Maritime musicologist and author of 'The Shantyman's Compendium'. Completed a PhD on ‘the last shantyman’, Stan Hugill, at the University of Aberdeen. https://www.molliecarlyle.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3mo7gjgmbs22qHad a lovely time presenting at the Connecticut Sea Music Symposium yesterday. Always the best audiences - and great to share some of my recent book research! ⚓️🎶13 Jun 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7gjgmbs22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3mmyk7n6lnk24Final manuscript officially submitted! I can’t wait to see the finished monograph in print. I’ll be talking about the contents of the introduction at the CT Sea Music Symposium in a fortnight - bringing new histories to light that have never been seen before! ⚓️🎶29 May 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyk7n6lnk24https://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3ml74saia222rExcited to join a fantastic group of scholars as an Affiliated Fellow of the Centre for Music, Text and Cultures, Leeds. I’ll be particularly contributing to the Centre’s strategic areas of Cultural Transformations and the New Humanities, as well as Place, Public and Knowledge Production ⚓️🎶06 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74saia222rhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3mj2tcmbmkk2gVery pleased to share that I’ve been awarded an Eccles Institute Visiting Fellowship at the British Library. I’ll be carrying out research on how African and Caribbean folk traditions have shaped the development of maritime music 🎶⚓️ https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/announcement-of-the-2026-2027-eccles-institute-visiting-fellows09 Apr 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2tcmbmkk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3meb2hwvm6s2hLooking forward to giving a talk at the Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday 11th February (4:30-6:30pm). They’ll be getting a sneak preview of some of the work I’ve been doing recently for my book… ⚓️🎶 #seashanties #maritimehistory07 Feb 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3meb2hwvm6s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3maivwj5vok2yIf anyone fancies a bit of light reading, I really enjoyed taking a guest spot on Tin Cugelj’s amazing SOUNDSHIP research blog. In the post, I venture into the 15th century to discuss a very early example of shantying in the Mediterranean ⚓️🎶 https://soundship.uk/2025/12/21/shanties-before-shanties-a-guest-post-by-dr-mollie-carlyle/21 Dec 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3maivwj5vok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3madyuo2rgs24Hot on the heels of my first book contract with Palgrave MacMillan (2026), I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve just signed a contract with Bloomsbury to publish a book on the sailors and song collectors who saved the sea shanty (due March 2027). I can’t wait to get stuck in! ⚓️🎶 #seashanties #maritime19 Dec 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3madyuo2rgs24https://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3m6piyzmmy22eFun to share ‘Did Shanties Begin in the 18th Century? Rethinking Dibdin’s Sailors and Maritime Song’ at the Music in 18th Century Britain conference today, hosted by the Foundling Museum. Oh, and I had to sing all my musical examples because the tech wasn’t working! #seashanties #maritimehistory28 Nov 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6piyzmmy22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3m6clu4diqc2eBraving the weather to hop aboard the Cutty Sark for the last shanty festival of the year ⚓️🎶 #CuttySark #SeaShanties #MaritimeHistory #BritishWeather23 Nov 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6clu4diqc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3m57lrkddxk2gHad a fantastic weekend in London presenting my paper at the Popular Airs and Traditional Tunes conference (plus bonus matinee of Othello on the side). Slightly surreal to talk to people who I largely know from citing their works in my PhD thesis - thank goodness they were all lovely! ⚓️🎶 #TTPA202509 Nov 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57lrkddxk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3m4j6o3gr3k2aPutting the finishing touches on my slides for the Traditional Airs and Tunes Conference at Cecil Sharp House next weekend! Can’t wait to hear everyone’s presentations - it sounds like a fantastic programme ⚓️🎶31 Oct 2025 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4j6o3gr3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3m2ww5mryyk2oStill humming shanties after an amazing couple of days at the Harwich International Shanty Festival! So glad that I managed to catch The Keelers in conversation - such great stories (and voices, of course) ⚓️🎶 #harwichinternationalshantyfestival #seasongs #seashanties #maritime11 Oct 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ww5mryyk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3m2pazzighs2dMy new article is out in Nineteenth-Century Music Review! ‘Hearing London’s Sailortown in Shanty Repertoire’ explores how 19th-century sailors’ songs reflect the noisy, lively, often precarious world of London’s docklands. