The tools of the trade of field-working oral historians and folklorists

‘The tools of the trade of field-working oral historians and folklorists’. The tape-recorder, microphone, camera, notebook and pencil, and now their digital equivalents, are the tools of the trade of field-working oral historians and folklorists. This paper discusses the contribution that fieldwork in oral history and folklore can make to identifying objects and their uses, documenting and interpreting the past, and recording the experiences of the men and women who used the objects. Illustrated with photos, audio-recordings and film from community projects. This talk will be given by Professor Margaret Bennett, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

By Society of Antiquaries of Scotland