The fiddle at sea: Music of Scotland’s northern sailors

Wed Mar 18 2026 at 12:30 pm to 01:15 pm UTC+00:00

Aberdeen Maritime Museum | Aberdeen

Publisher/HostAberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

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$The fiddle at sea: Music of Scotland\u2019s northern sailors$

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Journey into the rich musical traditions that accompanied Scottish whalers, fishermen, and Hudson’s Bay Company workers from the 1700s onward. Enjoy archive recordings, live fiddle performance and vivid stories and discover how music shaped life at sea and influenced cultures far beyond Scotland’s shores.
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Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow,Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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