# person

last_modified: 2024-01-16 14:59:24.218398+00
name: Robertson, John
display_name: John Robertson
notes:
  John Robertson is mentioned in <<https://wiki.scotlandonair.com/wiki/Scottish_country_dance_music>>.


last_modified: 2017-09-27 00:24:37.312235+00
name: MacLeod, Jim
display_name: Jim MacLeod
notes:
  Jim MacLeod was a pianist, composer and band leader.

  There is a long <<http://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/jim-macleod.html|obituary on the box and fiddle archive>>.


last_modified: 2023-01-12 19:27:48.012629+00
name: Sinclair, John
display_name: John Sinclair
notes:
  There is a John Sinclair (composer) that was called "Jackie Sinclair". Unclear if this is the same person.


last_modified: 2020-04-21 23:23:20.892488+00
name: Zobel, Bill & Johnstone, Muriel
display_name: Bill Zobel / Muriel Johnstone
location: Pitlochry, Scotland
notes:
  "In 2011, Muriel and Bill returned from Canada to Scotland and now reside in Pitlochry, Perthshire."   


last_modified: 2018-04-03 09:04:19.521007+00
name: Rutherford, David
shortname: Rutherford
display_name: David Rutherford
notes:
  Though often denoted as just "Rutherford", the RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18" states Rutherford's full given name as David.


last_modified: 2018-04-03 23:56:11.033401+00
name: Harbour, Jacob
display_name: Jacob Harbour
notes:
  Though often denoted as just "J Harbour", the RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18" states Harbour's full given name as Jacob.


last_modified: 2017-08-23 21:16:35.197315+00
name: Macfarlane, Peter / Linden, Lilian
shortname: Macfarlane/Linden
display_name: Peter Macfarlane / Lilian Linden
notes:
  The collaboration between Peter Macfarlane and Lilian Linden ended when Peter emigrated to Vermont, USA in 2003.


last_modified: 2018-04-14 22:55:18.078549+00
name: West, Eddy
display_name: Eddy West
location: New Zealand
email: edg81169@gmail.com
notes:
  37 of Eddy's dances can be found on his website http://eddywest.nz/

  Eddy's death was announced on Strathspey on 14 April 2018


last_modified: 2018-04-16 21:01:42.60964+00
name: Cannonito, Frank
display_name: Frank Cannonito
location: RSCDS Orange County Branch
notes:
  Frank Cannonito passed away on April 7th, 2018.

  Frank Cannonito was professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California at Irvine.  He had been chair of the RSCDS Orange County Branch and an active volunteer with the Orange County Games Committee.


last_modified: 2022-12-23 13:40:09.570986+00
name: Spence, Steven
shortname: Steven Spence
display_name: Steven Spence
notes:
  The database had misspelled/alternative entries for "Stephen Spence" and "S Spence" which have been deleted and all merged to this person.


created: 2012-03-09 20:31:14.723896+00
last_modified: 2012-03-09 20:34:25.29261+00
name: Macclesfield Children
display_name: Children of the Macclesfield SCD Group
location: Macclesfield, UK
notes:
  The children of Macclesfield Scottish Country Dance Group devised the dance 18! 18! for the 18th Wigan Thistle society festival of dance for young people.  Teacher J F Bradbury


last_modified: 2018-08-08 20:40:47.603308+00
name: MacGregor-Brown, James
display_name: James MacGregor-Brown
notes:
  From <<https://mccleisterfuneralhome.ca/tribute/details/2897/James-MacGregor-Brown/obituary.html>>, via Randal Oulton:

  > MACGREGOR-BROWN, James - Feb. 1936 - Jan. 2018 Peacefully in his sleep
  > at the Brantford General Hospital on January 4th, 2018 in his 82nd year.
  > Beloved son of the late Mary (nee Gardener) and Robert Brown; dear
  > brother of Janet Finnessey of Nuneaton, England. James was born in
  > Glasgow, Scotland and educated in Scotland and France. James taught
  > Modern Languages at Pauline Johnson Collegiate from 1968 until his
  > retirement. Jim was a world traveller, often with his sister. He will be
  > dearly missed by many friends and former students.


created: 2013-02-01 09:27:53.469889+00
last_modified: 2013-02-01 09:27:53.469901+00
name: Carmichael, Hoagy
display_name: Hoagy Carmichael
notes:
  This is presumably not the famous jazz musician and composer of standards such as »Stardust«, who died in 1981 at age 82.


last_modified: 2012-04-19 13:56:59.008056+00
name: Milligan, Jean
display_name: Jean Milligan
notes:
  ##>>
  The entry for Miss Milligan in *The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women* reads:

  {{quote}}
  … born Glasgow 9 July 1886, died Glasgow 28 July 1978. Inspirational teacher and advocate of traditional Scottish dance. Daughter of Isabella Aitchison, teacher and Dr. James Milligan LL. D. Rector, Glasgow High School for Girls.

  {{quote}}
  The fifth of six children, Jean Milligan was educated at her father’s school subsequently qualifying in Physical Training at Kingsfield College, Dartford. Appointed Assistant Instructress at Dundas Vale Training College (subsequently Jordanhill), Glasgow in 1909, she immediately showed her interest in traditional dance and music. Saw war service as
  a VAD nurse in Malta. Appointed Principal Instructress in Physical Training at Jordanhill, and, until her retirement from that post in 1948, had an influential role in the national provision and development of physical education in Scotland.

  {{quote}}
  In 1923, she met Mrs Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich (n. Campbell of Inverneill, 1882-1968), Head of Training for Girl Guides in Scotland who was keen to promote Scottish Country Dancing among young people. With others, they convened a meeting in Glasgow in November 1923 when the Scottish Country Dance Society was formed. With Miss Milligan as its principal teacher and technical adviser, the Society produced books of dance instruction, devised a teacher-training programme through its branches and founded a Summer School at St Andrews which, except for wartime, has been held annually since 1927 and now hosts some 1,000 dancers. Compiled the popular 101 Scottish Country Dances and a manual of Country Dancing – Won’t You Join the Dance.

  {{quote}}
  After the Second World War, she promoted Scottish Country Dancing throughout the world, travelling extensively to support and encourage new branches of the Society. By the 80th Anniversary in 2003, the, by now, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society comprised 166 branches and 448 affiliated groups in 41 countries.

  {{quote}}
  In 1973, voted The Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year and in 1977 Aberdeen University conferred on her the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The Earl of Mansfield summarised her neatly as »a woman with a vision and with the ability and tenacity to grasp it and make it become reality«. (in MacFadyen & Adams, 1983 p.7)
  ##<<

  For a full biography of Miss Milligan see
  *Dance with your Soul*
  by Dr Alastair MacFadyen and Mrs Florence H Adams published by RSCDS


last_modified: 2021-07-25 16:53:11.679479+00
name: Conrad, Adrian
display_name: Adrian Conrad
location: Croydon, England
email: adrian_conrad@yahoo.co.uk
notes:
  All my dances are available in MS Word softcopy on application to my e-mail address.  Adrian.

  NB they have now been published on the MiniCrib website. See <<http://www.minicrib.org.uk/Publications/AConrad.The.Odd.Half-dozen.pdf>>.


created: 2012-02-12 20:49:50.660426+00
last_modified: 2015-03-14 18:11:03.141963+00
name: Cash, Johnny
display_name: Johnny Cash
notes:
  A world famous Country and Western singer who wrote the music and the words which go with it for Fourty Shades of Green in the 1960's following a visit to Ireland


created: 2012-12-28 13:22:35.895039+00
last_modified: 2012-12-28 13:22:35.89505+00
name: Cullivoe Band, The
shortname: Cullivoe
display_name: The Cullivoe Band
notes:
  Members are (2011):
    Ivor Scollay - Lead Accordion
    Bryan Gear - Fiddle
    Matthew Scollay - 2nd Accordion
    Graeme Garrick - Drums
    Martin Henderson - Piano


last_modified: 2012-10-16 08:03:20.936779+00
name: MacLachlan, Janet T
display_name: Janet T MacLachlan
location: Canada
notes:
  An obituary by Anne Sutherland can be found on <<https://sites.google.com/site/wohdadance/founder|the Western Ontario Highland Dancers' Association>>'s web site. It says

  > Janet (Jenny) T. MacLachlan was an artist, historian and pillar of
  > resource and knowledge in the Highland and Scottish Country Dance 
  > communities in Canada, the United States, and in Scotland. […]
  >  Jenny has also published books on the histories of rare and
  > lesser-known Scottish Dances collected throughout North America and
  > Scotland. She worked hard to enrich the Scottish Dance heritage in
  > North America, producing many exceptional highland dancers that have 
  > gone on to teaching and judging careers.

  Many of the dances in the RSCDS' <<ddpub:Book 24>> were »collected by Jenny MacLachlan«.


created: 2012-11-29 07:20:44.139697+00
last_modified: 2012-11-29 07:20:44.139709+00
name: Simpson, Eann
display_name: Eann Simpson
notes:
  First name variously spelt "Ian" or "Iain"; correct spelling could not be confirmed.

  Year of death is approximate.


created: 2013-02-21 16:00:39.915965+00
last_modified: 2013-02-21 16:00:39.915976+00
name: Cambridge University Strathspey & Reel Club
shortname: CUSRC
display_name: Cambridge University Strathspey & Reel Club
location: Cambridge, UK
notes:
  This Wiki is now static; no new dances are being added.

  website: http://cusarc.soc.srcf.net/wiki/Main_Page


last_modified: 2013-05-28 09:48:20.30607+00
name: Hastings, John
display_name: John Hastings
location: Edinburgh, Scotland
notes:
  See obituary in <<http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/obituaries/obituary-john-hastings-scottish-country-dance-musician-and-composer-1-2945167|The Scotsman>>. Note that the obituary mentions the tune »<<ddt:John Murray of Lochee|John Murray of Lochiel>>«, but the overwhelming majority of people appear to spell the place »Lochee«.


last_modified: 2021-01-02 10:52:43.942935+00
name: Simmonds, Ian
display_name: Ian Simmonds
location: Wellington, New Zealand
email: simmonds@actrix.gen.nz
notes:
  A fine interview with Ian, discussing his dance "<<ddd:Oriel Strathspey#5111>>" (Book 32) can be found as a video for that dance and on youtube at 
  <<http://youtu.be/mCz7g98eh3M>>.


created: 2013-11-16 20:56:12.204932+00
last_modified: 2013-11-16 20:56:12.204932+00
name: Brown, Bert
display_name: Bert Brown
notes:
  From issue 356 by Paul Maloney: Douglas Henderson wrote "The Tartan Waistcoat" and published it in Scottish Dance Archives (September 1972, No. 2). He said: "Recommended tune:- Ann Caithness (composed Bert Brown, arranged Nan Main)." I wrote to Laird Brown, son of Bobby Brown, and asked whether Bobby was "Bert" and had written "Ann Caithness". Laird said that his father had NOT written the tune and that he knew nothing about Bert Brown.

  This "Bert Brown" has been added as a new person on the basis of this information; nothing more is known about him yet.  Eric Ferguson, 13-11-16


last_modified: 2018-07-06 15:37:54.053906+00
name: Ligtmans, Frans
display_name: Frans Ligtmans
location: Nuenen, Netherlands
notes:
  Frans Ligtmans, was born 3 April 1932 in Zierikzee in the province of Zeeland of the Netherlands.

  In 1977 she was among the founding member of The Thistle Club of Eindhoven.

  Starting from just one set of 8 dances at its peak The Thistle Club had about 50 dancers. Frans gave lessons to beginners, advanced and children. She led Preliminary Teachers Courses on the continent, wrote dances and did the choreography and rehearsals for demonstrations.

  Sadly, Frans' health kept her from dancing in later life. She died on 16 January 2018.

  There is an obituary at <<http://www.thistleclub.nl/in-memoriam.html|The Thistle Club>> webpage.


last_modified: 2014-05-21 22:33:53.637523+00
name: Brown, Bobby and The Scottish Accent
shortname: Bobby Brown
display_name: Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent
location: Mississauga, CANADA
notes:
  Band created 1974.  On the death of Bobby Brown on May 3rd, 2011, the band “Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent” changed its name to “Scotch Mist”, At the changeover, one CD, "Eight Bars of Magic", was produced using the name “Laird Brown with the Scottish Accent”, but the band never used that name in any other context.  Both bands were based in Toronto, Canada.  


last_modified: 2014-05-21 22:45:39.932558+00
name: Brown, Laird J
display_name: Laird Brown
location: Canada
notes:
  All but 4 of these 15 tunes also appear as tunes in the album "Eight bars of Magic" by "Laird Brown with The Scottish Accent (2010)".  It is clear that this Laird J Brown is the same person as the Laird Brown of that band.


created: 2013-08-20 11:53:15.450285+00
last_modified: 2014-08-27 21:21:22.672111+00
name: Noble, Jean
display_name: Jean Noble
location: Toronto, Canada
notes:
  There is some further information at Dick Oakes' <<http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/folktchr.htm|Master Folk Dance Teacher Biographies>>: <<http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/teachers/noble_j.htm>>


last_modified: 2014-11-09 01:10:49.163378+00
name: Watson, James (Jim)
display_name: James (Jim) Watson
notes:
  A little bit of information about James Watson can be found <<http://genforum.genealogy.com/watson/messages/8683.html|here>>.


last_modified: 2020-09-12 20:28:54.725365+00
name: Vandegrift, Elinor M
display_name: Elinor M Vandegrift
location: Seattle WA USA
email: elinor3@frontier.com
notes:
  There is some further information at Dick Oakes' <<http://www.socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers.htm|Master Folk Dance Teacher Biographies>>: <<http://www.socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers/vandegrift_em.htm>>


last_modified: 2023-10-17 10:14:42.494376+00
name: Thurston, Hugh A
display_name: Hugh A Thurston
location: Vancouver
notes:
  Hugh Thurston's full name was Hugh Ansfrid Thurston.

  There is a very informative entry at Dick Oakes' <<http://www.socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers.htm|Master Folk Dance Teacher Biographies>>: <<http://www.socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers/thurston_h.htm>>

  The Vancouver branch also has a biographical article written by Rosemary Coupe: <<https://rscdsvancouver.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/Hugh-Thurston.pdf>>.


last_modified: 2014-11-06 17:31:59.016797+00
name: MacColl, John
shortname: John MacColl
display_name: John MacColl
notes:
  At Piptunes.ca there is a nice <<http://www.pipetunes.ca/composers.asp?pg=Details&composerID=19|informative page>> about him as well as some <<http://www.pipetunes.ca/browseproducts.asp?catID=146&searchComposer=19|mp3 samples>> of his tunes.


last_modified: 2014-11-07 08:58:14.599567+00
name: Crawford, John
display_name: John Crawford
location: Freuchie, Scotland
notes:
  There is a nice <<http://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/john-crawford.html|informative page>> about him at the Box and Fiddle archive.


last_modified: 2014-12-09 01:24:49.940831+00
name: Stalker, Jack
display_name: Jack Stalker
notes:
  Band leader.

  Jack Stalker’s outstanding service to Scottish country dance music was recognised in 2011 by presenting him with a Branch Award of the West Lothian Branch.


last_modified: 2015-01-22 22:59:46.104558+00
name: Gregg, Robert A.
display_name: Robert Gregg
location: New Haven, USA
notes:
  From: http://obits.mlive.com
  Dr. Robert A. Gregg, a resident of Woodbridge, Connecticut since 1973 has died at the age of 94. Dr. Gregg was born in Dundee, Michigan on March 8, 1918. He received a BA from Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan, and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Michigan. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science.
  In 1942 he joined the research staff of the United States Rubber Co., later to become Uniroyal. Some of his early work on fundamental polymer chemistry has become standard textbook chemistry.
  He is credited with inventing chemical processes which made steel-belted radial tires safe. Steel belted radial tires were invented by Firestone, but the claims and judgments against Firestone due to the failure of their tires, sometimes resulting in loss of life, so damaged the company that it was absorbed by a Japanese company in 1988. Uniroyal tires experienced no such difficulties. For this work he was awarded the Maurice Chamberland Award by the New Haven Section of the American Chemical Society, an award made "for work enhancing societal well being through the application of chemistry".
  He invented spandex.
  He also invented a chemical foaming agent now widely used in the making of shock-absorbing foam rubber in a wide variety of products, from running shoes to hammer handles.
  Since retiring in 1984, as President of the Woodbridge Land Trust he led the towns effort to purchase undeveloped tracts of land, thereby preserving them from development, providing outdoor recreation and preserving the character of the town. And he was active with the American Chestnut Foundation in its effort to restore the chestnut tree to the landscape, through cross-breeding to produce a disease-resistant tree. He served as a Director of the Connecticut Chapter of the Foundation since 2004. One of the parcels preserved by the Land Trust is now the site of an experimental chestnut plantation.
  Finally, his will endows a Chair in the Chemistry Department at the University of Michigan.
  He will be interred in Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Michigan at 1PM Wednesday, December 12. A memorial service will be held at First Church of Christ, Woodbridge at 11AM Saturday, December 15th. He is survived by his wife Jean Westerman Gregg, and their son Timothy of Carmel, NY.
  Memorial donations may be made to The Woodbridge Land Trust, Inc., P.O. Box 3699, Woodbridge, CT 06525.

