Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
I engage with all aspects of traditional arts, with a particular interest in contemporary folk music practice, creativity and performance, Scottish fiddle playing and Scots song. My work primarily relates to ethnomusicology, ethnology, area studies (Scottish studies), artistic research (practice-based research), music composition, performance studies, and education studies.
In addition to University of Edinburgh research students, I am also currently supervising:
Emma Tomlinson (2017-2022) The Viola in Scottish Traditional Music: Performance, Composition and Education (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / St Andrews University) Practice-based PhD
Allison Stringer (2018-2023) Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935): Scottishness in Classical Composition and Traditional music in Scotland and Annotated Performance Editions of Mackenzie's 'Scottish' Compositions (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / St Andrews University) Practice-based PhD
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
1 Oct 2013 → 30 Jun 2015
Award Date: 30 Jun 2015
Ethnomusicology and Artistic Research, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The New Traditional School in Scotland: Innovation, Beyond-Tune Composition and a Traditional Musician's Creative Practice, University of St Andrews
1 Oct 2006 → 27 Jun 2013
Award Date: 27 Jun 2013
Scottish Music, Bachelor of Arts, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
1 Oct 1999 → 1 Jul 2003
Award Date: 1 Jul 2003
Doctoral supervisor, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
17 Sept 2018 → …
Examiner - Doctorate in Performance, Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
1 Mar 2017 → 7 Dec 2023
Musician / Director, Lori Watson Music / ISLE Music Scotland
1 Oct 1999 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Non-textual form › Composition
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Non-textual form › Composition
Lori Watson (Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
Lori Watson (Organiser), Lori Watson (Presenter) & Maggie Nicols (Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Lori Watson (Organiser), Lori Watson (Presenter), Tom Oakes (Artist) & Marit Fält (Artist)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Lori Watson (Curator), Lori Watson (Chair), Mischa MacPherson (Presenter) & Fraser Fifield (Artist)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
Lori Watson (Presenter) & Lori Watson (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Watson, Lori (Recipient), 30 Nov 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Watson, Lori (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/07/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
8/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Project or Organisational News Item
Lori Watson & Úna Monaghan
8/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities