{"id":889,"date":"2015-10-07T10:21:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=889"},"modified":"2019-01-24T13:09:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T13:09:36","slug":"mst-tutor-nicoletta-demetriou-on-collecting-music-collecting-life-stories-the-cypriot-fiddler-project-wolfson-college-20th-october-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=889","title":{"rendered":"MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou on \u2018Collecting music, collecting life stories: The Cypriot Fiddler project.\u2019 Wolfson College, 20th October 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.conted.ox.ac.uk\/courses\/infosysfiles\/_Tutors\/Demetriou_Nicoletta_6554.jpg?resize=80%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou\u00a0 will be speaking about &#8220;her attempt to record the stories of Cyprus&#8217;s last surviving traditional fiddlers. She will talk about what musicians&#8217; life stories can tell us about the music and society we are looking at, and the importance of letting biographical subjects tell their own story. This event is free of charge and open to all. Sandwiches will be provided.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk\/clusters\/life-writing\">Oxford Centre for Life-Writing<\/a>,<br \/>\nWolfson College, Florey Room. 1- 2 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou\u00a0 will be speaking about &#8220;her attempt to record the stories of Cyprus&#8217;s last surviving traditional fiddlers. She will talk about what musicians&#8217; life stories can tell us about the music and society we are looking at, and the importance of letting biographical subjects tell their own story. 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