  Published in Ann Arbor News from Dec. 7 to Dec. 9, 2012
  - See more at: http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/annarbor/obituary.aspx?pid=161533580#sthash.dxUZAfwV.dpuf


last_modified: 2015-02-14 14:07:21.834586+00
name: Brown, May
display_name: May Brown
location: Western Australia
notes:
  May died peacefully on 14 June 2011.  May was a life member of the RSCDS Western Australia Branch and the deviser of several dances.


last_modified: 2015-03-14 18:11:14.734998+00
name: Macadians, The
shortname: Macadians
display_name: The Macadians
location: Nova Scotia
notes:
  Members (received feb. 2015)
  Duncan Keppie (Accordion)
  Peter Giles & Clara Whitman (Fiddle)
  Maggie Keppie (Percussion & Voice)
  Rob Kehler (Keyboard)


last_modified: 2015-03-19 06:22:08.333848+00
name: Kafoozalum
shortname: Kafoozalum
display_name: Kafoozalum
location: London, UK
email: peter@kafoozalum.co.uk
notes:
  Home:	020 8581 0359
  Mobile:	07973 250918
  Address:	20 Charles Street, Hillingdon Heath, Middlesex  UB10 0SY

  Kafoozalum  is based in London, but plays all over the place:
      Birmingham in the North
      Brighton in the South
      Norwich in the East
      Exeter in the West
  and everywhere in between


last_modified: 2015-09-24 04:15:40.875434+00
name: Seybold, Beate
display_name: Beate Seybold
location: Berlin, Germany
notes:
  Beate Seybold danced in various locations including Vienna (Austria) and Berlin (Germany).

  Together with Sonja Schroeder, she was the co-founder of the Berlin Hopalots dance group in 2001.


last_modified: 2015-03-19 06:47:58.491606+00
name: Armstrong, Jack
display_name: Jack Armstrong
notes:
  Bandleader of Barnstormers dance band 
  Numerous radio and tv broadcasts in 1950's and 1960's 
  Piper to Duke of Northumberland from 1948


last_modified: 2015-06-28 15:02:49.724059+00
name: Jenkins, Peter
display_name: Peter Jenkins
location: Middlesex, UK
email: peter@kafoozalum.co.uk
notes:
  Leader of Kafoozalum website http://www.kafoozalum.co.uk

  Publication: The Kafoozalum Tunes. Details at http://www.kafoozalum.co.uk/tunebook.html

  All compositions - including The Kafoozalum Tunes - available (free) in abc format at http://abcnotation.com/searchTunes?q=site:www.kafoozalum.co.uk&f=c&o=a&s=0

  Additonal information:
  20 Charles Street
  Hillingdon Heath
  Middlesex
  UB10 0SY
  Home:	020 8581 0359
  Mobile:	07973 250918

  Other tunes, all from "The Kafoozalum Tunes" publication, as are the three currently displayed, are accessible through JC's Tunefinder: A Minor Catastrophe Altered Jig The Apprentice (or "Road to the Heath") Ayrshire Bacon But NOT Morrismen Cat's Cradle Connor O' Denis Drear Life The Humours of Hillingdon Jacki's Jig The Last Buss The Loss of Much One Mor The Promised Land Siobhan Cottage Splash! All the way to Beckenham At the top of the Steppes The Band Wagon Cheers The Cyclist's Hornpipe Diminished Resposibility Dog Walk Mrs L. P. Fogg Pearl of Welwyn Phumblin' The Spa Weekend The Stuttering Loom Light Meter Rant Silky Blue Summer A Virgin from Waverley Lesley's Welcome Return from Canada One for Roger! Peter Jenkins' compliments to Ron Fiske Puddles Simply Rosie The White Barn (Chicken Rarebit) The Facelift Hugh & Cry

  Other compositions not in that publication but available from http://www.kafoozalum.co.uk/ABC.txt (which does not seem to be picked up by JC's tunefinder yet!) in abc format

  The Beast of Drumnadrochit Have you seen it? Sabotage Highland Toenail Streak! ECML McGonagall Pinkasaurus Pure Invention It takes two to Tango Elderberry Bubblegum Slate of Hand The Snowball Jig Glaw Cymreig (Welsh Rain) Mr. Merton of Puns

  http://abcnotation.com/searchTunes?q=site:www.kafoozalum.co.uk&f=c&o=a&s=0 gives all my compositions 


last_modified: 2015-09-24 04:37:59.208318+00
name: Stevenson-Mathews, James (Jim)
display_name: James (Jim) Stevenson-Mathews
location: Glen Cove, NY, USA
notes:
   James Stevenson-Mathews has published tunes under the name  James Stevenson earlier, e.g. in "The Tin Woodman and other dances".
  He is typically addressed as Jim. Thus, one may also find  tunes/dances of him as Jim Stevenson(-Mathews).


last_modified: 2015-11-01 19:57:25.764526+00
name: Clark, Kathy & Meyer, Robin
display_name: Clark, Kathy & Meyer, Robin
notes:
  Spelling changed from Meyers to Meyer, as this is how Robin's surmane name is spelt on the original text of "Kabin Fever"


last_modified: 2015-11-08 21:39:04.141694+00
name: Upton, Charles
display_name: Charles Upton
email: minicrib@care4free.net
notes:
  Charles Upton was the originator of MiniCrib - the "database" of dance cribs used by so many dancers and dance groups around the world.
  He also was a long time active member of Deeside Caledonian Society, Wirral, UK.  

  Charles Upton passed away on Wednesday 4th November 2015.


last_modified: 2016-03-13 13:00:49.452893+00
name: Bond, Paul
display_name: Paul Bond
location: Rotherham, England
notes:
  Paul Bond, Hon. President of RSCDS Sheffield branch, passed away during the night from March 12 to March 13, 2016. 

  If you did not know him personally then you may have know him for the CardCribs he produced for many years, the crib sheets for Summer School that he produced for many years or the Yorkshire and NE England dance diary that, again, he produced for many years.


last_modified: 2016-07-21 10:12:16.914337+00
name: Hutton, Claude
display_name: Claude Hutton
location: Canada
email: cwhutton@shaw.ca
notes:
  Claude had danced only for about ten years however SCD had become a passion. He was successful in his Preliminary Exam in Scotland in 2004 and has begun to teach. He was president of the Saskatchewan Branch during the centennial year 2005.
  (Information from the RSCDS Saskatchewan Branch Centennial Collection 2005)


created: 2016-04-05 21:21:14.678497+00
last_modified: 2016-04-05 21:21:14.678497+00
name: McGibbon, William
display_name: William McGibbon
location: Edinburgh, Scotland
notes:
  William McGibbon (1690-1757) was a life-long Edinburgh native, born to a professional oboist of some reputation named Malcolm McGibbon. As a teenager he traveled to London to study with William Corbett, taking tutelage in violin and composition. He returned to Edinburgh sometime after 1716, and next is mentioned on the roster of the Edinburgh Music Society in the winter of 1726-27. He concertized regularly, and eventually became an employee of the Society where he became concertmaster. He composed in the classical style, producing three concerti, an overture (now lost), four sets of six sonatas (for two violins/flutes with basso continuo), six sonatas for flute/violin and basso continuo, six sonatas for two flutes, three collections of Scots tunes, and folktune variations for solo violin. McGibbon not only realized a salary and fees from concertizing with the Society, but he also sold copies of the parts of his compositions to the orchestra. The Society, however, also played Scottish music along with classical fare, the Scottish influences can be found in the technically proficient violinist's compositions, many of which include elements of traditional fiddling incorporated into classical violin technique and composition forms.
  (information from http://tunearch.org)


last_modified: 2016-04-25 15:59:00.938269+00
name: McKenzie, Ian
display_name: Ian McKenzie
location: Stockton on Tees, UK
notes:
  Ian McKenzie from Stockton-on-Tees has died aged 87.   Ian was active on the Country dance scene for over 50 years.  Being a founder member of the Teesside Branch, he and his wife Joan traveled all over the UK and overseas to dance, with friends frae ‘a’ the airts.  Ian will be remembered by many dancers.

  On SCDDB his surname was formerly misspelt "MacKenzie".  Corrected 2016-04-24.  Eric


last_modified: 2016-07-21 10:22:34.782316+00
name: Gibson, Jean
display_name: Jean Gibson
location: Canada
notes:
  Jean began dancing in England many years ago with Derek Haynes. She has danced and taught in both Great Britain and Canada. She was fully certificated in 1997.
  <BR>(Information from the RSCDS Saskatchewan Branch Centennial Collection 2005)


last_modified: 2016-07-21 10:23:54.95496+00
name: Williams, Craig
display_name: Craig Williams
location: Ottawa
notes:
  Craig was born and lived IN Saskatoon until 2000 when work forced him to move to Ottawa. He began Scottish Country Dance in 1990 and began to show a distinct talent for creating dances soon after. He was successful in his Preliminary Exam in 2004.
  <BR>(Information from the RSCDS Saskatchewan Branch Centennial Collection 2005)


last_modified: 2016-07-21 10:22:01.116048+00
name: Ogilvie, Olive
display_name: Olive Ogilvie
location: Saskatchewan
notes:
  Olive Ogilvie was a dedicated teacher and dancer of the RSCDS Saskatchewan Branch. She was born November 5, 1930 in Dundee, Scotland and died October 31, 2006 in Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada).

  Olive was married to <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/3643/|George Ogilvie>>, another active member of the Saskatchewan Branch.

  There is an <<http://rscdssask.org/In_Memoriam/olive_ogilvie.htm|comprehensive obituary>> at the Saskatchewan Branch home page.


last_modified: 2016-07-21 10:22:25.385934+00
name: Ogilvie, George
display_name: George Ogilvie
location: Canada
notes:
  George has been dancing for many years. A native of Scotland, in 1978 he assisted his wife in establishing Tayside Scottish Country Dancers in Regina. He and <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/3642/|Olive>> successfully started SCD In Yorkton and Moose Jaw.
  George served as secretary of the Saskatchewan Branch for many years. He continues to support <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/3642/|his wife>> in her teaching.
  <BR>(Information from the RSCDS Saskatchewan Branch Centennial Collection 2005)


last_modified: 2016-05-31 22:31:20.073138+00
name: Schmidt, Heiko A
display_name: Heiko A Schmidt
location: Vienna, Austria
notes:
  Heiko Schmidt has danced in dance groups in various location like Heidelberg (Germany), Berlin (Germany) and Vienna (Austria).


created: 2016-05-12 16:16:53.439625+00
last_modified: 2016-06-06 00:26:51.542731+00
name: Hamilton, James Stanley 'Jimmy'
shortname: Jimmy Hamilton
display_name: James Stanley 'Jimmy' Hamilton
location: Ayrshire
notes:
  Jimmy (James Stanley) Hamilton was born at Tarholm near Annbank in 1904. He was married to Mary Hamilton of Auchincruive. Their son Stan (also James Stanley) Hamilton was born 1928 in Ayrshire.

  Jimmy Hamilton was fiddler and a fisher. Jimmy had his own Scottish Country Dance Band that played at the Pavilion and the Gaiety in Ayr.

  In 1966 Jimmy and Mary Hamilton moved from Auchincruive to Canada to be with their son Stan who had emigrated to Canada in 1957.
  By 1968  Jimmy and Mary Hamilton moved back to Ayr.

  Jimmy died in Ayr after a heart attack.

  According to the <<http://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/stan-hamilton.html|Box and Fiddle archive>> and Iain Boyd's book <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/600/|All Kinds Of Everything>>, Jimmy Hamilton was the composer of the tune <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/tune/1086/|Mary Hamilton of Auchincruive>> that is named after his wife.

  (Sources: <<https://thesession.org/tunes/12052|The Session>>, <<http://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/stan-hamilton.html|Box and Fiddle archive>>, and obituary in <<http://www.dancescottish.ca/archives-set%26link.html|Toronto Set+Link>> Oct 2007)


last_modified: 2016-09-02 18:47:52.303537+00
name: Mills, Andrew 'Andy'
display_name: Andrew 'Andy' Mills
location: Virginia Beach, VA, USA
notes:
  Andy Mills is originally from NZ, but since about 1990 he lived in the USA. Currently he lives in Virginia Beach, VA.

  When he devised the two dances "Andrew's Dance" and "The Thrang Wynd", he went by the name Andrew Mills. However, for the last 40 years, he has only ever been known as Andy Mills.

  (Source: Andy Mills, 2016)


last_modified: 2016-09-28 16:21:59.029266+00
name: Rankine, Andrew
display_name: Andrew Rankine
notes:
  Andrew Rankine (1930-1985) was a Scottish accordionist, band leader and composer.

  He was born 1930 in Aberdeen and grew up in Menstrie. He started playing the accordion only at the age of 16, but had his first broadcast about five years later in 1951. He was leading a band until 1960 when he moved to Whitley Bay and in 1963 to Leicester. Finally, in 1984 he left for California and establish The Scottish Heritage Centre close to The Queen Mary at Longed Beach. 

  A year later, in 1985, Andrew Rankine died of a heart attack being only 53 years of age.

  For more information see the page about Andrew Rankine at the <<http://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/andrew-rankine1.html|Box and Fiddle archive>>.


last_modified: 2016-09-28 16:25:08.67208+00
name: Gonnella, Ron
shortname: Ron Gonnella
display_name: Ron Gonnella
notes:
  There is a long article about Ron Gonnella at the <<http://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/mar-1994.html|box and fiddle archive>>.


last_modified: 2016-12-17 21:21:22.309939+00
name: Linklater-Shirras, M
display_name: M Linklater-Shirras
location: RSCDS Inverness
notes:
  "Link" as she was affectionately known was very active in the Inverness Branch over the years as a dancer and in her roles as treasurer and secretary.


created: 2017-11-06 18:46:39.912363+00
last_modified: 2017-11-07 00:56:06.989982+00
name: Connolly, William J
display_name: William J Connolly
notes:
  Famous Scottish comedian, actor, musician and TV/radio presenter better known as <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Connolly|Billy Connolly>>.


last_modified: 2017-02-12 12:48:19.386169+00
name: Sharpe, Charles
display_name: Charles Sharpe
notes:
  According to <<http://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Mr._Sharpe%27s_Delight|tunearch.org>>:

  > Sharpe was the son of William Kirkpatrick of Ailsland, a younger brother
  > of Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, 3rd Baronet of Closeburn. On inheriting Hoddom
  > Castle, Dumfriesshire, in the Borders, Charles changed his name to
  > Sharpe, the name of his uncle’s line, from whom he inherited the estate.
  > He set to work on the castle, repairing and improving it, and adding
  > several rooms. Sharpe had a reputation as an excellent violinist, and also
  > composed music and verse. He was a friend and correspondent of Robert 
  > Burns.

  Sometimes spelled “Sharp” (without the final “e”).


last_modified: 2017-03-08 01:32:08.39153+00
name: Flying Ghillies Scottish Country Dancers, The
display_name: The Flying Ghillies Scottish Country Dancers
location: Dayton, OH, USA
notes:
  Established in 2001, the Flying Ghillies Scottish Country Dancers are the Dayton, Ohio “twig” of the Cincinnati Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.


created: 2017-03-03 00:49:51.051664+00
last_modified: 2019-10-24 23:56:17.550287+00
name: Marchand, Bevan
display_name: Bevan Marchand
location: Oxford, UK
email: highlandbevan@yahoo.com
notes:
  My dances are Copyright Bevan Marchand 1998-2006. Permission is granted to freely reproduce and distribute, providing no charge is made. I hope you enjoy them!


created: 2017-03-10 16:05:52.782833+00
last_modified: 2017-03-11 00:56:16.624331+00
name: Minicrib
display_name: Minicrib
location: Wirral, UK
email: minicrib@minicrib.org.uk
notes:
  The late Charles Upton started publishing SCD cribs under the name of Minicribs.  His work is now being continued by David Haynes and his team.  Minicribs are one of the crib collections included in SCDDB.

