Had 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! ⚓️🎶 #TTPA2025

Putting 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 ⚓️🎶

Still 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 #maritime

Spent 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 #FromShiptoScreen

Stepping 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 ⚓️🎶

I'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 #CulturalHistory

Here 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 #TallShips

Just 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. www.molliecarlyle.com/post/tall-sh...

Presenting 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.

Had 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 #maritimehistory

Made 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 #maritimehistory

Quick dash from the British Library to the Royal College of Music Museum to talk shanties for a new exhibition ⚓️ #maritimehistory #seashanties

At 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 #tinycoffee

Giving a paper on shanty singing in the Mediterranean today at the University of Sousse for the Sea Songs of the Mediterranean conference. It’s a pleasure (though slightly intimidating) to open the conference. Can’t wait to hear the panel on maritime work song immediately afterwards too!

Presented ‘A lesson in shanty singing through the ages’ at the British Forum for Ethnomusicology conference this morning at the University of Cambridge. It’s always such a delight to talk about the rich history of the shanty - an endlessly fascinating topic!

Had a great time talking about global perspectives on maritime song exchange and transmission at the University of Cambridge yesterday. Looking forward to giving another paper on shanty singing and performance at the BFE conference on Sunday 🎉

Just finished the first draft of a new paper on shanty singing in the Mediterranean, which I’ll be talking about at the sea songs conference in Tunisia later this year. Celebrated with a cold (though gloriously sunny) walk around UEA #seashanties #seasongs

I see that the Connecticut Sea Music Festival has released its call for papers for the next symposium. This is such a fantastic event to be part of - both as speaker and audience member. Some of the best shanty singing that I’ve ever heard live too! ⚓️🎶