SoundLore: Folklore & Ethnomusicology
Episodes
Dispatches from the Undergraduate Classroom: The World of Corgis with Charlie Harriman
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Charlie Harriman connects his studies of folklore with his love for the Welsh Corgi. He discusses the history of the breed, its assoc...
Dispatches from the Undergraduate Classroom: Indianapolis Hardcore with Brylee Stubbs
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While enrolled as a student at Indiana University, Brylee Stubbs traveled to Indianapolis weekly to participate in and document the hardcore scene. In...
Dispatches from the Undergraduate Classroom: A Crash Course in Gaelic Football with Catherine O'Dell
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine O'Dell, a 2025 graduate of the department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, shares her love of Gaelic football. In addition ...
The Undergraduates of IU Folklore and Ethnomusicology
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we sit down with Levi Gettleman and Elise Suarez, two of our undergraduate seniors. Our department would not be what it is without our...
2022 Richard M. Dorson Memorial Lecture: Dr. Terry Gunnell
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a replay of the 2022 Richard M. Dorson Memorial Lecture given this year by Dr. Terry Gunnell - “The Meaning of the Mamuthones”. Th...
Warp and Weft - Navigating Fieldwork and COVID-19 with Mathilde Lind
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll hear from Folklore PhD Candidate Mathilde Lind checking in from her field site in Estonia. We cover the normal trials and tr...
Colloquium: Dr. Bertie Kibreah: "Debate and Devotionalism in Bangladesh"
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a replay of Dr. Bertie Kibreah's colloquium lecture from January 2022: "This talk musically situates the boyati community of Banglades...
Experiential Musings: Situating Identity within Research with Dr. Bertie Kibreah
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we present a fantastic conversation between visiting assistant professor Dr. Bertie Kibreah and PhD student Suyash Neupane. They cover...
Changing Plans: Research, Adaptation, and Pandemic
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we present a roundtable discussion with PhD Candidates Ross Brillhart, Micky Jo Myers, and Caroline Miller where they share their exp...
Colloquium: Gloria M Colom Braña: "A Retrospective on ¿Batata? ¡Batata!”
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this replay episode, Gloria M Colom Braña uses a combination of visual and written media to explore how Puerto Ricans were dealing with an overwhe...
Career Reflection and Celebration with Dr. Daniel Reed
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SoundLore we present a conversation with Dr. Daniel Reed on the eve of his retirement from Indiana University and our department. G...
Colloquium: Dr. David Todd Lawrence: The Soul to See; The Courage to Fail
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast is a replay of Dr. David Todd Lawrence's colloquium talk, “The Soul to See; The Courage to Fail: Ethnography, Relationships, and...
Career Celebration: Dr. John McDowell with Dr. William Hansen
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you will hear a conversation between two professors emeriti - Drs. John McDowell and William Hansen - celebrating the recent retiremen...
Prolific Possibilities: What Folklorists Do
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tim Lloyd introduces his recent publication “What Folklorists Do: Professional Possibilities in Folklore Studies,” an edited volume with contr...
DERT and the Importance of Performing Environmentalisms
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SoundLore welcomes back Dr. John McDowell and Dr. Sue Tuohy of the Diverse Environmentalisms Research Team and introduces member Dr. Katherine Borland...
A Labor of Love: Advancing Folkloristics
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of SoundLore, current folklore PhD candidate Caroline Miller chats with department alumna Drs. Kristina Downs and Meredith Mc...
The Black Church and Illegibility of Black Talent, with Dr. Fredara Hadley
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by IU Alumna Dr. Fredara Mareva Hadley's (The Julliard School) feature in The Black Church documentary (PBS, 2021), ethnomusicology PhD Candi...
A Story of DERT
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The founders of the Diverse Environmentalisms Research Team (DERT), Dr. John McDowell, Dr. Sue Tuohy, and Dr. Rebecca Dirksen, discuss the origins of ...
Women, the Academy, and Looking Ahead with Dr. Beverly Stoeltje
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Beverly Stoeltje speaks about her path through graduate study in the 1970s and how her dissertation assisted her later research with Queen Mothers...
Tales of Gender and German Hip Hop with Amy Makota
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In asking, "Where did these three artists go?" Amy shows how a single question can turn into a field of research that has brought her to research gend...
Tales of Jordanian Music Festivals with Jeremy Reed
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
IU PhD Candidate Jeremy Reed shares his fieldwork experience researching how music festivals in Jordan act as a metaphor for trajectories in contempor...
Conferences, COVID-19, and Conversations with AFS & SEM
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David McDonald speaks with the Executive Directors of the American Folklore Society and Society for Ethnomusicology, Dr. Jessica Turner and Dr. St...
Sounds of Bats and the Bat City with Dr. Julianne Graper
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Julianne Graper speaks about her multispecies research and how she came to study the bats with musical scene of Austin, Texas. We discuss how she ...
Community Memories: Quince Años Traditions as Community History with Dr. Rachel González-Martin
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. González-Martin listens to the stories of mothers and daughters, of grandmothers and aunts, as narratives of community. She shares her thoughts a...
Dr. Portia Maultsby on Black Musical Research and Founding the IU Soul Revue, Part 2
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
IU Assistant Professor Dr. Alisha Lola Jones and IU Professor emerita Dr. Portia Maultsby discuss the history of Black music research, and the importa...
Dr. Portia Maultsby on Black Musical Research and Founding the IU Soul Revue, Part 1
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
IU Assistant Professor Dr. Alisha Lola Jones and IU Professor emerita Dr. Portia Maultsby discuss the history of Black music research, and the importa...
Illuminating Folk Illusions with Dr. Brandon Barker and Dr. Claiborne Rice
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever considered how children's games and perceptual illusions are shared, or wondered how they work? Dr. Brandon Barker and Dr. Claiborne Ric...
Stories of Memory, Art, & Aging with Dr. Jon Kay
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jon Kay and Ph.D. Candidate Lydia Campbell-Maher discuss Dr. Kay's research for his book "The Expressive Lives of Elders" and his findings on "how...
Flowing Currents and Archives of Conjure with Dr. Solimar Otero
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Solimar Otero and Amelia Lopez discuss "Archives of Conjure: Stories of the Dead in Afrolatinx Cultures," Dr. Otero's recent publication. The conv...
Conversing with Dr. Alisha Lola Jones about Flaming? and Gospel
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alisha Lola Jones and Dr. Kyle Adams converse about 'Flaming? The Peculiar Theopolitics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance.' Dr. ...
Listening to an Election with Dr. Justin Patch
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is the sound of a political campaign? How does sound studies examine what role these sounds play in building candidate support and creating commu...
Walking With Ghosts, Stories Of Spirits
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Dobler, Krystie Herndon, and Chloe McCormick walk us through their memories of the Ghost Walk, an annual Halloween tradition hosted by the ...