Scout Hall, Fife Street, Keith, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

A concert for the AGM of the International Concertina Association. This will be held online.

391 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 6BX

Maritime Museum, Shiprow, Aberdeen.

Russell Street, London WC2B 5EZ

Frances will be taking part in discussions around the theme of innovation in traditional music as part of Trad Talks 2025, run by the Traditional Music Forum.

The Fiddlers of James Bay - talk, live music and film screening of the 1980 National Film Board of Canada documentary. This is one of the events held at the Skye & Lochalsh Archive Centre as part of the touring photographic exhibition, ‘The Cree Fiddlers of James Bay’, curated by Dr Frances Wilkins and Ronan Martin.

Lews Castle, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS2 0XS

Lecture as part of the Outer Hebrides Emigration Conference at Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway, Lewis.

This is a hybrid event and can be attended in person and online.

Skye Bridge Studios, Kyle of Lochalsh, Wester Ross.

Instrumental workshop for mixed instruments. Come and learn some tunes from the James Bay fiddle repertoire.

South Harris Historical Society, Leverburgh, Isle of Harris.

Seinn Spioradail: Public talk and performance of Gaelic sacred singing by local singers.

Carloway Hall, Carloway, Isle of Lewis.

Seinn Spioradail: Public talk and performance of Gaelic sacred singing by local singers.

Seinn Spioradail: Public presentation in exhibition space and performance of Gaelic sacred singing by local singers.

Comunn Eachdraidh Nis, North Dell, Ness, Isle of Lewis.

Illustrated talk: Seinn Spioradail.

An Taigh Cèilidh, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.

Seinn Spioradail: Public talk and performance of Gaelic sacred singing by local singers.

The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH

Public talk and performance with Gaelic singer Kristine Kennedy.

Part of the British Academy’s ‘Memory through Melody: Celebrating Sung Histories’ event.

Skye Bridge Studios, Kyle of Lochalsh, Western Ross.

Public talk exploring the fiddle and dance traditions of James Bay and their historical connections with Scotland from the days of the fur trade. Followed by the screening of the National Film Board documentary, ‘The Fiddlers of James Bay’.

Radio feature, ‘Gaelic Psalms in 3 Tracks’ on Music Planet, BBC Radio 3.

Glenfinnan Church, Inverness-shire.

Talk and performance with Gaelic singer Kristine Kennedy as part of the Loch Shiel Festival.

Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen.

An audio-visual exploration of the music that emerged from the seventeenth century onwards, in the lives of those working in the Scottish whaling and fishing industries and for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Featuring archive recordings and live musical performances.