  As the website http://www.minicrib.org.uk/publish.html is open for anyone to publish dance descriptions, SCDDB now classifies that website as a "publication", so that links can be made to those original descriptions.


created: 2017-04-05 09:51:29.9378+00
last_modified: 2017-04-05 23:56:09.611592+00
name: Goodhart, Al
display_name: Al Goodhart
location: USA
notes:
  Al Goodhart lived from January 26, 1905 to November 30, 1955. During his lifetime he was a radio announcer, vaudeville pianist and special materials writer.

  He collaborated, among others, with Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler, Mann Curtis, Sammy Lerner, Ed Nelson, Kay Twomey and Allan Roberts.


created: 2017-04-05 09:38:28.201986+00
last_modified: 2017-04-05 23:56:22.630628+00
name: Sigler, Maurice
display_name: Maurice Sigler
notes:
  Maurice Sigler was an American composer, lyricist, conductor and producer.

  For more information see <<http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/notable_writers/C5039|songwriters hall of fame>> or <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Sigler|Wikipedia>>.


created: 2017-11-06 18:31:39.940686+00
last_modified: 2017-11-07 00:56:17.005449+00
name: MacGlashan, John
display_name: John MacGlashan
notes:
  Lived around the turn of the 19th century. May or may not have been related to <<ddp:MacGlashan, Alexander|Alexander MacGlashan>>.


last_modified: 2017-04-22 00:28:52.694697+00
name: Hinchcliffe, Audrey
display_name: Audrey Hinchcliffe
location: Leeds, UK
notes:
  Audrey Hinchcliffe was member of the Leeds Branch of the RSCDS. 
  As secretary of the Branch she was also involved in the organization of the Leeds Festival ran by the club. 
  Later she was made Honorary President.

  At some point she moved to Foxhill Court, North of Leeds. In her flat there she hosted people and most of the Bands who came from Scotland to play.

  Jimmy Shand, Sr., composed a tune named "<<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/tune/1135/|Miss Audrey Hinchcliffe's Strathspey>>", John Mitchell devised a <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/285/|dance with the same name>> published in the <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/459/|Whetherly Book 9>>, and John Drewry wrote the dance "<<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/2321/|Foxhill Court>>" for her which is published in his <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/207/|Canadian Book>>.

  For more information there is a Tribute to Audrey Hinchcliffe in the Leeds Newsletter 74, August 2014 (available at <<http://www.rscdsleeds.org.uk/newsletters.html|http://www.rscdsleeds.org.uk/newsletters.html>>).


last_modified: 2017-06-10 01:45:32.512655+00
name: Schneckenburger, Lissa & Pixton, Tom
shortname: Schneckenburger/Pixton
display_name: Lissa Schneckenburger & Tom Pixton
location: USA
notes:
  The lineup for the CD 'Scottish in Salem' in 2003 was Lissa Schneckenburger (fiddle), Tom Pixton (piano/accordion), Howard Lasnick and Paul Henle (percussion), and Barbara Pixton (bass).


last_modified: 2017-09-27 03:46:47.641398+00
name: Sinton, John
display_name: John Sinton
notes:
  John Sinton played double bass in Jim Macleod's band.

  John Drewry has dedicated a dance to him, "The Big Fiddle".


last_modified: 2017-07-27 16:18:34.572186+00
name: McLaren, Nicol & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
shortname: Nicol McLaren
display_name: Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
location: Pitlochry, Scotland
notes:
  Nicol McLaren formed The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band in 1983.

  For Line-ups on different CDs see the entry of the <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/10209/|The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band>>.


last_modified: 2017-07-27 15:13:27.306424+00
name: Mancini, Henry
display_name: Henry Mancini
location: Los Angeles, USA
notes:
  Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor, arranger and musician. 
  He is best remembered for his film and television scores. 
  He won 4 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and 20 Grammy Awards. In addition he was awarded a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.

  Among his best known works are "The Pink Panther Theme" (the theme to "The Pink Panther" film series"), "Moon River" (to the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's") and the theme for the Peter Gunn television series.

  Also posthumously in April 2004, he was honored by the US Postal Service presenting a stamp commemorating his lifetime achievements in film music, and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film The Pink Panther.

  For an overview about Henry Mancini's live and achievements have a look the <<http://www.henrymancini.com/|official website>> and his <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Mancini|Wikipedia entry>>.


last_modified: 2017-08-23 18:43:37.116803+00
name: Macfarlane, Peter
display_name: Peter Macfarlane
location: Addison, VT, USA
email: mail@ottercreeksmallcraft.com
notes:
  Peter Macfarlane grew up in the United Kingdom, where he developed his characteristic Scottish fiddle style. There he played regularly for Scottish dances and weddings, including performing in Continental Europe.

  During this time he also recorded the CD "Invercauld" (2003) together with Lilian Linden on the Piano.

  The collaboration with Lilian Linden ended when Peter emigrated to Vermont, USA in 2003.

  Together with Viveka Fox, Aaron Marcus and Hollis Easter he plays in the band <<http://www.frostandfireband.com/|Frost and Fire>> that was formed in 2010 and is playing for Scottish, contra and other dances.

  In addition, Peter is the co-founder and musical director of the <<http://www.cvsfc.org|Champlain Valley Scottish Fiddle Club>>.


last_modified: 2017-07-27 16:28:04.452146+00
name: Glencraig Scottish Dance Band, The
shortname: Glencraig
display_name: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
location: Pitlochry, Scotland
notes:
  Nicol McLaren formed The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band in 1983.

  Line-ups on different CDs:

  - "The Sunday Class Christmas CD" (2016):
  Nicol McLaren (lead accordion),
  Neil Caul (2nd accordion),
  Gordon Howe (fiddle),
  Isobelle Hodgson (piano),
  John Sinton (double bass),
  David Bell (drums) and
  Alex Hodgson (bells &amp; whistles)

  - "Old Time Dances - Ah'm Dancin'" (2012): 
  Nicol McLaren (lead accordion), 
  Gordon Howe (fiddle), 
  Neil Caul (second accordion), 
  Isobelle Hodgson (piano),
  John Sinton (double bass) and 
  Robert Simpson (drums).

  - "Scottish Country Dances - Ah'm Askin'" (2010):
  Nicol McLaren (lead accordion), 
  Gordon Howe (fiddle), 
  Neil Caul (2nd accordion), 
  Isobelle Hodgson (piano), 
  John Sinton (bass) and 
  David Bell (drums).

  - "RSCDS Book 20" (2008):
  Nicol McLaren (lead accordion), 
  Neil Caul (2nd accordion),
  Gordon Howe (fiddle), 
  David Bell (drums),
  Isobelle Hodgson (piano) and
  John Sinton (double bass).

  - "The Reel Party - Are Ye Askin'?" (2007): 
  Nicol McLaren (lead accordion), 
  Isobelle Hodgson (piano), 
  Gordon Howe (fiddle), 
  Neil Caul (2nd accordion), 
  John Sinton (double bass) and 
  David Bell (drums).

  - "The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band - The Ceilidh - Are Ye Dancin'?" (2006): 
  Nicol McLaren (lead accordion), 
  Isobelle Hodgson (piano), 
  Davie Bell (drums), 
  Gordon Howe (fiddle), 
  Neil Caul (2nd accordion) and 
  John Sinton (double bass). 

  - "Clashmadin Volume One" (2000):
  Nicol McLaren (accordion), 
  Neil Caul (accordion), 
  Gordon Howe (fiddle), 
  Maureen Rutherford (piano), 
  David Bell (drums) and 
  Suzanne Croy (bass).

  - "Note 'n' Away" (1998):
  Nicol McLaren (accordion), 
  Neil Caul (accordion), 
  Maureen Rutherford (piano, vocals), 
  Gordon Howe (fiddle), 
  Suzanne Gray (bass) and 
  David Bell (drums).

  - "Craigievar Dances" (1997):
  Nicol McLaren (accordion), 
  Neil Caul (accordion), 
  Maureen Rutherford (piano), 
  Gordon Howe (fiddle), 
  Suzanne Gray (bass) and 
  David Bell (drums)


created: 2015-07-19 12:57:52.623038+00
last_modified: 2017-07-28 04:17:26.514831+00
name: Handel, George Frideric
shortname: G F Handel
display_name: George Frideric Handel
location: London, UK
notes:
  George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel born as Georg Friedrich H&auml;ndel was a German and later British baroque composer.


last_modified: 2017-08-21 12:51:27.304109+00
name: Dix, Ann
display_name: Ann Dix
notes:
  Ann Dix was awarded the RSCDS Scroll of Honour, which was proclaimed at the Society AGM on Saturday November 2nd, 2013, unfortunately the day after her death. 


  In St Andrews there is a park bench in Kinburn Park, close to the St Andrews Museum, that is dedicated to the memory of Ann Dix. It states: <em>"In fond memory of Ann Dix (1942-2013), much loved by her sons Simon and Tim, her family and her friends. Her enthusiasm and thoughtfulness will be missed by all, including her many Scottish country dancing friends here and around the world."</em>
  There are two pictures of the bench in the <<http://rscds-bhs.org.uk/gallery.html|photo gallery>> of the <<http://rscds-bhs.org.uk/|Berks/Hants/Surrey Border Branch>> webpage.


created: 2018-01-19 13:52:56.629379+00
last_modified: 2018-01-20 00:56:13.212436+00
name: Heidelberg SchloB Dancers
display_name: Heidelberg SchloB Dancers
location: Heidelberg, Germany
notes:
  The name relates to the many tourist coming to Heidelberg and wanting to see Heidelberg Castle (Heidelberger Schlo&szlig;). If they cannot find their way there, you often get asked "Could you tell me where the SchloB is?" - not being aware that the '&szlig;' ist not a 'B' but should in fact be pronounced like 'ss'.

  ...often an obvious answer would be: "If you look up from your map you could actually see it..."


last_modified: 2018-05-19 15:54:20.195755+00
name: Agnew, Peter
display_name: Peter Agnew
notes:
  “A house-painter to trade, and a poet by chance, Peter Agnew was a native of Perth, and lived in the South Street in 1793. Very early in life he gave evidence of being possessed of rare musical talent, and learned to play on the violin, an instrument over which he soon obtained an almost complete mastery, and with which he lived to charm the ills of many a luckless day. On the completion of his 'prentice time Agnew went to Glasgow, and from thence, in a few years, to London, from whence he again, after a few more years, returned to the commercial capital of his native Caledonia, where he wore out the bulk of his after-lease. His life appears to have been a somewhat chequered one, the grim visage of poverty frequently staring him in the face, and, if not actually sconcing herself at his fireside, being represented there on an occasion by her foster-friend, the beagle. An excellent violinist, a fair landscape painter, a capital singer of songs, a pleasing writer of verses, and an entertaining story-teller, perhaps Peter Agnew had too many accomplishments to be eminently successful in any.”  – Robert Ford, *The Harp of Perthshire* (1893)


created: 2017-08-23 16:11:23.99335+00
last_modified: 2017-08-24 09:48:47.73178+00
name: Frost and Fire
display_name: Frost and Fire
location: Burlington, VT, USA
email: booking@frostandfireband.com
notes:
  Viveka Fox, Peter Macfarlane, Aaron Marcus and Hollis Easter are the members of the band "Frost and Fire". Having played informally together on stage in 2010, the band was actually formed in 2011. They play for Scottish, contra and other dances. "Frost and Fire" is based in Burlington, Vermont in the US.


  The following information is taken from the <<http://www.frostandfireband.com/bio/|band's webpage>>:

  Frost and Fire began taking shape in July 2010 at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival in Burlington, VT. Viveka and Peter invited Aaron and Hollis to join them on stage, and as the dancers whirled and cheered, their shared energy kindled this new collaboration. As winter swept across the North, we stayed in touch, thinking about tunes and new directions.

  Fast forward to the blazing summer heat of 2011, which found us on stage making music drawn from all points of the compass, our faces lit with joy and laughter, surrounded by dancers aflame with energy. At the band’s first gig in Rochester, VT, the dancing ran long into the evening–neither dancers nor band were ready for the music to stop.

  Frost and Fire takes its name from T. S. Eliot’s Quartet 4, Little Gidding:

     <P><EM>“Midwinter spring is its own season
      <BR>Sempiternal though sodden towards sundown,
      <BR>Suspended in time, between pole and tropic.
      <BR>When the short day is brightest, with frost and fire,
      <BR>The brief sun flames the ice, on pond and ditches,
      <BR>In windless cold that is the heart’s heat,
      <BR>Reflecting in a watery mirror
      <BR>A glare that is blindness in the early afternoon.
      <BR>And glow more intense than blaze of branch, or brazier,
      <BR>Stirs the dumb spirit: no wind, but pentecostal fire
      <BR>In the dark time of the year. Between melting and freezing
      <BR>The soul’s sap quivers.”</EM></P>


last_modified: 2017-08-23 22:01:48.265909+00
name: Invercauld Scottish Dance Band
shortname: Invercauld Band
display_name: Invercauld Scottish Dance Band
location: Jersey, Channel Islands
notes:
  Some information from the band's webpage and other sources:

  The Invercauld Scottish Dance Band consists of Lilian Linden (piano) and friends (fiddles, accordion, drums).

  In October 1997, Lilian Linden formed a Scottish dance band (now called the Invercauld Scottish Dance Band). The band has played for Scottish Country Dances and Balls, New Year's Eve Dances, St Andrew's Nights, Burns' Nights, Weddings, Ceilidhs, Concerts, Charity Dances, and other fund-raising events, as well as Reeling Dances for Reelers, Parties and other functions with a Scottish flavour.

  At some point it came to choosing a name for the band. The name "The Invercauld Scottish Dance Band" relates to Lilian's Scottish ancestors, the Farquharsons of Invercauld, which have been traced back to the sixteenth century, to the start of the Farquharson Clan.

  The line-up  Peter Macfarlane / Lilian Linden can be seen in the continuity from beginnings in 1997 to the Invercauld Scottish Dance Band, as the CD recorded by the two musicians already carries the catalog number "Invercauld001". The collaboration with Peter Macfarlane ended when he emigrated to the US in 2003.

  The band has previously played extensively in and around London, Surrey, Hampshire and the Home Counties, and occasionally in Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Sussex and Wiltshire. They have also played further afield in the UK and Europe, including Scotland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Guernsey and Jersey.

  Since summer 2009 Lilian and the Invercauld Scottish Dance Band are based and play in Jersey in the Channel Islands, since Lilian's move back there. However, the band will also continue to play in the UK and further afield.


created: 2017-09-26 20:53:04.046362+00
last_modified: 2017-09-26 23:56:19.258436+00
name: Quick Scotch
display_name: Quick Scotch
location: Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
notes:
  The Russian Scottish country dance group Quick Scotch was founded in 2009.

  Since then they have organized a number of dancing events that inspired them to devise some of the dances included in this book "Book of Records".


last_modified: 2017-09-27 23:56:08.064707+00
name: Doig, Alex
display_name: Alex Doig
notes:
  Alex Doig was a drummer who played with Jim MacLeod’s Dance Band in the 1970s. 

  He composed tunes like "Tam O' Shanter" (but there is more that one tune with that name). 

  John Drewry dedicated a dance to him that is called "Alex Doig's Jig", but which is also know as "The Dunblane Drummer". Furthermore, there is tunes carying his name ("Alex Doig's Jig").


last_modified: 2018-07-31 13:03:25.770861+00
name: Torfason, Louis (Torf)
display_name: Torf
location: Austin, Texas
email: torf@io.com
notes:
  Louis Torfason typically only uses his nickname Torf to sign his dances.

  Unfortunately, Torf died in morning of 24 July 2018.

  Torf got a Branch Award by the Houston + District Branch during the term 2012-2013.


created: 2018-09-18 22:31:22.065736+00
last_modified: 2018-09-18 22:31:22.065736+00
name: Hawkins, Matt
display_name: Matt Hawkins
location: Alabama, USA
notes:
  Matt Hawkins, who is now a space scientist in Huntsville, Al. He was a fine leader while at ISU of the Celtic Dance Society and a regular at all Scottish events, English Country dance, and contra dance.


last_modified: 2018-10-24 20:56:15.648325+00
name: Scottish National Dance Company
shortname: SNDC
display_name: Scottish National Dance Company
location: Reading, UK
notes:
  The SNDC (Scottish National Dance Company) offered Scottish Dance descriptions, books and music by mail order, world wide.

  Unfortunately, the shop was closed down in 2010. The remaining stock was sold in a clearance sale about October/November 2010.

