Aif2025 - Crossing Borders: The Peoples Voice And The German Roots Of The Scottish Ballad Rev

In this fascinating and wide-ranging talk, Dr. Sigrid Rieuwerts (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz) explores the enduring power of the peoples voice in oral traditiontracing the influence of the Brothers Grimm on Harvard scholar Francis James Child and his landmark collection of Scottish ballads. With insight into the living folk traditions that inspired both German and British collectors, and drawing on her own work as managing editor of The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Dr. Rieuwerts offers a rich perspective on the cultural currents that shapedand continue to shapethe music and poetry of these islands.