Assessing the (Sub) cultural Heritage Significance of Grassroots Music Venues

这个项目涉及草根音乐场所的遗产意义。该项目建立在之前对斯科菲尔德贡献的文化遗产和流行音乐的研究基础上，考察了流行音乐作为一种民主实践如何通过其与记忆和历史的关系被确认为遗产。这个项目将作出原创性的贡献：1)专注于现场音乐场地和演唱会；2)从遗产制作、场所依恋和身份认同方面评估当地音乐场景的活力和重要性。这一创新合作将斯科菲尔德在遗产研究方面的研究与斯科菲尔德和谢林顿在现场音乐及其对社区、地点依恋和身份认同(包括数字身份)的贡献方面的共享经验结合在一起。它还扩大了遗产的定义，将非传统(次)文化遗产社区和夜间经济都包括在内，同时以Denora(2000)对音乐倾向的研究为基础，将个人与过去联系在一起，并在情感上使他们立足于现在。该项目推出之际，转基因汽车正面临越来越大的威胁，部分原因是新冠肺炎，但也是因为发展威胁、商业租金上涨和行业资金减少。然而，它们仍然非常受欢迎。2018年，英国650+GMV和其他演唱会地点有2500万人参加了演唱会，而2019年，英国音乐产业为英国经济贡献了58亿GB，比2018年增长了11%。现场活动对表演者很重要，对观众也很重要，因为对他们来说，场馆是至关重要的社交空间。最近的封锁提供了一个独特的机会来检查和模拟关闭它们对当地社区的文化影响，同时也挑战了关于场馆和演出的负面假设。该项目提出了四个关键的研究问题：1.转基因生物以何种方式为它们所在的地方以及那些身份(包括数字身份)经常在其中形成的人(表演者、推广者、演唱者)的遗产和身份做出贡献？2.批判性遗产视角可以为理解当地音乐场景(包括它们的场地)的文化意义做出哪些独特的贡献？3.文化空间之间的合作可以以什么方式提高它们的重要性、影响力和寿命？4.一个场地的文化意义可能在多大程度上塑造其实践模式和社区参与战略；最终会影响政策吗？为了解决这些问题，该项目将聚焦于约克郡的三个小镇：霍姆菲尔斯、赫布登桥和约克，它们都有很强的音乐传统，尽管它们的面积相对较小。该项目围绕这些案例研究，并在先前研究的基础上(例如Frith的英国现场音乐史、芬尼根的《隐藏的音乐家》和AHRC文化价值观项目)，将对观众、表演者、推动者、网络和集体进行调查和访谈，以收集关于场馆和现场演出的文化意义的定性数据，包括在大流行时期之前、期间和之后对政策问题的参与。

This project concerns the heritage significance of grassroots music venues. The project builds on previous research into cultural heritage and popular music to which SCHOFIELD has contributed, examining how popular music as a democratic practice is validated as heritage through its relationship with memory and history. This project will make an original contribution by: 1) focusing on live music venues and gig-going; while 2) assessing the vitality and importance of local music scenes in terms of heritage production, place attachment and identity. This innovative collaboration combines SCHOFIELD's research in heritage studies with SCHOFIELD and SHERRINGTON's shared experiences of live music and its contribution to community, place attachment and identity, including digital identity. It also extends the definition of heritage to incorporate both non-traditional (sub)cultural heritage communities and the night-time economy while building on DeNora's (2000) study of the propensity of music both to link individuals with their past and to emotionally ground them in the present. The project comes at a time when GMVs are under increased threat, partly due to COVID-19 but also due to development threats, increased commercial rents and reduced sector funding. Yet they remain hugely popular. In 2018, 25 million people attended concerts across the UK's 650+ GMVs and other concert sites, while in 2019 the UK music industry contributed £5.8 billion to the UK economy, up 11% from 2018. Live events are important for performers but also to audiences for whom the venues are vital social spaces. The recent periods of lockdown provide a unique opportunity to examine and model the cultural impacts of their closures on local communities while also challenging negative assumptions about venues and gig going. The project poses four key research questions:1. In what ways do GMVs contribute to the heritage and identity of the places in which they are located and those people (performers, promoters, gig goers) whose identities (including digital identities) are often forged within them? 2. What distinct contributions can a critical heritage perspective make to understanding the cultural significance of local music scenes, including their venues?3. In what ways might collaboration between cultural spaces enhance their significance, impact and longevity?4. To what extent might a venue's cultural significance shape its models of practice and community engagement strategy; and ultimately influence policy?To address these questions, the project will focus on three Yorkshire towns that each have a strong music tradition in spite of their comparatively small size: Holmfirth, Hebden Bridge and York. Built around these case studies, and on the foundations of previous research (e.g. Frith's History of Live Music in Britain, Finnegan's The Hidden Musicians and the AHRC Cultural Values project), the project will conduct surveys and interviews with audiences, performers, promoters, networks and collectives, to gather qualitative data on the cultural significance of venues and gig-going including engagement with policy issues before, during and after a time of pandemic.