close

• Workshop 1: Oral Tradition on Tuesday 21^st August 2007