  Hence, the old web page (http://www.sndc.co.uk/) and old email address (kelpi@sndc.i-way.co.uk) of the SNDC is not active anymore.


last_modified: 2024-03-25 16:12:39.216475+00
name: Fryer, Cliff
display_name: Cliff Fryer
location: Harrow, UK
notes:
  Cliff Fryer was HDCS (Harrow and District Caledonian Society) President in 1989-90, 1990-91, 1995-96, 2003-04.


created: 2014-01-06 00:50:18.453443+00
last_modified: 2018-10-29 16:43:21.010471+00
name: Freemantle, Reuben
display_name: Reuben Freemantle
location: Newbury, Berkshire RG14.
notes:
  Reuben Freemantle is the publisher of <<http://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com|Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary>> and the author of the MaxiCrib Dance Instructions in there.


last_modified: 2018-11-13 23:19:54.993684+00
name: Kerr, James S
display_name: James S Kerr
notes:
  See http://www.nigelgatherer.com/books/kerr/kmm.html for lists of tunes in the various Kerr publications.


created: 2018-11-15 00:20:49.217109+00
last_modified: 2018-11-15 00:56:16.682617+00
name: Hart, Peter
display_name: Peter Hart
notes:
  Nom-de-plume for Frederik Peter Hargreaves (according to https://www.discogs.com/artist/681488-Peter-Hart).


last_modified: 2018-12-06 19:04:09.095194+00
name: Surenne, John Thomas
display_name: John Surenne
notes:
  In issue 1329 (http://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/1329/) Finlay Forbes describes Surenne as a collector rather than a composer.


created: 2013-06-14 05:48:15.601418+00
last_modified: 2019-02-17 08:01:09.827488+00
name: McGinley, Helen
display_name: Helen McGinley
location: Dublin SCD Club and RSCDS International Branch
email: nellifant@ymail.com
notes:
  Helen writes:  Helen Bonar was my own name. From August 1995 until November 2012 I was Helen Beaney. In November 2012 I married Jack McGinley and took his name (hence Mrs McGinley's Strathspey).


last_modified: 2019-02-17 11:59:27.699794+00
name: Beaney, Helen
display_name: Helen Beaney
location: Dublin SCD Club and RSCDS International Branch
notes:
  Helen writes: Helen Bonar was my own name. From August 1995 until November 2012 I was Helen Beaney. In November 2012 I married Jack McGinley and took his name (hence Mrs McGinley's Strathspey).


last_modified: 2019-03-08 17:07:09.344531+00
name: Ford, Tommy
display_name: Tommy Ford
notes:
  Tommy Ford played Lead accordion in Jim MacLeod's band.

  There is an obituary at https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/tommy-ford-2017.html


created: 2019-07-22 21:18:05.319188+00
last_modified: 2019-07-23 00:20:52.331783+00
name: Christian Petersen and Gunnar Numeus
display_name: Christian Petersen and Gunnar Numeus
location: Copenhagen and Gothenburg
notes:
  These publishers decided to fulfil a dream that they both had, to collect and publish dances devised by Scandinavians or people who live or had lived in Scandinavia.  The dacnes date back to the 1980s. (SC Dancer, no 28, April 2019)


last_modified: 2019-11-03 23:38:03.35503+00
name: Cameron, Charles
display_name: Charles Cameron
notes:
  There is some information about Charles Cameron in <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/captain-craig-brown.html|this article>> about his tune <<ddt:Captain Craig Brown#4415>>.


last_modified: 2019-11-04 12:08:09.361586+00
name: Wallace, John
shortname: J Wallace
display_name: John Wallace
notes:
  Although mostly referred to just as J Wallace it seems likely he was John Wallace judging by this <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/cts-empress.html|this Box and Fiddle article>>.


last_modified: 2019-11-14 09:15:59.576225+00
name: Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Quartet
shortname: Irvine Valley
display_name: Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band
notes:
  In their set of four Favourite SCDs albums, the band's name is given as Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Quartet for volumes 2 and 3.


last_modified: 2019-12-03 18:13:02.452797+00
name: Cooper, Ronald
display_name: Ronald Cooper
location: Lerwick, Shetland
notes:
  For a short biography see <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/ronnie-cooper-1982.html|this Box and Fiddle article>>.


last_modified: 2019-12-14 17:27:11.036511+00
name: Keppie, Maggie & Duncan
display_name: Maggie & Duncan Keppie
notes:
  See <<http://www.minicrib.org.uk/Keppie.html>> for PDFs of all publications by Duncan and Maggie Keppie.


last_modified: 2019-12-20 19:49:19.488843+00
name: Brown, Bobby
display_name: Bobby Brown
location: Mississauga, CANADA
notes:
  There is a biography about Bobby Brown at <<http://www.scotchmist.ca/bobby-brown-bio.html|Scotchmist.ca>> and another article about him at <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/may-2011.html>>.


last_modified: 2020-01-20 22:36:21.819477+00
name: Hunter, Willie
shortname: William Hunter
display_name: Willie Hunter
notes:
  Generally known as Willie but sometimes referenced as William.

  There is an obituary in <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/willie-hunter-1994.html|this Box and Fiddle page>>.


last_modified: 2020-01-04 23:13:03.476702+00
name: Paddledoo
shortname: Paddledoo
display_name: Paddledoo
notes:
  The site <<http://www.paddledoo.com/>> lists recordings rooted in Scottish music since 1987.

  The main musician is Ed Pearlman, many others have taken part in the recordings.

  As mentioned in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/1969/|issue 1969>> their album is also mentioned with the band name given as <<ddp:Boston Hospitality>>.


created: 2015-07-09 00:32:00.776908+00
last_modified: 2020-01-20 22:17:53.619702+00
name: Robson, Maureen
display_name: Maureen Robson
location: Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand.
notes:
  Maureen Robson was tutor of the Tawa SCD Club in Tawa, Wellington, New
  Zealand for 38 years until November 2019.


last_modified: 2020-06-17 15:12:05.041666+00
name: Robertson, Ian
display_name: Ian Robertson
location: UK
email: ibrobertson@btinternet.com
notes:
  Ian was formerly entered in the database as "Ian B Robertson" but he prefers not to use his middle initial.


last_modified: 2020-01-26 22:38:39.440066+00
name: Rennie, Adam
display_name: Adam Rennie
notes:
  There is a short biography in <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/adam-rennie.html|this Box and Fiddle article>>.


last_modified: 2020-02-05 10:04:41.937931+00
name: Marshall, William
display_name: William Marshall
notes:
  A compilation of several volumes of Marshall's tunes is available <<https://www.worldcat.org/title/marshalls-scottish-melodies-airs-strathspeys-reels-jigs-c-for-the-violin-being-a-compilation-of-four-volumes-published-separately-in-the-19th-century-by-various-houses/oclc/5792599|here>>. It is not clear if this is the same as any of the publications listed for him in the database as they only contain a few of these tunes and have more abbreviated titles.


last_modified: 2020-09-28 22:23:47.403527+00
name: Hamilton, Peggy
display_name: Peggy Hamilton
location: Stockton, CA, USA
email: shadowcatdancer@me.com
notes:
  Peggy Hamilton is a Board Member of the Sacramento, California branch of the RSCDS.

  second e-address:  ShadowCatDancing@sbcglobal.net


created: 2014-06-27 14:03:33.339197+00
last_modified: 2020-03-24 00:00:59.785014+00
name: Dugan, Ray
display_name: Ray Dugan
location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
email: rayandsylvia@sympatico.ca
notes:
  Dr. John Raymond Dugan (Ray), a retired professor of French at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, has been involved with Scottish Country Dancing since the early 1980’s. He received his full RSCDS teaching certificate in Toronto in 1997. Since then, he has taught classes with the Kitchener-Waterloo branch of the RSCDS and the Caledonian Scottish Country Dancers of Stratford, Ontario.

  He has also been a guest teacher with various other groups, including Halburton, Ontario; Paris, France; and Sarasota, Florida. He and his wife Sylvia live in Waterloo, Ontario with their much beloved English Springer Spaniel, Murphy.


last_modified: 2020-12-29 17:02:53.486975+00
name: Turner, Moira J
display_name: Moira Turner
location: Chesterfield (Greater Richmond), Virginia, USA
email: MoiraJTurner@aol.com
notes:
  Freely downloadable recordings of music for many of Moira Turner's dances can be found at <<http://www.fiddletree-music.com/johnturner/scdrecordings.html>>


last_modified: 2020-07-31 21:16:19.58658+00
name: Skelton, Barry
display_name: Barry Skelton
email: barry.skelton@xtra.co.nz
notes:
  A very nice video of Barry explaining his dance "Pelorus Jack" and the music is attached to that dance, and is also accessible on youtube at
  <<http://youtu.be/qIg2H6gew7Y>>


created: 2019-02-20 21:00:36.647328+00
last_modified: 2020-08-24 09:17:29.54099+00
name: Flett, Joan
display_name: Joan Flett
notes:
  This <<https://youtu.be/qgkRZ1H0lko|video>> from 1993 shows Joan Flett describing the dance collecting expeditions with her husband Tom.


last_modified: 2021-10-04 16:03:46.737437+00
name: Glasspool, Terry
display_name: Terry Glasspool
location: Vestal, NY, USA
email: tglasspool@stny.rr.com
notes:
  His former website is accessible via the <<https://web.archive.org/web/20050221032222/http://home.stny.rr.com/glasshall/dances.html|wayback machine>> archive.


last_modified: 2020-04-07 14:51:06.477748+00
name: Crowe, Robert Forsyth
display_name: Robert Forsyth Crowe
notes:
  Also known as Bobby Crowe.

  There is a <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/bobby-crowe-2014.html|Box and Fiddle article>> about him.


last_modified: 2020-04-21 23:26:37.470809+00
name: Johnstone, Muriel A
shortname: Muriel Johnstone
display_name: Muriel A Johnstone
location: Pitlochry, Perthshire
email: murieljohnstone@scotscores.com
notes:
  ##>>
  A long interview with Muriel was included in the first issue of the Society magazine, *The Scottish country dancer*, in the Autumn of 2005. The introduction to that article reads:

  Muriel Johnstone, the most prolific composer of Scottish country dance music ever, and one of the Society’s best-loved musicians, grew up in the Ayrshire port of Ardrossan in a family steeped in country dancing and country dance music. Both her parents were dancers. Her mother, Dorothy Johnstone, the well-known class musician, played at Summer School for many years. Muriel started ballet at the age of three, but from the age of eight till she went to university, she attended the branch children’s class, taught by Ann Hughes.  

  Her branch was North West Ayrshire, founded by Alastair Aitkenhead as a young man straight out of Jordanhill. Muriel then studied music at Edinburgh University, dancing with New Scotland. She then trained as a teacher at Moray House College of Education. While there she took her preliminary Certificate, but it was not till 1990 that she took her Full Certificate. From 1977 till 2002 Muriel was responsible for arranging the Society’s music. After living in the States for some years, she and her husband and fellow teacher, Bill Zobel, moved to Canada.  In 2011, Muriel and Bill returned to Scotland and now reside in Pitlochry, Perthshire.
    
  Note April 2020: Muriel and Bill have the website https://scotscores.com, where more information is available


created: 2013-01-21 23:45:10.154829+00
last_modified: 2020-09-30 10:13:15.318553+00
name: Lomath, James
display_name: James Lomath
location: San Francisco, USA
notes:
  James Lomath died in Santa Monica, California on June 16, 2018. An obituary was published in San Francisco newsletter, The Reel and Strathspeyper, Vol 55 No 1, Sept/Oct 2018
  <<https://rscds-sf.org/newsletters/pdf/2018.09.pdf>>.


created: 2020-09-13 21:31:52.423485+00
last_modified: 2020-09-13 21:32:13.204198+00
name: Kynaston, Nathaniel
display_name: Nathaniel Kynaston
notes:
  Active in the early 18th century as a deviser or dances and composer of tunes. But otherwise little is known of him (according to https://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/webrevs/wgs298cd.htm).


last_modified: 2020-09-19 22:03:50.588441+00
name: Pringle, John
display_name: John Pringle
notes:
  This information about John Pringle has been distilled from issues <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2174/|2174>> and <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2175/|2175>>.

  He was born in 1770, probably in the Borders, but settled in Edinburgh. He was a fiddler and composer and also described as a dancing master. He was half brother to John Howison who was also a fiddler.

  He published two collections of tunes 1801 and 1802. Some of these were used for SCD and some for step dance, eg Robinslaw, for Highland Ladies (Rene Fidler). He was credited with writing the tune for "Dance to your Daddy, my bonny Babby", still a popular Tyneside folk song.

  He accompanied Lord Minto to Calcutta but unfortunately died shortly after arriving though the exact date is not known.


last_modified: 2020-09-27 08:38:03.127085+00
name: Dee, Sally
display_name: Sally Dee
location: Cambridge, MA, USA
notes:
  See also the website <<http://www.pixton.org/scottishinsalem/sally.html>> set up in her honour by some of her friends.


last_modified: 2023-02-03 22:51:42.16619+00
name: Deeside Caledonian Society
display_name: Deeside Caledonian Society
notes:
  This was the group where <<ddp:Upton, Charles#2705>>, creator of MiniCribs, used to dance.

  Sadly after running for 65 years the group closed down in November 2022 (information from <<ddp:Haynes, David#11000|David Haynes>> of the current <<ddp:MiniCrib#11464>> team).


created: 2020-10-29 17:53:48.749654+00
last_modified: 2020-10-30 00:56:51.859368+00
name: MacNiven, Duncan
display_name: Duncan MacNiven
location: Kilchoman, Islay
notes:
  Duncan MacNivan and his brother Charles were born in Wester Ross, but moved later to their fathers home island, Islay. 

  They were known as Bàird Chill-Chomain or Kilchoman Bards.

  For more information see https://www.islayinfo.com/islay-bards-duncan-charles-macniven-kilchoman.html


created: 2020-10-29 16:53:45.432301+00
last_modified: 2020-10-30 00:56:55.808719+00
name: Mclaren Hay, Jacca R A
display_name: Jacca R A Mclaren Hay
location: Stirling
notes:
  Jacca Robina Alison Mclaren Hay and the Hay family used to run Hay’s Music Store in Stirling. (see e.g. https://www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk/hays-music-store-stirling/)

  The piano duo Jenna and Jacca Hay played and recorded records in the mid of the 20th century, some recordings can be found online at https://raretunes.org/jenna-and-jacca-hay-2/

  She died at the age of 97 and was burried at Ballengeich Cemetery in Stirling. 


created: 2020-10-31 10:41:17.418594+00
last_modified: 2020-10-31 10:41:17.418594+00
name: Pryde, Jimmy
display_name: P/M Jimmy Pryde
location: Bowden, Scotland
notes:
  For obituaries see <<https://www.pipesdrums.com/article/Jimmy-Pryde-1929-2009/|here>> and <<https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12385103.jimmy-pryde/|here>>.


created: 2020-11-08 12:15:39.428529+00
last_modified: 2020-11-08 12:15:39.428529+00
name: Unsworth, Ken
display_name: Ken Unsworth
location: Merseryside, UK
notes:
  Ken is Lancashire & Cheshire Federation of Scottish Societies Chieftain and a member of West Derby Caledonian Society (Liverpool).


created: 2017-03-01 12:08:13.553772+00
last_modified: 2020-11-07 11:03:57.342636+00
name: Chennault, Elizabeth
display_name: Elizabeth Chennault
notes:
  Name found as dance author on the programme of the September Dance Party, Saturday, September 21, 2013,  Austin, TX. There the name is "Channault" but the Danciemation video has "Chennault".


created: 2020-11-10 07:33:08.853087+00
last_modified: 2020-11-11 00:56:42.636521+00
name: Johnston, Roderick Roddy
display_name: Roddy Johnston
location: Maxton, Borders
email: roderick.johnston@icloud.com
notes:
  Information printed in the book “Winds of Change” (2018):

  Roderick (Roddy) Johnston. was brought up in Corby, possibly better known as Little Scotland, Roddy studied the classical accordion from age of 10 and graduated through the British College of Accordionists exam structure to Final Grade. In the ’60s he was regional accordion champion and won a place in the finals of the All British Accordion Championships. He was also a member of the UK Champion Accordion Orchestra. After completing his studies he taught the accordion for a number of years before a change of career took him away from music.

  Since returning to the accordion his love of Scottish Traditional Music has determined his musical direction. He attended Musician courses run by the RSCDS and now plays for local branch dance classes and at St Andrews RSCDS Summer School. Roddy also plays the Scottish Small Pipes. He now resides near St.Boswells, in the Scottish Borders, in sight of the Eildon Hills.


created: 2014-07-11 12:57:16.974698+00
last_modified: 2020-11-11 00:56:48.967253+00
name: Lynn, Seonaid
display_name: Seonaid Lynn
location: Edinburgh
notes:
  Information printed in the book “Winds of Change” (2018):

  Seonaid Lynn was born in Edinburgh, learning piano and violin from an early age. Growing up in a home full of song and dance, her love of music, particularly traditional music, stemmed from what she heard around her. Moving to the Scottish Borders for work, Seonaid continued her interest in traditional music, focussing on singing. She performed regularly at Folk Clubs and events throughout Scotland and her love of singing continues. In 2010 she founded, and continues to run, an adult choir in Edinburgh. Choral conducting is a major interest and a skill she continues to develop.

