Publications
Books
Roberts Parker, K. Music and Festival Culture in Shakespearean Comedy (in review)
Roberts Parker, K. A Performance History of Morris Dancing (in preparation)
Book Chapters
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Popularising the Morris Dance in William Kemp’s Nine Daies Wonder’. (in progress)
Journal Articles
Gibson, K., Cox Jensen, O., Roberts Parker, K. ‘Ubiquitous Music in Early Modern England’, Renaissance Studies special issue. (in review)
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Wassailing and Festive Music in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night’, in Australasian Drama Studies 76.1 (2020): 158-172.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Aural Sensibility and Performance of Shakespeare: developing modern approaches to Hamlet and Macbeth’, in Sydney Undergraduate Journal of Musicology 2 (2013): 3-19.
Edited Journal Series
Gibson, K, Cox Jenson, O, and Roberts Parker, K. ‘Ubiquitous Music in Early Modern England’ (in preparation)
Music Recordings
Roberts Parker, K, Modar Erða, 2024.
Roberts Parker, K, Sounds of Cliffs and Seas, 2023.
Featured Artist Recordings
Edge, B. Children of Albion. Forthcoming 2024.
Radio Interviews
Ford, A, Parnell, E, Benedict, C, Martin, T, Roberts Parker, K., British folk from a Yorkshire Valley and Shakespeare’s Globe. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021.
Podcasts
Roberts Parker, K., Edge, B., Folk This. Launching February 2024.
Parker, S, Nicol, F, Roberts Parker, K. UnVoiced. Matriark Theatre and Waverley Council, forthcoming 2024.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘The Tabor: Original Morris Instrument?’. Early Music @ Newcastle Podcast, 2023
Parker, S, Spencer, P, Roberts Parker, K. Eerie Street. Queensland Theatre Company and Matriark Theatre, 2022 (Series 2) and 2021 (Series 1).
Music Performances
Roberts Parker, K, Werlemann-Godfrey, H, Renaissance Folk. The Bard Band, supported by UNSW Festival of Care, 2023.
Roberts Parker, K, Parker, S, Morris, D, Midsummer Madness. The Bard Band, supported by Eastside Sydney Music Festival, 2019.
Dance Performances
Roberts Parker, K, Willow, F, McCann, A, Curry Brown, C, North Winter Wassail. Talon Folk supported by the European Union and Newcastle University.
Roberts Parker, K, Willow, F, Macari, R, Fadden, R, Downham, B, Morris and Maypoles. Talon folk supported by the European Union and Newcastle University.
Theatre Productions
Parker, S, Roberts Parker, K, Jelbart, A, Benedict, R, Urza and the Song in the Dark (NSW Tour). Matriark Theatre, supported by Arts on Tour and Create NSW 2022.
Parker, S, Roberts Parker, K, Jelbart, A, Bolotin, M, Nicol, F, The Lighthouse at the End of the World (work in progress showing). Matriark Theatre, supported by Laycock Street Theatre and Critical Stages, 2021.
Parker, S, Roberts Parker, K, Jelbart, A, Benedict, R, Urza and the Song in the Dark (Premiere). Matriark Theatre, supported by Monkey Baa Theatre Company, 2020.
Parker, S, Grant, H, Roberts Parker, K, Bolotin, M, Eather, J, The Secret World of Cootamundra. Matriark Theatre, supported by Building Better Regions, The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal and the SBW Foundation, 2019
Parker, S, Jelbart, A, Roberts Parker, K, Jelbart, A, Monstrosities. Matriark Theatre, supported by Bunjil Place Arts Centre, 2019.
Parker, S, Roberts Parker, K, Jelbart, A, There is a Tribe of Kids. Matriark Theatre and City of Sydney Libraries, 2018.
Parker, S, Jelbart, A, Roberts Parker, K, Jelbart, A, Monstrosities. Matriark Theatre, supported by City of Sydney and Art and About Festival, 2018.
Parker, S, Roberts Parker, K, Jelbart, A, Benedict, R, Urza and the Song in the Dark (work in progress showing). Matriark Theatre and Sydney Fringe Festival, 2018.
Parker, S, Roberts Parker, K, Jelbart, A, Dark dell’Arte. Matriark Theatre and Riverside Theatres Parramatta, 2017.
Parker, S, Roberts Parker, K, O’Regan, N, Much dell’Arte About Nothing. Matriark Theatre and Riverside Theatres Parramatta, 2016.
Parker, S, Jelbart, A, Roberts Parker, K, Den Engelsman, B, GODFACE. Matriark Theatre, 2015.
Parker, S, Jelbart, A, Roberts Parker, K., Den Engelsman, B., HalfWorld. Matriark Theatre, 2014.
Radio Plays
Wynter, A., Stapleton, R., Roberts, K., Hamlet. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio National, 2011.
Williams, C, Henry, T, Roberts, K, Macbeth. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio National, 2011.
Invited Presentations
Roberts Parker, K. ‘The Soundscapes of the Urban Morris in Early Modern England’. Sydney Musicological Colloquium, 2023.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘The Soundscapes of the Urban Morris in Early Modern England’. Early Modern Literature and Culture Research Seminar, University of Sydney, 2022.
Wiseman, S, Smith, B, Roberts Parker, K. ‘Early modern music: music, circulation and memory from London to the Caribbean’. London Renaissance Seminar, 2022.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Up and Down the Towne’: Morris, Maypoles and Robin Hood. International Centre for Music Studies Research Seminar, Newcastle University, 2021.
Conference Presentations
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Representation of Morris Dancing in Early Modern Playhouses’. Australia and New Zealand Shakespeare Association Conference, University of Sydney, 2023.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Tales of Vernacular Music Circulation: Morris Dancing in Seventeenth Century Printed Books’. Musicology Society of Australia Conference, University of Adelaide, 2023.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Popularising the Morris in William Kemp’s Nine Daies Wonder’. Renaissance Society for America Virtual Conference, 2022.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘The Tabor: Original Morris Instrument?’. Musicological Society of Australia Virtual Conference, 2022.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Lessons for Australia from the New Wave Folk Movement in Britain’. Reimagining Musical Programming Symposium, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 2022.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘The Soundscapes of the Early Modern Morris in Regional England’. Sound Studies Symposium, Newcastle University, 2022.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Wassailing and Festive Music in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night’. Shakespeare and Music Virtual Symposium, Royal Musical Association, 2020.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Communal Singing and the Traditional Festivals of Robin Hood in Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Twelfth Night’. Australasian Theatre and Performance Studies Conference, University of Tasmania, 2019.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Teach Yourself to Play: Lessons from Seventeenth Century Printed Music Pedagogy in the Age of the Internet’. Shakespeare FuturEd Conference, University of Sydney, 2019.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Affective Song in Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost’. Musicological Society of Australia Conference, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), 2018.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘The Making of the English Ballad: William Chappell’s Arrangements in Popular Music of Olden Time'. Correct, But Not Beautiful Performance Symposium, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 2018.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Theatre, Emotions and Place: Observations at the Archaeological Site and Performance Space of the Rose Playhouse on London’s Bankside'. Inaugural Society for the History of Emotions Conference, University of Western Australia, 2017.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Then Sing Him Home: Togetherness and Political Suberversion in the Robin Hood Balladry of Shakespeare’s As You Like It'. Power and Emotions/Emotions and Power c.400-1850 Conference, University of York, 2017.
Roberts Parker, K. ‘Ballads on the Edge: An Exploration of Vocal Music Embedded in Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost’. British Shakespeare Association Conference, University of Hull, 2016.