Emily Linane
Reimagining Guernsey’s cultural heritage through creative practice.
Music Postgraduate Research Student
Supervisors: Dr Rob Mackay, Catriona Mcdonald, Dr Alastair Cole
I am Emily Linane, a composer, heritage – lover and performer. I play flute and saxophone and sing. I am from Guernsey and currently learning Guernésiais the local language which is currently critically endangered. I like to write music about my experiences, folklore and decay of memory.
Project Description: This interdisciplinary project combines heritage studies, ethnomusicology, autoethnography, community music and composition. I synthesise global frameworks (UNESCO) for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage with a local perspective on Guernsey’s language, traditions, and identity all of which inform the compositional process. My research explores the ethical challenges of folk song collecting, the role of creative practice in cultural memory, and how my connection to this heritage influences my work. By integrating academic research with innovative composition, I aim to recontextualise Guernsey’s heritage, while engaging with the community to aid revitalisation of the endangered language and traditions of the island.
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Sub national island jurisdictions
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Composition
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Women in music
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Traditional music of The Channel Islands
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20th Century folk song collectors
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Folklore
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Intangible cultural heritage
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Arts based research methods