  Seonaid’s interest in playing for dancing grew after she moved back to Edinburgh and she attended her first RSCDS Summer School at St Andrews in 2007. She now plays fiddle for her local dance group and at the RSCDS St Andrews Summer School.


created: 2020-11-10 07:33:47.672037+00
last_modified: 2020-11-11 00:56:48.985135+00
name: Lynn, Seonaid & Johnston, Roddy
shortname: Lynn & Johnston
display_name: Seonaid Lynn & Roddy Johnston
email: roderick.johnston@icloud.com
notes:
  Seonaid Lynn and Roddy Johnston play regularly together for RSCDS dances and Ceilidhs. They have been fortunate enough to play for Clubs and dances across the UK, France and Canada. Both also enjoy dancing when the opportunity arises. (information printed in their book “Winds of Change”, 2018)

  Furthermore, Seonaid and Roddy have published two booklets of tunes together, namely “Winds of Change” in 2018 and "The Border Connection" in September 2020.

  For more information on the two, please see their SCDDB entries.


last_modified: 2020-11-15 20:35:22.173775+00
name: Haynes, Derek
display_name: Derek Haynes
location: Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
notes:
  ##>>
  The citation by Liverpool Branch supporting the award of the Society’s Scroll of Honour to Derek in 2003 can be summarised:

  {{quote}}
  Derek Haynes began Scottish country dancing in 1953 and in 1954 joined Liverpool Branch where he became a Branch teacher, committee member and treasurer. As well as taking a regular class, Derek taught both country and Highland dancing at many day and weekend schools throughout the UK and at the Society’s Summer and Winter Schools.

  {{quote}}
  Derek was also a deviser of Scottish country dances and, in addition to three published by the RSCDS, he produced several collections of dances sold in aid of cancer charities.

  {{quote}}
  Derek died in April 2005 and was the subject of a two pages of reminiscence and appreciation in the first issue of the Society magazine, *The Scottish Country Dancer*, in Autumn 2005.
  ##<<


last_modified: 2020-11-21 21:13:49.428564+00
name: Elmes, Peter
display_name: Peter Elmes
location: Wellington, New Zealand
notes:
  Some tributes from New Zealand SCD clubs on his retirement in 2018 from 50 years of playing his button accordion can be found at:

  - <<http://www.johnsonvillescd.org.nz/2018/12/20/peter-elmes-photo-history/>>
  - <<http://www.johnsonvillescd.org.nz/2018/12/20/farewell-peter-elmes/>>
  - <<http://www.johnsonvillescd.org.nz/2018/12/20/tribute-peter-elmes/>>


last_modified: 2020-12-05 18:21:03.283277+00
name: Attwood, Jean
display_name: Jean Attwood
location: Formerly Loughborough, UK
notes:
  Anybody who wishes to purchase any of her dance books should contact Johnnie and Margaret Gibb on 01509 890514.

  There is some biographical information in the <<https://dances.e-cribs.org/Alexander_Leaflets_Foreword.pdf|forward to the Alexander leaflets>>.


last_modified: 2021-01-02 10:46:20.5609+00
name: Grayson, Moggie
display_name: Moggie Grayson
notes:
  Moggie Grayson was formerly listed <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2214/|incorrectly>> as "Maggie".


last_modified: 2021-01-05 19:26:35.097273+00
name: Knight, A
shortname: A Knight
display_name: A Knight
notes:
  Presumed to be Andrew Knight who is given as the composer of The Braid Burn in the instructions for <<ddd:February Gold#16106>>.


last_modified: 2023-07-23 23:57:00.56982+00
name: RSCDS Cape Town Branch
display_name: RSCDS Cape Town Branch
location: Cape Town, South Africa
notes:
  A list of dances written by and for members of Cape Town and other South African branches can be found at <<http://www.scd.za.net/home/dance-instructions>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-16 09:55:02.666126+00
name: Priddey, Barry
display_name: Barry Priddey
location: RSCDS Sutton Coldfield
notes:
  An article about Barry Priddey, by <<ddp:Richardson, Frances#3696>>, appeared in <<link:thereel/313||12>>.


last_modified: 2021-01-16 14:44:18.754133+00
name: Sparling, Gordon
display_name: Gordon Sparling
notes:
  When contacted in early 2021, Gordon confirmed being the deviser of his two dances, but he does not have any original instructions himself; it was so long ago that he can’t even remember how they went. The dances were never tried out at his local dance group.


last_modified: 2021-01-27 16:39:20.900638+00
name: Miskoe, Sylvia
display_name: Sylvia Miskoe
location: Concord, NH, USA
email: SMiskoe@aol.com
notes:
  Music play an important part in Silvia's life from early on. With about 10 years of age she learned the piano. In college time she started playing the accordion and was playing for square and contra dancing.

  She joined the NH Scottish Dancers in 1954. At that time it was common to dance to recordings from Scotland. Even in the early 1970 when there was a growing number of good musicians around, Scottish dancers still resisted hiring locals, preferring their recordings from Scotland. There was the opinion prevailing that to play SCD music you needed to be a born Scot.
  Finally, Silvia and others were able to convince the Branch to hire Angus Mackinnon, a well known Scottish band leader, to give a workshop about how to play for Scottish Country Dancing.

  After that, four musicians, Silvia (accordion), Cal Howard (bass), Allan Chertok (drums), and Ralph Jones (flute), founded the first SCD band on East Coast, which was later named The White Cockade.

  Please also read Silvia's <<https://www.mainefiddlecamp.org/interview-with-sylivia-miskoe/|interview at the Maine Fiddle Camp>> for lots of interesting information.


last_modified: 2021-01-27 17:05:32.028796+00
name: White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band, The
shortname: White Cockade
display_name: The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band
location: Concord, NH, USA
notes:
  Cal Howard, Allan Chertok, Ralph Jones and Sylvia Miskoe formed a band, eventually named The White Cockade. According an interview by Sylvia, they were the first, and for a while, the only Scottish Country Dance Band on the East Coast.

  Main members of the band were Sylvia Miskoe (accordion), Ralph Thompson and Vince O'Donnell (fiddles), Ralph Jones (flute), Cal Howard (Bass), RP Hale (piano and hammer dulcimer) and Allan Chertok (drums).


last_modified: 2021-01-27 16:46:53.308809+00
name: Burrage, Priscilla
display_name: Priscilla Burrage
location: Essex, VT, USA
email: pburrage@zoo.uvm.edu
notes:
  Priscilla was born in Framingham, MA, on December 10, 1929 as Priscilla Margaretta Maurer. She was raised in Margaretville, NY. She graduated from MIT in 1951. She was first married to Milton Raymond and then in 1962 Peter Burrage. She was working for IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY, and Essex, VT, from which she retired in 1991. 

  In Scottish country dancing she became a teacher and taught in Burlington, Middlebury and elsewhere for about 40 years. Furthermore, she devised several dozen dances, many of them were published in her own books (together with <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/58/|Sylvia Miskoe>>) <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/672/|Kitchen Capers>> (1992) and <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/787/|Cross-Country Capers>> (1996) and other collections of dances.

  Priscilla M. Burrage of Essex passed away on June 22, 2009, after fighting cancer for several years.

  For more information, see the following <<https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/obituary.aspx?n=priscilla-m-burrage&pid=128810629|obituary>>.


created: 2021-01-27 15:14:52.052774+00
last_modified: 2021-01-27 15:14:52.052774+00
name: Hale, RP
display_name: RP Hale
notes:
  RP Hale was also playing piano and hammer dulcimer in the White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band.


last_modified: 2021-02-07 09:56:42.775007+00
name: Shearer, A N
display_name: A N Shearer
location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire
notes:
  Kilsyth was originally in Stirlingshire, but since the 1975 boundary changes is now in North Lanarkshire.

  According to the extra info for <<ddd:#6689>> Miss A N Shearer was also known as Nana.


last_modified: 2021-02-08 12:50:04.806987+00
name: Grant, Frances
display_name: Frances Grant
location: Kilmorack, Scotland
notes:
  Frances Grant was dance teacher for the Kilmorack class for almost 3 decades and founding member of Glen Orrin Dancers.


last_modified: 2021-02-14 11:48:24.614275+00
name: Skillern, Thomas
display_name: Thomas Skillern
location: London, UK
notes:
  *Information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2226/|issue 2226>>:*

  This would be Thomas Skillern, died 1800, music publisher based in London. Not to be confused with his nephew Thomas Skillern (1776-1849), also a London based music publisher under the partnership Skillern & Challoner. Anything published 1800 or earlier is the uncle, anything after 1805 is the nephew.


last_modified: 2021-08-09 08:56:32.838758+00
name: Shaw, Pat
display_name: Pat Shaw
notes:
  Full name: Patrick Noel Shuldham-Shaw. Mainly known for English country dances: see <<http://www.patshaw.info/>>.


last_modified: 2021-11-08 11:22:11.689622+00
name: Skipper, Ann
display_name: Ann Skipper
notes:
  Information about Ann Skipper's death was reported in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2434/|issue 2434>> and <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2645/|issue 2645>>.


last_modified: 2021-02-25 17:38:29.701489+00
name: Mitchell, John W
display_name: John W Mitchell
notes:
  Obituary published in Scottish Country Dancer, No 16, April 2013:

  John Mitchell John Mitchell was introduced to SCD in 1947 and joined the Leeds Branch of the RSCDS in 1963. He was an active member of London Branch from 1966 to the time of his death. He also helped to found the Sussex Association of Scottish Societies, and as its first Chairman he organised an annual Charity Ball, the first day schools in Sussex, and the Sussex Open Air Scottish Dancing Festival, as well as the first teachers’ training courses in the area. A fellow dancer, Pat Hunter, said at John’s memorial, ‘He was nearly always on the floor for each dance – if you could get into his set, or were asked to be his partner, you knew you had arrived as a dancer!’
  John gained his SCD teaching certificate in 1972 and taught for the Hangleton SCD Club (which eventually became the Brighton and Hove Branch of the RSCDS) and later the Aldrington Club. Acording to Pat Hunter, his teaching was meticulous in its attention to detail.
  The same attention to detail showed in John’s extensive research into the history of SCD. He corresponded with Hugh Foss and Hugh Thurston, wrote many erudite articles for the London Reel, and frequently contributed letters to Scottish Country Dancer (see his last letter in this issue). John was also a prolific writer of new dances and probably devised more new Scottish country dances than anyone else: a total of 827. These were compiled in the Whetherly series, 24 collections published between 1974 and 1990. They included Caddam Wood, The Dundee City Police Jig, Iona Cross, The Cooper’s Wife, and Lord High Admiral.
  John was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a Life Governor of the Royal Scottish Corporation, a founder of Scots International, a member of the Scottish Tartan Society, and a Guild Brother of the Incorporation of Wrights of the City of Glasgow. So he was intensely interested in all things Scottish, and worked hard to further interest and participation in SCD. Our sympathy goes to John’s wife Dheirdre and their daughter Alison. 


last_modified: 2021-04-05 23:56:58.37298+00
name: Powrie, Ian
display_name: Ian Powrie
notes:
  A brief biography and discography may be found at <<http://www.nigelgatherer.com/perf/fiddlers/ian_powrie.html>>.

  The <<https://www.youtube.com/user/IanPowrieMusic/videos|Ian Powrie Music youtube channel>> has a few short videos of Ian Powrie playing including an <<https://youtu.be/rNgysjtF2CQ|excerpt>> from a longer film "Legend of the Fiddle: The Ian Powrie Story".


last_modified: 2023-12-07 12:05:24.68026+00
name: Petyt, Sue
display_name: Sue Petyt
location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK
email: suepetyt@icloud.com
notes:
  Formerly in Lochmaben, now Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

  Sue Petyt's former website (http://www.suepetyt.me.uk/) is now defunct.  The many dance descriptions previously available there are now hosted at <<https://suepetyt.e-cribs.org/>>.


created: 2014-09-29 13:39:01.090324+00
last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:45:06.371514+00
name: Prior, Ann
display_name: Ann Prior
location: Bridport, England
notes:
  A tribute to Ann, Bridport Club Founder, by Caroline Morgan-Smith appeared in <<link:thereel/313||17>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:47:11.927962+00
name: Robertson, Colin
display_name: Colin Robertson
email: scotdance@comcast.net
notes:
  Other activities: Historical Scottish dance research.

  An article in <<link:thereel/310||9>> that Colin wrote about The Sailor's Hornpipe also contains a little biographical information about him.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:48:18.410152+00
name: Rousseau, Philippe
display_name: Philippe Rousseau
notes:
  An article by Philippe on his background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/304||11>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:50:38.578961+00
name: Thomson, Frank
display_name: Frank Thomson
notes:
  An article by Frank on his background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/307||13>>.


created: 2015-08-29 11:02:28.872125+00
last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:53:02.996636+00
name: Williamson, William
display_name: William Williamson
notes:
  An article by William on his background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/303||13>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 23:01:32.049121+00
name: Finley, Eric
display_name: Eric Finley
location: Ayrshire
email: ericfinley579@btinternet.com
notes:
  An article by Eric on his background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/306||12>>.


created: 2012-09-16 15:26:34.52003+00
last_modified: 2023-09-03 23:04:22.043906+00
name: Lindsay, Jim
shortname: Jim Lindsay
display_name: Jim Lindsay
notes:
  Not to be confused with Jimmy Lindsay, who is a different person.

  An article by Jim on his background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/310||7>>.


last_modified: 2023-11-10 10:10:14.068185+00
name: Martlew, Ken
shortname: Ken Martlew
display_name: Ken Martlew
location: Hemel Hempstead, England
email: kenmartlew@aol.com
notes:
  An article by Ken on his background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/311||14>>.


  You can listen to his citation for the RSCDS scroll of honour and acceptance speech at <<https://youtu.be/oa6qUYRwRSY?t=5300>>.


last_modified: 2021-03-17 22:27:18.708326+00
name: Steed, Dee
display_name: Dee Steed
location: Bristol, UK
notes:
  *From the Friendship Dances book (1998):*
  Dee Steed is treasurer for a Charity in Bristol. Originally from Amersham where she started dancing as a child. She has danced and taught in Bristol for many years. Her speciality is teaching children but she enjoys her connection with adult demonstration teams.


last_modified: 2021-10-16 22:42:25.403031+00
name: MacLeod, P/M Donald
display_name: P/M Donald MacLeod
notes:
  For a longer list of his tunes than are currently entered in the database see <<https://www.kinnairdbagpipes.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/DonaldMacLeodBooks.pdf>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:51:19.403461+00
name: Walker, Chris
display_name: Chris Walker
notes:
  Accordionist and Leader of Silver Cross Band.  
  A profile of the _Silver Cross Band_ can be found <<link:thereel/300||9>>.


created: 2012-06-12 13:50:38.510506+00
last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:55:52.818372+00
name: Ainsworth, Maureen
display_name: Maureen Ainsworth
notes:
  A tribute to Maureen Joyce (née Ainsworth) appeared in <<link:thereel/288||13>>.

  Her dances were published under the name Ainsworth. Later in life she married again to Frank Joyce.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:56:24.368436+00
name: Anderson, David (19C)
display_name: David Anderson (19C)
notes:
  Years of birth and death are not known exactly.

  A series of articles about David Anderson by J.F and T.M.Flett were published in <<ddpub:#480>> starting from <<link:thethistle/29|issue 29|4>>.


created: 2019-02-20 21:03:37.386312+00
last_modified: 2023-09-03 23:02:10.70184+00
name: Flett, Joan and Tom
display_name: Joan & Tom Flett
notes:
  For a description of Tom and Joan Flett's dance collecting activities see <<https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/alumni/our_alumni/obituary-archive/tom-joan-flett-tribute|this obituary>>. There is also an <<https://insteprt.co.uk/flett-mss/|online collection of their manuscripts>>.

