Located on culturally distinct and diverse Cape Breton Island, at the confluence of Mi'kmaq, Acadian, Irish, Loyalist, and Scottish traditions, further enlivened by the multicultural influx of industrialisation, Cape Breton University is the only university in the Maritimes - and one of only a few in Canada - to offer undergraduate programmes in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Take a few minutes to explore the site, and discover what we're doing.
Folklore
Folklore is the study of informal culture. Folklorists are interested in how beliefs, narratives, music, skills, crafts, rituals, customs, and ideologies are transmitted not through structured institutions but through intimate, direct, and interpersonal communication... (learn more)
Ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology is the study of people's musics, and more specifically, the study of the relationship between music and culture. It is about understanding what music means to particular groups of people, and the role of music in their lives... (learn more)
Exchanges
Folklore and Ethnomusicology students have the option of participating in an exchange to various institutions in Scotland and Ireland where they may take music, language, folklore and other courses that will count for credit at CBU... (learn more)
Programme Descriptions
Cape Breton University offers a Major in Folklore, Minors in both Folklore and Ethnomusicology, and Certificates in both Ethnomusicology and Heritage and Culture... (learn more)
Courses
Browse our course offerings, including what's currently being taught and what's scheduled for the near future... (learn more)
Faculty & Staff
Introduce yourself to the researchers, instructors, and technical staff that make up the spine of the Folklore and Ethnomusicology voodoo doll... (learn more)
Resources
An ever-growing pool of primary and secondary materials for researchers in intangible cultural heritage... (learn more)
Calendars
Since we've lost all of our thumbtacks and pushpins anyway, this seemed like the next best thing - a virtual piece of cork upon which to hang all sorts of related points of interest... (learn more)
Scrapbook
You didn't ask for it, but we're giving it to you anyway. A collection of various print and promotional items, as well as some scanned newspaper articles telling you just how great we really are... (learn more)