The Tenementals: Popular Music as Academic Research + Drinks Reception

6.00-7.20pm – Popular Music as Academic Research: Four Papers on The Tenementals

The Tenementals is a wild research project which has one foot in the university sector and one foot in Glasgow’s vibrant music scene. It runs on the logics of a rock band rather than the usual conventions of a research project. The central question that the band explore is: if a rock band created a history of Glasgow, what would it look, sound and feel like? In this panel, four members of The Tenementals, Bob Anderson and David Archibald (University of Glasgow) and Jessica Argo and Ronan Breslin (Glasgow School of Art) present short papers which reflect on the band’s work in releasing ‘Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)’ and ‘Te Recuerdo Amanda’ and ‘Die Moorsoldaten/Peat Bog Soldiers’. Can musicians make History? Can Popular Music be academic research? How do instruments more associated within a classical music tradition fit within popular music? How might the ecology of Glasgow’s grassroots music scene enable low-budget, experimental art/academic collaborations? These and other questions will be explored in an 80-minute panel which will precede the launch of ‘The Tenementals Listening Post’.

Chaired by Professor Dauvit Broun, College of Arts and Humanities Dean of Research

All welcome!

7.30-9.00pm – Drinks reception to mark the launch of ‘The Tenementals Listening Post’

The Tenementals are an award-winning band of academics, artists and musicians who released their critically-acclaimed debut album, ‘Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)’, in November 2024. Join the band at the University of Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre as we launch ‘The Tenementals Listening Post’, a portable installation at which members of the public will be able to listen to the songs, watch videos and engage with the project.

The Listening Post will be installed at ARC until 28 March.

Accessibility

Information on the Advanced Research Centre’s accessibility can be found on Accessable.

If you have any access requirements, please email ARCEngage@Glasgow.ac.uk.