  A long article by the Fletts was published in four parts in several issues of <<ddpub:Thistle, The#480>>:
  - <<link:thethistle/29||4>>
  - <<link:thethistle/30||6>>
  - <<link:thethistle/31||4>>
  - <<link:thethistle/32||5>>


last_modified: 2023-09-03 23:03:04.209438+00
name: Forbes, Stuart
display_name: Stuart Forbes
notes:
  Stuart is a fiddler and part of the Craigievar Band. Information on the band see <<link:thereel/286||8>>.


created: 2014-05-09 22:22:42.513617+00
last_modified: 2023-12-14 10:00:11.083435+00
name: MacCuish Bark, Deirdre
display_name: Deirdre MacCuish Bark
location: Mississauga, Canada
notes:
  Deirdre MacCuish Bark teaches classes and social groups in the Toronto area. She was also awarded the RSCDS scroll of honour in 2018.


last_modified: 2024-04-02 03:04:25.483325+00
name: Goldring, Roy
display_name: Roy Goldring
location: Ilkley, Yorkshire
notes:
  ##>>
  Roy died in 2007. The following obituary originally appeared in The Society magazine, *The Scottish country dancer* in April 2008  

  Roy was born in south west England where he spent his childhood. When old enough he was drafted into the armed forces. It was during this time that he was flown to Egypt and vowed he would never fly again. He stuck to this vow only relenting to fly to Canada and Norway recently to teach dancing in those countries. His return to civilian life saw him in the Civil Service and moving about the country. In Birmingham he met and married Doreen. When in Surrey they took up Scottish country dancing after trying the English version first. More moves to Newcastle and Harrogate and two sons later, he finally came to Ilkley and joined the Leeds Branch.  

  The Ilkley Club started life in the Goldring lounge and when the evening institute class was in danger of being closed for lack of a qualified teacher, Roy and Doreen went to Summer School *[in 1977]* to obtain their certificates. Subsequently he became a committee member and Chairman of Leeds Branch. Along with his interest in Scottish country dancing, he played golf, listened to music from classical to jazz and amassed great knowledge in works of art.  

  In the thirty years Roy lived in Ilkley, he emerged as one of our greatest creators of dances and it is in this respect that we will all, and future generations too, remember him. His knowledge of music allowed him to marry his dances to some wonderful tunes. His dances are great to dance – not too complicated but always with some new formation and extremely danceable. There are not many programmes that do not contain at least one of his dances.  
  ##<<
  Thank you Roy for the wonderful legacy you have left us in Scottish country dancing.  

  Brenda Burnell


  The London Branch magazine *The Reel* has an article by Roy Goldring on devising dances in <<link:thereel/203||5>>.
  Some personal reflections on Roy Goldring by his nephew Richard appear in <<link:thereel/300||14>>.


last_modified: 2021-04-07 20:47:06.308321+00
name: Richards, Laura & Gilchrist, Hannah
display_name: Richards & Gilchrist
location: Leeds, UK
notes:
  Laura Richards and Hannah Gilchrist, aged 9 and 8 respectively, were members of the Leeds Branch children's class in 1993.


created: 2021-09-27 17:00:16.389462+00
last_modified: 2021-09-27 23:56:57.773396+00
name: Ramsay, Wayne
display_name: Wayne Ramsay
location: Kalamazoo, USA
notes:
  Name taken from the rather muffled audio on this video <<https://youtu.be/hv_YZtDSEc4>> so may be misspelled.


last_modified: 2021-09-05 11:07:50.753248+00
name: Shand, Annie
display_name: Annie Shand
location: Aberdeen, Scotland
notes:
  More information about Annie Shand can be found at <<https://www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk/revival-fiddle/2015/03/08/annie-shand-1872-1936-negroid-corybantism-old-national-dances-scotland/|Edinburgh University>>. Furthermore, a page at <<https://raretunes.org/annie-shand/|RateTunes>> has information and three recordings of hers from 1929/1930 online.


last_modified: 2021-09-11 16:40:08.710159+00
name: McNeill, Archibald
display_name: Archibald McNeill
notes:
  Also referred to as ‘Blind Archie’ MacNeill in <<https://bagpipe.news/2020/07/13/memories-of-london-greats/>> which mentions his tune for David Ross. Web references to him variously use McNeill or MacNeill.


created: 2021-10-16 23:15:57.67059+00
last_modified: 2021-10-16 23:56:43.562657+00
name: MacDonald, Allan
display_name: Allan MacDonald
notes:
  Published two books of tunes under the titles Moidard Collection Volumes 1 & 2.

  It is not clear if this is the same person as <<ddp:Moidart, A#2657>>.


last_modified: 2021-10-17 09:43:22.832294+00
name: More, R
display_name: R More
notes:
  Possibly the Bobby More referred to as the composer of the tune <<ddt:Robert Mitchell More#14524>> in the CD insert of the album <<dda:Joy of Sets#1082>>?


created: 2012-06-12 13:34:09.009057+00
last_modified: 2021-12-16 22:15:50.018603+00
name: Rose, Jane
display_name: Jane Rose
location: Berkhamsted, UK
notes:
  RSCDS Qualified Teacher.  
  Taught beginners, intermediate and advanced classes at Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club from September 2004 to 2019. Taking a sabbatical year 2019-20.  
  London Branch Beginners, September 2013 to June 2018.

  Also taught at:  
  Argyll Day School and Tunbridge Wells Day School (29/3/14)  
  Birmingham RSCDS Day School 4th March 2017  
  Cheltenham RSCDS Day School 22nd April 2017  
  Intermediates & Advanced at Summer School week 3 2017  
  RSCDS York Branch Day School 6th October 2018  
  RSCDS Somerset Branch Day School 2nd March 2019  
  Beginners & Low Impact Very Advanced at Summer School week 3 2019  
  Barcelona Dancers weekend 6th June 2020 - postponed until 2022  
  Summer School week 2 2020  
  Aberdeen Dancers away weekend in Perth 4-6th September 2020 - postponed until 2022  
  Norwich RSCDS Day School 21st November 2020

  RSCDS Courses Attended:  
  Tutors Course at Summer School week 1 2018  
  DPA Assessors Course weekend in May 2019

  Courses organised and run:  
  Tutor for 2-day Teaching Skills Courses in Autumn 2018 and planned for Jan/Feb 2022  
  RSCDS Teachers course for Units 2-5 November 2019 – August 21 (100% candidates passed)

  Other:  
  Chairperson of SERTA (South East Region Teachers’ Association) 2017-2021  
  Chairperson of RSCDS Herts and Border Branch 2020-2024  
  Member of London RSCDS branch  
  Member of RSCDS International branch  
  Regular attendee at UK Summer and Winter Schools  
  Member of team presenting Winter School afternoon "walk through of dances" 2016-2018 & 2020  
  Attendee of New Zealand Summer School 2019/20  
  Written and presented paper to SERTA, RSCDS Summer School and RSCDS AGM weekend forums - topic “Teaching, and Keeping, Beginners”  
  Seconded to RSCDS Business Plan working party 2016-19  
  Mentor to a number of candidates taking all levels of RSCDS teachers’ examinations  
  Co Ordinator of Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club Day Schools from 2010-2018 & 2020  
  Co Ordinator of RSCDS Book 5 video project by Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club  


created: 2018-03-31 11:14:07.916767+00
last_modified: 2022-01-27 18:47:49.760774+00
name: Purcell, E
display_name: E Purcell
notes:
  There are tunes named after "Elizabeth Purcell" so possibly that is the first name of this composer?


last_modified: 2023-10-17 17:52:03.116029+00
name: Longman & Broderip (18C)
display_name: Longman & Broderip (18C)
location: London, UK
notes:
  According to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2644/|issue 2644>> Longman & Broderip were active in London in the second half of 18th century as publishers and musical instrument sellers. They were based in Cheapside and Haymarket until going bankrupt in 1798.

  Further details from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3300/|issue 3300>>:
  Their full names were James Longman and Francis Broderip.  
  This English music publishing house, music retail shop and instrument seller was founded in London in 1767 by James Longman.
  In 1769, Lukey joined the firm and in 1775, Francis Broderip became shareholder of the company.
  In 1798 the company became insolvent and the former owners went on separately.


last_modified: 2022-05-23 08:05:23.321941+00
name: Fox, Viveka
display_name: Viveka Fox
notes:
  The instructions for <<ddd:Alison's Round Reel#7338>> spell the name as "Vivika Fox". To be checked...


last_modified: 2022-02-15 14:43:27.969795+00
name: Russell, Gill
display_name: Gill Russell
location: Ashtead, UK
notes:
  Information from an eulogy provided by Maggie Westley:

  Gillian was born in London on 24th June 1937. Post war, the family settled in Putney where Gill attended Putney High School from 1948 to 1955. 
  Sadly her father died in 1949. Her mother later remarried, and her stepfather became a much-loved character. He encouraged her love of music, choral singing and the piano, which stayed with her throughout her life.

  At some point, Gill  discovered the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, which proved to be a very important part of her leisure activities. She took an active role in forming a group called the Cairngorm Dancers, organizing weekend schools and Hogmanay breaks.

  In 1987, Gill and <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/12107/|Rita Marlow>>, who had met through Scottish Country Dance, decided to sell their London flats, and buy a home to share “until retirement”. The arrangement worked extremely well, and Ashtead proved to be the ideal home. 

  The move to Ashtead encouraged involvement with a local group – The Wallington Scottish Association, and so the dancing continued. Dancers from the area provided enjoyable entertainment for Gill, other Residents and Staff at The Red House for their Burns’ Night celebrations. 

  She was rather strict with display teams. Male Scottish dancers were told to wear dark underpants beneath kilts if taking part in displays, especially when dancing on a stage. Travelling to France with one group, it was reported that she did check their attire!

  Gill’s stroke, which resulted in her needing constant care and assistance proved difficult for her. However, caring and loving the delightful Staff at The Red House proved to be. The COVID-19 outbreak was not helpful either – she did miss her visitors.

  According to Maggie Westley, Gill was a qualified RSCDS teacher but didn’t really like teaching too much.

  Gill Russell also wrote a couple of dances like "<<ddd:Polesden Lacey>>", "<<ddd:Cobham Hornpipe>>", "<<ddd:Millennium>>" and "<<ddd:The Almo Rant>>" (the latter together with <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/12107/|Rita Marlow>>).


last_modified: 2022-02-18 10:16:16.182405+00
name: Jamieson, R
shortname: R Jamieson
display_name: R Jamieson
notes:
  Probably the same as <<ddp:Ronald G Jamieson#1645>> especially as each is attributed a Debbie Ann(e) tune with slightly different spellings. To be investigated...


last_modified: 2022-02-18 10:17:13.889628+00
name: Jamieson, Ronald G
display_name: Ronald G Jamieson
location: Shetland
notes:
  Son of Frank Roland Jameson.  Usually called "Ronnie".

  Probably the same as <<ddp:R Jamieson#10077>> especially as each is attributed a Debbie Ann(e) tune with slightly different spellings. To be investigated...


last_modified: 2022-03-04 12:19:16.381654+00
name: McDonald, M Donalda
display_name: M Donalda McDonald
location: Toronto, Canada
notes:
  There is an obituary in the February 2022 edition of the Toronto <<ddpub:Set and Link#1290>> magazine and some further reminiscences in the March 2022 edition.


created: 2015-07-21 08:02:18.485063+00
last_modified: 2022-03-09 12:04:09.892621+00
name: Freinbichler, Regina
display_name: Regina Freinbichler
location: Salzburg, Austria
notes:
  After long suffering from cancer she has died on 5th March 2022 far too early in the age of 46.

  Born in Salzburg on 6th August 1975, Regina was a sporty person from early ages onwards. She did gymnastics already as a child and did artistic gymnastics actively until the age of 16. Later she became a trainer of gymnastics.

  Later she studied history, English and mathematics to become a teacher. During her study she did a 10-month stay in Glasgow. She was deeply impressed by Scotland, Scottish culture and especially Scottish dancing. 
   
  In 2008 Regina was the founder of "The Flying Scotsman Scottish Dancers Salzburg" inside her gymnastics sports club Turnverein Maxglan. 
  She also organized Dance Workshops in Salzburg with excellent teachers like Ron Wallace in 2011.
  Due to her health conditions she had to hand over the group to Katrin Edelmann in February 2020. Katrin leads on the group as "<<https://www.facebook.com/cuillinscottishdancers/|Cuillin Scottish Dancers>>" in Salzburg now independant of the sports club.

  Regina has devised a number of dances. One of them is "<<ddd:Between Yews and Willows>>", a dance she wrote on the context of her illness. The dance leaflet contains her "<<https://www.turnverein-maxglan.at/ovarian-cancer-appeal-for-scottish-country-dancers/|Ovarian Cancer Appeal for Scottish Country Dancers>>". 

  Nine of her dances she has released in a PDF collection called "Own Dances" which is currently available at <<https://www.turnverein-maxglan.at/reginas-dances/>> where also videos of five of the dances can be viewed. 

  Furthermore, in 2015 Regina wrote and published the book "<<https://www.turnverein-maxglan.at/scottish-country-dancing-book/|Scottish Country Dancing with Beginners>>" sharing her thoughts and experiences on teaching new dancers and mixed level groups. The book contains a lot of material including another seven dances of hers and is available at <<http://rscdsleeds.uk/index.php?id_product=813&controller=product&search_query=Scottish+Country+Dancing+with+beginners&results=577|Leeds Branch Shop>>.

  Besides Scottish dancing and gymnastics she was deeply involved in the production of the magazine "<<https://www.turnverein-maxglan.at/schottland-zeitschrift/|Wir bringen Schottland nach Salzburg>>" (= We bring Scotland to Salzburg) which was released several times a year and so far reached 13 issues.

  Even in the last days of her life in hospice she was devoted to her fascination about Scotland. She was working on a book called "Faszination Schottland" (in German) which is about to be published mid-March 2022. Sadly, she did not live long enough to see it happen herself.


last_modified: 2022-04-24 11:44:30.057456+00
name: Thompson, E
display_name: E Thompson
notes:
  Thought to be a misspelling duplicate of <<ddp:Thomson, Eileen#1565>> (see <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2762/|issue 2762>>. This entry should be deleted once this is confirmed.


last_modified: 2022-12-26 21:42:01.508818+00
name: Lawrie, Willie
display_name: Willie Lawrie
notes:
  This entry conflates two people: see <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2754/>>. To be sorted out...  
  This entry will finally be the one for the accordion player, grandson of Pipe Major William (Willie) Lawrie <<ddp:Lawrie, P/M William#12248>>


created: 2014-10-01 22:24:38.750879+00
last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:59:03.304063+00
name: Clement, Atsuko
display_name: Atsuko Clement
notes:
  An article by Atsuko on her background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/313||8>>.


last_modified: 2022-06-25 08:41:45.1481+00
name: MacKay, Mamie
display_name: Mamie MacKay
notes:
  Originally added as the deviser of <<ddd:Quite Contrary>> and originally assumed the same as the "<<ddp:Mackay, Maymie#12155>>" attributed as deviser of <<ddd:Lads of Lawers>>. However these are two different people (email confirmation from Sue James).


created: 2022-07-13 07:17:38.507053+00
last_modified: 2022-07-14 07:47:19.487767+00
name: Hill, Derek
display_name: Derek Hill
location: Canada
notes:
  Derek Hill was the drummer with the Schiehallion SCD Band formed in 1975.

  He also, together with Ian Price, devised the dance "The Hollyburn Jig" in 1976 for which Ian has composed the tune.

  Unfortunately he has died a few years back (stated 2022).


created: 2022-07-13 07:12:10.509668+00
last_modified: 2022-07-13 23:56:13.343187+00
name: Collin, Celia
display_name: Celia Collin
notes:
  Celia Collin is a violinist and was playing with the Schiehallion SCD Band formed in 1975 and later with the Tartan Players.


created: 2023-01-04 15:14:24.471012+00
last_modified: 2023-01-04 15:16:37.018108+00
name: Donald, Robert & Donald, Mamie
display_name: Bob & Mamie Donald
notes:
  They ran www.dancearchives.co.uk and the content of that website lives on as "The Donald Collection".  
  More infos here: <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/436/>>


created: 2013-02-22 16:01:18.758726+00
last_modified: 2022-12-21 11:24:06.868514+00
name: Fisher, Mark & Goodwin, Joe & Shay, Larry
shortname: Fisher/Goodwin/Shay
display_name: Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin & Larry Shay
notes:
  Mark Fisher (* 24 March 1895 in Philadelphia; † 2 Jan 1948 in Long Lake, Illinois)
  Joe Goodwin (6 Jun 1889;  † 31 Jul 1943)  
  Larry Shay (né Lawrence Fredrick Schaetzlein; 10 Aug 1897 Chicago; † 22 Feb 1988 Newport Beach, California)


last_modified: 2022-07-13 08:58:16.238221+00
name: Price, Ian / Hill, Derek
display_name: Price, Ian / Hill, Derek
notes:
  Ian Price and Derek Hill, both members of the Schiehallion SCD Band formed in 1975 have together devised the dance "The Hollyburn Jig" in 1976 for which Ian has composed the tune.