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nineteenth-century-music-review/article/hearing-londons-sailortown-in-shanty-repertoire/E7AE540B388C30EFF214179816E7D7DE #MaritimeHistory #Musicology #SeaShanties08 Oct 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pazzighs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lzvwwhvvac22Spent the weekend grappling with Medieval sources of shanty singing- swapping out last week’s Greek texts for Latin dictionaries. Looking forward to rolling up my sleeves for some deep manuscript work next weekend as I step into the Early Modern period #seashanties #maritimehistory #FromShiptoScreen28 Sep 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvwwhvvac22https://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lzbwytam622dStepping out of my 19th/20th-century comfort zone to explore proto-shantying in Ancient Greek and Roman sources. Largely relying on my schoolgirl knowledge of Greek (which I haven’t studied since I was 14) to get me through! #FromShiptoScreen #shanties #seasongs #οἶνοψπόντος ⚓️🎶20 Sep 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzbwytam622dhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lys3k7mp7k24A nice little summary of my Autumn/Winter research project (‘From Fo’c’sle to Footlights: Maritime Imaginaries in British Musical Theatre’) has just been published on the V&A website ⚓️🎶 https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/news/va-and-bunnett-muir-musical-theatre-archive-trust-award-their-first-musical-theatre-fellows-and-grant-recipients14 Sep 2025 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lys3k7mp7k24https://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lypkkw6sf22cHad a brilliant few days at the RMA Conference. I presented on London’s sailortown and shanty repertoire (no one criticised my map-drawing skills!), and had a great time reconnecting with colleagues. Can’t wait for Belfast 2026! @royalmusical.bsky.social https://www.molliecarlyle.com/post/reflections-on-the-rma-annual-conference-202513 Sep 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypkkw6sf22chttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lypjxgkdws2cFollowing the Annual Conference, I’m delighted to share that I have been awarded a Royal Musical Association 150th Anniversary Fellowship! This will support the completion of my book: ‘From Ship to Screen: The Cultural Legacy of Sea Shanties’. Huge thanks to the RMA for this recognition! ⚓️🎶13 Sep 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypjxgkdws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lvbkkg34vk2gI'm thrilled to share that I've received a £1,000 grant from the V&A/Bunnett-Muir Musical Theatre Archive Trust to write a new article: ‘From Fo’c’sle to Footlights: Maritime Imaginaries in British Musical Theatre’. Can’t wait to dive into the archives! ⚓ #VandA #TheatreStudies #CulturalHistory31 Jul 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbkkg34vk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3luk5hbjj7c27Here is the (very) short Q&A with me that appears in the official Tall Ships Aberdeen programme. I spoke about historical shanty singing and multilingual traditions. Proud to be credited as a maritime musicologist! #seashanties #maritimehistory #TallShips22 Jul 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3luk5hbjj7c27https://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3luk56ypfdc2kJust returned from the Tall Ships Race in Aberdeen. Saw two ships Stan Hugill once sailed on: Belem and Sørlandet. It rained non-stop, but it was still a joy to be back in the city. https://www.molliecarlyle.com/post/tall-ships-races-aberdeen-202522 Jul 2025 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3luk56ypfdc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lu3iy6avns2bGlad to see that my new website is up and running! 🎉 Next week, I’ll be posting about the Tall Ships Race in Aberdeen (including my own involvement), so stay tuned. www.molliecarlyle.com https://www.molliecarlyle.com16 Jul 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3iy6avns2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3ltmubdspo22xPresenting a paper at the North American British Music Studies symposium on ‘Rethinking Landscape: Environment, Place, and Heritage in British Music Studies’ this evening. It’ll be great to share some of my initial thoughts on developing a maritime-led framework for understanding global history.10 Jul 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmubdspo22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lr6azns2ac2sHad an absolutely amazing time at the Connecticut Sea Music Festival. This is my second year attending and on both occasions I’ve been blown away by how supportive, encouraging and knowledgeable everyone is. Can’t wait to come back next year and do it all over again! #seashanties #maritimehistory09 Jun 2025 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6azns2ac2shttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lqwutozxn22vMade it down from Boston to the Connecticut Sea Music Festival. Especially looking forward to the Hugill paper from the fantastic shanty singer, Jerry Bryant! ⚓️ #seashanties #maritimehistory06 Jun 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwutozxn22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lqscdhnx4c2dIn more publication news, my article on ‘Shanty singing in the Mediterranean’ has just been published in the Journal of the Hakluyt Society, if anyone fancies a read. #maritimehistory #SeaShanties #Mediterranean https://www.hakluyt.com/journal-of-the-hakluyt-society/04 Jun 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqscdhnx4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lqr4pinqss2xPublication news! This morning I signed the contract for my first book! *From Ship to Screen: The Cultural Legacy of Sea Shanties* is officially underway and will be published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2026. ⚓️ ⛵️ 🎶 #Shanties #FromShipToScreen #MaritimeHistory04 Jun 2025 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqr4pinqss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lpjvfuodv22nQuick dash from the British Library to the Royal College of Music Museum to talk shanties for a new exhibition ⚓️ #maritimehistory #seashanties19 May 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjvfuodv22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/molliecarlyle.bsky.social/post/3lpj4cdb2rk2kAt the British Library today (with a horrendously overpriced coffee) for a meeting of the Abolition Song and Its Legacies research network. Looking forward to sharing my work on the maritime history of British abolition song and chattel slavery. #seasongs #maritimehistory #tinycoffee19 May 2025 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:dn24uqsucn2hpgtra25bdz7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpj4cdb2rk2k