Below is a list of academic publications, other print publications, online essays and newspaper/magazine articles. This website also hosts a collection of writing on my blog.

Academic Publications:

McFadyen, M. & R. Sandilands (2021). On “Cultural Darning and Mending”: A Creative Response to Ceist an Fhearainn / The Land Question in the Gàidhealtachd. Special Issue: Scotland’s Gàidhealtachd Futures Scottish Affairs, Vol. 30 (2) link

McFadyen, M. (2020). ‘“If I were a Blackbird”: constellations of meaning in birdsong and folksong’ in Kockel, U., McDermott, P., & Campbell, L. (eds.) Per Scribendum, Sumus: Ethnopoesis, Or: Writing Heritage. LIT Verlag.

Kockel, U. & Mairi McFadyen. (2019). ‘On the Carrying Stream into the European Mountain: Roots and Routes of Creative (Scottish) Ethnology’ Anuac - Special Issue on European Anthropology link

Nic Craith, M. & Mairi McFadyen. (2019). 'Performing Scots-European Heritage, ‘For A’ That!’ in Ullrich Kockel, Cristina Clopot, Baiba Tjarve & Máiréad Nic Craith (eds.) Heritage and Festivals in Europe: Performing Identities. Routledge

McFadyen, M. (2018). ‘Referendum Reflections: Traditional music and the performance of politics in the campaign for Scottish independence’ in McKerrell, Simon and Gary West (eds.) Understanding Scotland Musically. London: Routledge

McFadyen, M. (2014). ‘Together in Sang: The Embodied Song Experience as Singularly Plural’ in Russell, Ian & Catherine Ingram (eds.) Taking Part in Music: Case Studies in Ethnomusicology. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press

Other Print Publications:

McFadyen, M. (2022). ‘The Art of Living Together/Ceilidh Culture and the Commons’ in Mike Small (ed) Bella Caledonia: An Anthology of Writing from Scotland from 2007 - 2021: Leamington Books

McFadyen, M. (2019). ‘The Carrying Stream: Twenty Years of Traditional Music in Scotland’, in Gerry Hassan & Simon Barrow (eds.) Scotland the Brave?: Twenty Years of Change and the Future of the Nation. Edinburgh: Luath Press

Francis, D. & M. McFadyen. (2018). 'The People's Parish - Singing Our Own Song', in Kevin Murphy, Damien McGlynn, Denis Stewart (eds.), Making Common Cause: Exploring the Potential of Cultural Commoning London, Edinburgh, Cardiff: Voluntary Arts

McFadyen, M. (2018). ‘Expressing the Earth: Towards a Geopoetic Creative Ethnology’ in Stravaig: Issue 6 link

McFadyen, M. (2018). ‘The Shieling Project: Embedding Culture in a Healthy Landscape,’ in Reforesting Scotland Journal 58

Essays, Articles and Newspaper Columns (online)

2022, ‘Tobar an Dualchais: A Rich Harvest from Autumnal Traditions,' West Highland Free Press link
2022, ‘Breathing Space: Album Review, Bella Caledonia link
2021, ‘The Carrying Stream: Towards a Plurality of Possibilities’ LESS: A Journal of Degrowth in Scotland link
2020, Lauren MacColl: Landskein and the "The Other Landscape" link
2020, ‘Cainnt nan Eun: Language of the Birds' West Highland Free Press link
2019, ‘Songs & Singing: A Wellspring for the Future’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019. ‘How Can We Sow The Seeds of a Better Food System?’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019, ‘The Creative Economy? Towards a Culture of Possibility’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019, ‘Woodland, Willow Warblers and Wild Berries’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019 ‘Hamish Henderson and the Liberated Life’ Bella Caledonia link
2019 ‘What Does it Really Mean to Face Up to our Climate Reality?’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019 ‘Strì an Fhearainn: Story of the Land’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019 ‘The Art of Living Together: Ceilidh Cutlure and The Commons’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019 ‘You Can’t Forget What You Don’t Know’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019 ‘Scotland at a Crossroads’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National link
2019 ‘Red John and the Rain Geese’ Bella Caledonia / Sunday National monthly column link
2018 Featured on The Alternative UK - Finding a Radical Hope in Geopoetics link
2018 ‘Finding a Radical Hope in Geopoetics’ Bella Caledonia link
2018 ‘Bothy Culture and Beyond: Review’ in Reforesting Scotland Magazine 57 - A Place To Be
2017 ‘Bothy Culture and Beyond: A Live, Lasting Culture,’ Bella Caledonia link
2016 ‘The Shieling Project: Leading in Sustainable Heritage Education,’ Bella Caledonia link
2014 'Scotland the Brand,' National Collective link
2014 ‘Think Global, Act Local: a post-national cultural-ecological perspective,’ National Collective link
2013 'An Open Letter to JK Rowling' National Collective link
2013 ‘Patrick Geddes: A Philosopher for our Age?' Postmag

Reports

2015 'Culture: What Next?' For Culture (independent) link
2014 ‘Making it Ours: Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Scotland,’ Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland
2013 Trad Talk 2013,’ Traditional Music Forum
2012 ‘Open Fields: The Future of Trad,’ Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland
2012 ‘Trad Talk 2012,’ Traditional Music Forum