  Unfortunately Derek has died a few years back (stated in 2022).


created: 2019-02-26 11:45:24.786571+00
last_modified: 2022-07-27 13:38:55.056992+00
name: Laing, Alexander
display_name: Alexander Laing
notes:
  List of tunes found at <<https://petermacfiehistorian.net.au/publications/on-the-fiddle/manuscript-tunes/>>


last_modified: 2022-07-29 11:48:18.077264+00
name: Wallin, Joseph
display_name: Joseph Wallin
location: Dartmouth, Canada
notes:
  There was some further information at Dick Oakes' <<https://socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers.htm|Folk Dance Master Teacher Biographies>>:

  - <<https://socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers/wallin_j.htm|Joe Wallin's Biography>> by Dick Oakes
  - The Biographies had been hosted at phantomranch.net in the past before they moved to socalfolkdance.org. A copy can still be found through the <<https://web.archive.org/web/20160320185737/http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/teachers/wallin_j.htm|Internet Archive>>


last_modified: 2022-07-13 14:49:57.439377+00
name: Brandon, Mary Shoolbraid
display_name: Mary Shoolbraid Brandon
location: Honolulu & Los Angeles, USA
email: dbbrand@ibm.net
notes:
  Mary Shoolbraid was born April 6, 1925 into a dancing family in Leslie, Fife.

  She got her RSCDS Teacher's certificate in Scotland. Then in 1955 she moved to Vancouver, Canada. There she formed adult and children SCD classes. In 1961 also her brother <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/1764/| Murray Shoolbraid>> joined her in Vancouver.

  She also played a role in bringing Miss Milligan over for her first visit to Vancouver. Her visits then led to the founding of Vancouver Branch in 1964 with Mary as one of the first commitee members.
  She also was the 1st teacher of the Gleneagles Club in West Vancouver.

  In 1965 she met David Brandon from Los Angeles. End of 1966 they married and Mary moved to LA. Mary and David were leading figures in the Los Angeles Branch which David helped founding earlier in 1966. She also widely promoted SCD in Southern California as far south as San Diego.

  In the early 1970s they moved to Hawaii due to David's work, where they founded the Hawaii Branch in 1973.

  They also travelled to Japan. While Mary gave workshops and
  mentored teacher candidates, David helped in the formation of the
  Tokyo Branch 1984. 

  Later Mary and David hosted Miss Milligan when she visited the Pacific Islands on her last tour to the US and Canada. 

  Mary and David returned to Los Angeles after more than 20 years on Hawaii.

  Mary received the RSCDS Scroll of Honour In 1987 for her contributions and devotion to the Branches of Vancouver, Los Angeles, San Diego,
  Hawaii and Tokyo. 

  During her dancing life Mary has devised a large number of dances many of which have been published in her books "Dances With a Difference, Vol I", "Memories of Fife", "The Emigrant Scot" and the "Honolulu Book" of the Hawaii Branch. Furthermore Mary was appointed one of the first RSCDS examiners for North America.

  Mary died on March 9, 2016.

  There is a very informative article by Simon Scott about her dancing life in the May-Aug/2016 issue of the <<https://rscdsvancouver.org/resources/the-white-cockade/white-cockade-20152016/|White Cockade>> released by the Vancouver branch. Furthermore, the booklet <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/scottish-country-dancing-in-vancouver-history|A History of SCD in Vancouver>> provides many more information on Mary and her involvement in SCD and the Vancouver Branch over the years.


created: 2022-07-13 15:13:40.659926+00
last_modified: 2022-07-13 15:15:15.471628+00
name: Brandon, David
display_name: David Brandon
location: Los Angeles, USA
notes:
  David Brandon was involved in founding a number of RSCDS Branches, like those of Los Angeles, Hawaii and Tokyo.

  In 1966, the year he helped founding the LA branch, he married <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/50/|Mary Shoolbraid>> and she moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles. 

  Due to his work Mary and David moved to Hawaii in the early 1970s where they founded the Hawaii Branch in 1973. After his retirement in 1991 they moved back to LA. Here David was involved and teaching SCD classes in South Pasadena, West Los Angeles, and Simi Valley.

  David received the RSCDS Scroll of Honour in 1996.

  David died on May 1, 2002.


last_modified: 2022-12-25 21:56:43.474576+00
name: Claribel
display_name: Charlotte Alington Barnard (Claribel)
notes:
  Claribel was the pseudonym for Charlotte  Alington Barnard (23 December 1830 in Louth, Lincolnshire – 30 January 1869 in Dover)


last_modified: 2022-12-26 19:33:38.278818+00
name: MacLeod, Jim and his Band
shortname: Jim Macleod
display_name: Jim MacLeod and his Band
notes:
  Musician who played in the band (not necessarily all simultaneously and possibly incomplete) were:  

  Jim Macleod - Piano and vocal  
  Tommy Ford - accordion  
  Jim Cleland - accordion  
  Hebbie Gray - fiddle  
  Jimmy Macfarlane - fiddle, tin whistle  
  John Sinton - bass  
  Robin Brock - bass
  Alex Doig - drums  
  Alex McMullan - drums  
  Billy Thom - drums  
  P/M Jimmy Mortimer - pipes  
  Stan Saunders - bass  
  George Hill - guitar  
    
  John Drewry wrote dances dedicated to several members of the band like "Alex Doig's Jig", "Tommy Ford's Fancy" or "The Big Fiddle" (for John Stinton).


created: 2023-01-25 13:32:59.117586+00
last_modified: 2023-01-26 00:56:50.553405+00
name: Ryan, William Bradley
display_name: William Bradley Ryan
notes:
  In 1883 he collated Ryan’s ‘Mammoth Collection of 1050 Reels and Jigs, Hornpipes, Clogs, Walk-arounds, Essences, Strathspeys, Highland Flings and Contra Dances’


created: 2022-07-13 07:13:21.639689+00
last_modified: 2022-07-13 23:56:09.2633+00
name: Browne, Davene
display_name: Davene Browne
location: Vancouver, Canada
notes:
  Davene was born as Davene Kelly in 10 January 1924 in Saskatchewan, Canada. She first learned to play the tuba and later the string bass. She was playing with a number of bands and orchestras including the New Westminster
  Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra.
  At the Vancouver Philharmonic she got to know Celia Collin encouraging her to also play Scottish music and they both joined the Schiehallion SCD Band formed by Ian Price and Ian Brady in 1975, playing together with Ian Brady, Derek Hill and Murray Shoolbraid. They played together for about 12 year mainly in western Canada and also Washington state.

  After 1990 she also joined the the Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra (VFO, formed by Ian Price and Tom Scott) and played with other SCD bands like Scuttlebutt, (Ewan
  'Sudsy' Clark, fiddle; Kristi Lind, piano; Janet Wright, guitar) and the "Tartan Players" (Julie Smith, piano; again with Celia Collin, fiddle; Carole Berger, flute; later Deborah Jones and Lucasz Wieczorek, both fiddle, replacing Celia).

  She was regarded a great mentor to new musicians, pointing out the things they got write rather than mistakes.

  In the end she played SCD music for about 40 years.

  At some time she gave her double Bass to Janet Wright who is now the leader of the Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra.

  Davene Browne died in 2020.

  There are two very nice and informative obituaries by Janet Wright and Ian Price in the Nov-Dec/2020 issue of the <<https://rscdsvancouver.org/resources/the-white-cockade/white-cockade-20202021/|White Cockade>> released by the Vancouver branch and additional information in the <<https://www.vancouverceilidh.org/?page_id=12648|Vancouver 2020/21 Ceilidh Newsletter #2>>. 


last_modified: 2022-07-13 23:56:55.547579+00
name: Shoolbraid, Murray
display_name: Murray Shoolbraid
location: Salt Spring Island, Canada
email: gmhshoolbraid@gmail.com
notes:
  Murray Shoolbraid was a piano player.

  He was born November 10, 1931 in Kinglassie, Fife. 

  Already in Scotland he provided the musical accompaniment on the piano for the many classes his mother was teaching.

  In 1961 he moved to Vancouver, Canada, joining his sister  <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/50/|Mary Shoolbraid Brandon>>. He got actively involved with the SCD groups in the region that Mary had started.

  Besides composing many tunes and having written a dance, Murray Shoolbraid played piano with the a number of bands, namely the "Schiehallion SCD Band" formed in 1975, “The Teuchters”; the “Vancouver Ceilidh Band” and Victoria-based “Barley Bree”. 
  He is said, that he could transpose music to any key. This was very advantageous because many of the pianos he encountered were frequently off pitch.

  In 1980 his family moved to Salt Spring Island.

  He died on February 26, 2020 after a short illness.

  There is an informative obituary on <<https://saltspringexchange.com/2020/03/11/obituary-murray-shoolbraid/|Salt Spring Exchange>>.


last_modified: 2022-08-19 16:19:39.938866+00
name: Milligan, Alex
display_name: Alex Milligan
notes:
  Jacquy Milligan, Alex's wife, writes in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2858/|issue 2858>> that:

  Alex obtained his Dance teacher's certificate from RSCDS and taught both children and adults for circa 60 years.
  He entered teams in festivals - and ran the dancing part of the Edinburgh Competitive Festival for several years.
  He demonstrated Scottish Country Dancing at many venues in Edinburgh and also at various festivals abroad.
  Latterly his Club focused on older dancers and was a great social venue.

  And by email:  "Alex was a passionate Scottish Country Dance 'fanatic' right from age 15 till the day he died. We played Captain Bain’s Tribute (composed by him) and Dancing the Baby at his funeral (and had feet tapping as he had requested)."

  (_Note:_ According to the <<ddd:Captain Bain's Tribute>> dance leaflet in SDA, the eponymous tune was written by John MacGregor.)


last_modified: 2022-10-20 22:24:22.223242+00
name: Webb, Stephen
display_name: Stephen Webb
location: Hemel Hempstead, UK
email: stphnwbb@gmail.com
notes:
  Fully Certificated (St Andrews) August 1977 examined by Jean Milligan.  
  RSCDS London Branch Award June 2021.  
  BSRC The Bateson Medal April 2022.  


last_modified: 2022-12-03 20:24:45.932187+00
name: Smith, T Morton
display_name: T Morton Smith
notes:
  Thne instructions for the dance <<ddd:Make Up The Quarrel#4110>> say that its music of the same name was composed by R Morton Smith (the deviser). So this separate entry for T Morton Smith may be a mistake?


created: 2023-01-04 15:11:32.396369+00
last_modified: 2023-01-04 15:16:46.279386+00
name: Donald, Mamie
display_name: Mamie Donald
notes:
  Wife of <<ddp:Donald, Robert#105>>. She ran businesses with him and contributed to the so called "Donald Collection", coming from their former website www.dancearchives.co.uk.  
  More information in the extra note section here:  
  <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/436/>>


created: 2014-09-12 20:10:10.089369+00
last_modified: 2023-01-08 15:08:52.88069+00
name: Watt, George T
display_name: George T Watt
location: Dundee, Scotland
email: georgetwatt@hotmail.com
notes:
  George Watt has devised quite a number of dances most of which are published in his book  "The Round 'O' Book of Scottish Country Dances".

  George started dancing already at the age of 4.


created: 2015-02-13 14:36:03.072561+00
last_modified: 2022-12-11 12:43:04.106968+00
name: McLaughlin, Marshall & Anne
shortname: M & A McLaughlin
display_name: Marshall & Anne McLaughlin
location: Hot Springs, NC USA
notes:
  Published their dance "Thank You Jack" in "The Petronella Paper" (May-August 2010) of the Atlanta Branch


created: 2013-02-22 15:59:00.803795+00
last_modified: 2022-12-19 22:24:36.925376+00
name: Muir, Lewis F. & Gilbert, L. Wolfe
shortname: Muir/Wolfe
display_name: Lewis F. Muir & L. Wolfe Gilbert
notes:
  Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886 – July 12, 1970)  
  Lewis F. Muir, born Louis Meuer (May 30, 1883 – December 3, 1915)


last_modified: 2022-12-19 22:35:30.949733+00
name: Woods, Harry & Dixon, Mort
shortname: Woods/Dixon
display_name: Harry Woods & Mort Dixon
notes:
  Mort Dixon (* 20 March 1892 in New York City; † 23 March 1956 in Bronxville, New York)  
  Harry MacGregor Woods (* 4 Nov 1896 in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts as Henry MacGregor Woods; † 14 Jan 1970 in Glendale, Arizona) 


created: 2022-12-08 23:48:28.90737+00
last_modified: 2024-05-09 07:20:03.033284+00
name: Lawrie, Ian
display_name: Ian Lawrie
notes:
  Some information on Ian Lawrie can be found  at
  <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/willie-lawrie.html>> (which is mainly a biography of Ian Lawrie's father Willie).


last_modified: 2023-02-20 00:56:24.774836+00
name: Hamilton, James Stanley 'Stan'
shortname: Stan Hamilton
display_name: James Stanley 'Stan' Hamilton
notes:
  James Stanley 'Stan' Hamilton was born 1928 in Ayrshire as the son of James Stanley 'Jimmy' Hamilton and Mary Hamilton of Auchincruive.

  Stan Hamilton played Piano and played together with his childhood friend Bobby Frew (Accordion), his father Jimmy Hamilton (Fiddle), John McCroskie (Drums) and others.

  In 1957 Stan emigrated to Canada along with his wife Anne and Bobby Frew.

  In Canada he played with Bobby Frew and Bobby Brown (also originally from Scotland, joining 1961 to 1974, when left to form his own band). 
  Stan formed the band Stan Hamilton & The Clansmen, later named <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/2053/|Stan Hamilton & The Flying Scotsmen>>.

  He received the RSCDS Scroll of Honour in 2005.

  Stan Hamilton passed away 4 September, 2007.

  (Sources: <<https://thesession.org/tunes/12052|The Session>>, <<http://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/stan-hamilton.html|Box and Fiddle archive>>, and obituary in <<http://www.dancescottish.ca/archives-set%26link.html|Toronto Set+Link>> Oct 2007)


last_modified: 2023-03-02 00:56:54.095526+00
name: Muir, Ian
shortname: Ian Muir
display_name: Ian Muir
notes:
  The SCD world is lucky to have two musicians called Ian Muir both of whom also compose tunes:  
  <<ddp:Muir, Ian R#1590>> (Craigellachie)  
  <<ddp:Muir, Ian T#1575>> (Prestwick)  

  This entry should ideally not be used for either of them. If database editors come across any tunes with composer only given as "Ian Muir" they should try and find out which one it actually was and only enter it here if they are not able to do so.


last_modified: 2023-03-11 18:20:31.461157+00
name: Thomson, Gordon
display_name: Gordon Thomson
location: Inverness, Scotland
notes:
  Gordon writing to Peter Dixon in 2017:  
  Before retiring to Skye in 2009 I had danced in Suffolk and surrounding areas for about 20 years. <<ddd:Gillian's Strathspey#11299>> was devised for Gillian Barella who taught a class in Nacton, Suffolk.  
  <<ddd:Ask Miriam#14497>> and <<ddd:Return to Shieldaig#14496>> were devised in memory of Miriam Lochner, who you probably knew as she danced a lot in Cambridge. (Return to Shieldaig reflects her elegance in dance; Ask Miriam reflects her fun in dance).  
  <<ddd:An T-Uibhisteach Tapaidh#17881>> was written for the 60th birthday of Calean Maclean, 'an agile man from Uist', who dances at our class in Skeabost on Skye. A local musician, Blair Douglas, wrote four new tunes for Calean's dance and recorded them.

  Lesley Thomson sent the following in March 2023 (<<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3077/|issue 3077>>):  
  My husband Gordon Thomson died unexpectedly of sepsis in Inverness ICU on October 18th 2022, aged 74.
  At the funeral tea at a hotel in Inverness dancers from the Inverness RSCDS branch danced another of his
  dances, <<ddd:Gillian's Strathspey#11299>>, named after a dance teacher and friend of ours.  
  Gordon was a qualified Scottish Country Dancing teacher who started a class at Felixstowe in Suffolk before we retired to the Isle of Skye in 2009 where we danced with the Skye branch.
  Being a mathematician he enjoyed composing complicated dances - a five couple dance called <<ddd:Lesley's Medley#12015>> became known as Lesley’s Mudlley because it was so complicated.  
  He was very proud that his dances are now danced worldwide and that <<ddd:Return to Shieldaig#14496>> will be danced at the Inverness Highland Ball this month. 


last_modified: 2023-05-08 10:39:59.858065+00
name: Reid, Lorna
display_name: Lorna Reid
location: N. Wales
notes:
  The deviser of <<ddd:Forty-five Years On>> is given as Lorna Reid. It is not certain if this is the same person as the deviser of <<ddd:Diamond Jubilee 2012>> attributed simply to "L Reid".


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:37:51.060425+00
name: MacNab, Mary Isdale
display_name: Mary Isdale MacNab
location: Vancouver, Canada
notes:
  See also <<ddpub:Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab>> (RSCDS publication) and its
  precursors, <<ddpub:MacNab Dances Vol 1>> and <<ddpub:MacNab Dances Vol 2>>.

  <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/|RSCDS London Branch>>
  operates <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/macnab|The Mary Isdale MacNab Collection>>,
  which includes scans of many of the dances associated with Mrs MacNab
  as originally published, as well as videos.

  ## Spelling-

  As reported in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2305/|issue 2305>> Mary Isdale MacNab is the correct spelling of her name. However some RSCDS publications and therefore the original SCDDB entry had her middle name as "Isdal".

  ## General Notes

  In the interest of correctness we should like to point out that while the database may give the impression
  that Mrs MacNab was a “deviser” of dances, the extent to which she was personally involved in the creation of
  much of the
  material associated with her is difficult to pin down with any certainty. Without doubt the main publications of “MacNab dances” put out by the RSCDS (see above)
  list her as a “collector”, but the actual provenance of the dances in
  question is impossible to ascertain, and sometimes the claimed origin of a dance does seem quite far-fetched.
  The fact that most of these dances are obviously quite unlike the rest of the traditional SCD repertoire also raises legitimate questions as to their actual origins.

  Based on this and in the absence of hard evidence to the contrary,
  it is not entirely unreasonable to conjecture that Mary Isdale MacNab did make at least some of the dances up herself, or
  changed them considerably prior to publication.
  Certainly “arranging” collected dances to conform to one's perception
  of an idealised “correct” version, sometimes modifying
  them extensively in the process,
  was something that in MacNab's time was not generally frowned upon. The Society used to do it, too.
  On the other hand, inventing entirely new dances from whole cloth (especially very unusual rococo ones)
  was much less accepted.
  Hence in some circumstances it might make a certain amount of sense to endow a newly
  devised dance with a fanciful yet impossible-to-verify back story, in order to give it more street credibility.

  As an extreme POV, to some the “MacNab dances” effectively
  represent the <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossian|Poems of Ossian>> of the SCD world.

  ## Collecting vs. Devising

  For technical reasons, the database does not support a “dance collector” category, and
  most of the “MacNab dances” are credited to that prolific deviser of dances, “Unknown”, simply because that
  information is not available to us. As a result of this, most of the dances associated with Mrs MacNab aren't listed
  on the “Dances” tab of her detail page, but must be accessed through the RSCDS publications linked above, the
  entries on the “Publications” tab (including the “Dance(s) collected by Mary Isdale MacNab” pseudo-publication), and/or the RSCDS London Branch resource
  mentioned above.

  ## “Missing MacNabberies”

  On the London Branch site there is also a
  <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/List-of-The-Missing-MacNaberries-including-previously-unpublished-and-connected-dances-210512.pdf|list of more than 50 dance titles>> purportedly mentioned in correspondence by Mary Isdale MacNab but about which no details or descriptions are known. (**Note:** The list seems to have disappeared, or at any rate hidden very cleverly, in the great RSCDS London Branch web site redesign of 2023. There's a background article in <<link:thereel/295||8>> which is apparently still there.)

  If more information about any of these dances turns up we'd be happy to
  <<mailto:scddb-submissions@strathspey.org|add them>> to the database.


  ## Biography

  *The following brief biography was provided by <<ddp:Webb, Stephen#3325>>.*

  Mary Isdale (for this was her maiden name) was born in 1889 in Govan, SW Glasgow and was taught highland dancing as a child by E E Henderson. She and her family emigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1907. In 1920 she married Allan MacNab from Lochgoilhead, their son is called Gordon. Mrs MacNab started teaching highland dancing from 1910, not confining herself to teaching the standard répertoire for highland dancing competitions she also collected, and eventually taught other less common dances.

  Her collecting started, when she was encouraged by some elderly highland ladies in Vancouver to learn some of the dances they knew as children. She found that other people were also willing to teach dances to her, and her mother encouraged her to write down what she learned. Most of her collecting was done up to the mid 1940s. She collected step-dances, sword-dances, quadrilles, figure dances both country and highland resulting in a large collection.
  Because her collecting simply involved writing down descriptions in note form told to her or from seeing dances danced it was not unusual for Mrs MacNab to have to reconstruct the dances as she believed, using her dance expertise, that would have been, often working on a dance with her dancing class to see it all fitted. In recording the dance description Mrs MacNab would also note down from whom the dance was collected and any associated story attached to it thus, bringing the dance to life and often establishing a provenance.

  Mrs MacNab was an extraordinarily unique teacher and dance collector without whose dedication many old and very interesting dances would have been lost. <<ddd:MacDonald of Sleat#4014>>, <<ddd:McKenzie of Seaforth#15781>>, <<ddd:Hebridean Weaving Lilt#2846>>, inter alia come to mind.
  Mrs MacNab gained her RSCDS Teaching Certificate when she first visited St Andrew’s Summer School to teach in 1948 the first of her nine sets of dances.
  Her forte though, was making dance programmes for festivals and gatherings when she would create a historical and balanced dancing spectacle. One such concert for which she was famous in Vancouver was the annual ‘Gathering of the Clans’. A particular favourite devised dance included was the spectacular, The Brooch of Lorne. Once in 1964 even taking a team to perform at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Mary Isdale MacNab died in November 1966; the Scottish dancing world losing one of its greatest advocates, exponents and ambassadors.

  The above synopsis is an abbreviated outline of Mrs MacNab’s dancing life, the reader is invited to see the full version in <<link:thethistle/33>>. Also, an excellent article on Mrs MacNab by Rosemary Coupe (with some information provided by Mary Murray) can be found in RSCDS Bulletin Issue 82, November 2004.
  Another article is in <<link:thereel/295||8>>.

  A summary of the dances collected and/or arranged and/or choreographed by Mary Isdale MacNab is given on the <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/macnab|London Branch website>>.


last_modified: 2023-03-21 21:42:36.681046+00
name: Bradley, Jenny
display_name: Jenny Bradley
location: Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, UK
notes:
  Shortly after her death in 2023, the local Nottinghamshire branch had an article about Jenny Bradley on their news page at <<https://nottinghamrscds.org/news/>>.


last_modified: 2023-05-14 19:59:41.26264+00
name: Boehmer, Marie
display_name: Marie Boehmer
location: Canada
notes:
  An obituary of Marie Boehmer could originally be found at
  http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/1921546-boehmer-marie-barker however that link is now defunct but is still accessible via the web archive at <<https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120640/http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/1921546-boehmer-marie-barker>>.

  *The Waterloo Region Record* had an obituary at:
  http://www.catch21.ca/Life/Lifetimes/article/690474 but that is no longer accessible (and was not captured by the web archive).


last_modified: 2023-05-24 00:10:44.724437+00
name: Fitchet, Angus
shortname: Angus Fitchet
display_name: Angus Fitchet
notes:
  See <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/angus-fitchet1.html|the Box and Fiddle archive>> for more information about Angus Fitchet.


created: 2023-05-07 10:45:08.004696+00
last_modified: 2024-04-03 21:05:45.628905+00
name: Luedtke, Wiebke E
display_name: Wiebke E Luedtke
location: Lueneburg, Germany
notes:
  Wiebke's surname is ideally spelled "Lüdtke" in German but is here given in the alternate "Luedtke" spelling as this easier for non-German speakers.


last_modified: 2023-05-29 09:24:07.031227+00
name: MacDonald, J
shortname: MacDonald J
display_name: John MacDonald (Sout Uist)
notes:
  Possible duplicate of <<ddp:#2595>>?  
  The "South Uist" originates here: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Pipe_Major_Wm._Gray%27s_Farewell_to_the_Glasgow_Police to keep the various John MacDonalds apart. This one has composing entries around 1950.


last_modified: 2023-06-28 12:24:46.651587+00
name: Ritchie, Jimmy
display_name: Jimmy Ritchie
notes:
  There is an obituary on the Box and Fiddle website: <<https://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/jimmy-ritchie-2001.html>>


last_modified: 2023-07-05 20:28:48.568166+00
name: RSCDS and ABF The Soldiers' Charity (Scotland)
display_name: RSCDS and ABF
notes:
  "ABF The Soldiers' Charity (Scotland)" is a charity for soldiers in Scotland. The "ABF The Soldiers' Charity" was founded as national charity of the British Army in 1944, back then named the "Army Benevolent Fund".


last_modified: 2023-07-05 22:54:46.168533+00
name: Seton, Bruce
display_name: Bruce Seton
notes:
  Bruce Seton (later Sir Bruce Lovat Seton of Abercorn, 11th Baronet) trained as a military officer but after a brief stint in the Black Watch he resigned his commission to take up acting. He appeared in the theatre and in a number of films – including the classic Ealing comedy, *Whisky Galore!* (1949), which describes how a ship carrying thousands of cases of whisky is shipwrecked near a ficticious Scottish island, to the delight of the natives –, but perhaps his most significant role was as the title character of the groundbreaking BBC crime series, *Fabian of the Yard* (1954–56).

  Seton learned to play the pipes during his time in the military and was considered to be reasonably competent although he reputedly wasn't very good at writing down his compositions.


last_modified: 2023-07-23 23:57:00.658864+00
name: RSCDS Perth and Perthshire Branch
shortname: Perth Branch
display_name: RSCDS Perth and Perthshire Branch
location: Perth, Scotland
notes:
  This is the branch including Perth, Scotland. The branch for Perth, Australia is <<ddp:Western Australia Branch RSCDS#412>>.


last_modified: 2023-07-23 23:57:00.689509+00
name: RSCDS Stirling Branch
display_name: RSCDS Stirling Branch
notes:
  In the past the Stirling Branch used the name "Stirlingshire Branch", e.g. printed in their 1987 publication "Scottish Country Dances".

  The Branch has been founded in 1927.


created: 2012-12-28 16:43:07.479489+00
last_modified: 2014-11-06 17:16:31.995258+00
name: Meldrum, P/M Robert
display_name: P/M Robert Meldrum
notes:
  Robert Meldrum was Pipe Major of the 93rd Highlanders in the 1870ies.

  At Piptunes.ca there is a nice <<http://www.pipetunes.ca/composers.asp?pg=Details&composerID=245|informative page>> about him as well as some <<http://www.pipetunes.ca/displayproduct.asp?catID=146&tuneID=1558|mp3 samples>> of his tunes.


created: 2022-12-09 21:30:55.977365+00
last_modified: 2023-07-28 14:06:53.171321+00
name: Foss, Hugh (Formby)
display_name: Hugh Foss (Formby)
notes:
  These are the successors of Hugh Foss.

  See also the extensive history in the extra info for the <<ddpub:Scottish Dance Archives#436>>.


last_modified: 2023-07-29 18:02:35.001114+00
name: Laidlaw, Ruary
display_name: Ruary Laidlaw
location: Kihikihi, New Zealand
email: ruarylaidlaw@gmail.com
notes:
  In addition to publishing books of dances, Ruary has also published "For a Year and A Day - A guide for Teaching Beginners and Elementary Dancers". He writes:  
  *It provides a programme for teaching Beginners and Elementary dancers the 64 steps and formations of Scottish Country Dancing at these levels. It also provides a list of dances for each of the 64 steps and formations that a teacher can use to teach each one of these, carefully arranged in a sequence that builds on what has gone before - there are no sudden surprises where there is something more difficult suddenly appearing alongside the focus.*


last_modified: 2023-08-20 23:43:38.752034+00
name: McAskill, Dr John
display_name: Dr John McAskill
notes:
  According to *The Piping Times*, “one of the great characters of the modern day piping fraternity”.

  See <<https://pipetunes.ca/composer/dr-john-macaskill/|here>> for a brief biography.


created: 2023-08-21 00:03:32.114289+00
last_modified: 2023-08-21 00:03:57.802592+00
name: MacKinnon, P/M Donald
display_name: P/M Donald MacKinnon
notes:
  Originally from Skye, MacKinnon served in the RAF during WWII and later became pipe major of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, with whom he saw action in Korea. Later he emigrated to Australia, where he died at some point before 1985.

  <<https://pipingpress.com/2017/05/16/history-pipe-major-donald-mackinnon-skye-and-australia/|Here>> are some more details about him.


created: 2023-08-09 19:16:06.651756+00
last_modified: 2023-08-22 10:22:25.381073+00
name: Dixon, Pat
display_name: Pat Dixon
location: Doncaster, UK
notes:
  From Sheffield RSCDS Scottish Dancing (Facebook) 7 August 2023
   ·
  RSCDS Sheffield wish to mark the passing of Pat Dixon, peacefully, yesterday evening, with her family beside her. 
  Pat started dancing with the Leeds University group in 1949 whilst she was working as a teacher in the area. Then life happened. Pat started dancing again in 1984 - country, highland and ladies step, and was a frequent visitor to summer school. Pat gained her teachers certificate in 1989.
  Pat taught at RSCDS Doncaster, RSCDS Retford, and for the Rotherham Scottish Dancers. She trained teams for the ASCDS and White Rose festivals, organised countless socials, and was a teacher training mentor. Scottish country dancing took Pat round the world and she made friends everywhere she went. 
  But more than that, Pat was our friend, and we will miss her laughter and sense of mischief - on and off the dance floor!
  We send love to Susan Shanley, Philip Matthews and families.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 23:01:10.919728+00
name: Drewry, John
display_name: John Drewry
location: Aberdeen
notes:
  There was an obituary of John Drewry in <<http://www.scotsman.com/|The Scotsman>>: see  <<https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-john-drewry-scottish-dance-deviser-and-academic-1532036>>.

  ##>>
  In a masterly piece of understatement, the citation by Aberdeen Branch supporting the award of the Society’s Scroll of Honour to John in 1999 begins:  
  »John is recognised world-wide as a deviser of dances and several of his dances have been published by the Society«. This, however, is typical of John’s own modesty.
  ##<<

  He was born 14 July 1923 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He died aged 90 on 18 June 2014 in Aberdeen.

  Chris Ronald writes, on 27 feb. 2018:  Drewry fans may like to know that an index of his dances has just been placed by the Teachers' Association (Canada) on their website.  It can be seen at <<https://tac-rscds.org/index.php/special-topic/index-of-john-drewry-s-dances>>  

  An article on John by Stephen Webb appeared in <<link:thereel/289||12>>.

  An article in the April 2023 edition of the Orange County Ceilidh magazine has a link to collections of photographs taken by (or of) John Drewry and later uploaded by two of his friends. See <<https://www.flickr.com/photos/auchendean/collections/72157644424881229/>>.


last_modified: 2023-10-17 18:29:07.868797+00
name: Johnson (18C), Jno
display_name: Jno Johnson (18C)
notes:
  Jno is a diminutive for John.

  Biographical information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3312/|issue 3312>>:  
  John Johnson was an 18th century English music publisher, instrument maker and seller based in London. His business was founded in 1740, it is suspected he acquired at least some of the stock of Daniel Wright and Benjamin Cooke (publisher), both of whose publications he reprinted from the originals. Johnson came into prominence just as John Walsh was fading as the preeminent English publisher, and thus was able to publish works of Arne, Geminiani, and Scarlatti. He dated a large quantity of his publications, and the quality of engraving was high. Some of his more popular issues were volumes of country dances, some of which appeared in yearly sets.

  After about 1762, when it is presumed that John Johnson died, the imprints are mostly that of a “Mrs. Johnson” or “R. Johnson”, his widow.


last_modified: 2023-10-17 18:37:24.797307+00
name: Leeves, Rev. William
display_name: Rev. William Leeves
notes:
  Biographical information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3313/|issue 3313>>:  
  William Leeves was  born 11 Jun 1748 in Kensington and died 25 May 1828 in Wrington, Somerset.

  The Revd. William Leeves was Rector of Wrington from 1779 until 1828. He entered Holy Orders by way of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards having enlisted as an ensign in 1769. In 1779 he took Holy Orders and was appointed to the living of Wrington where he remained until his death, 49 years later. He was a contemporary of Hannah More and a frequent visitor to Barley Wood. He is perhaps best remembered for the fact that he wrote the music to the ballad of “Auld Robin Gray” as he was an accomplished musician and composer.


last_modified: 2023-10-22 10:56:07.084629+00
name: Dow, Daniel(Donald)
display_name: Daniel(Donald) Dow
notes:
  Mr Dow's first name is sometimes given as “Daniel” and sometimes as “Donald”. Both of these are acceptable translations of the Gaelic “Domhnull”.

  Further explanations from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3320/|issue 3320>>:

  There was a habit of Presbyterian ministers in the early eighteenth century to substitute the nearest (in sound) biblical name to the Gaelic when recording births. So it’s likely his given name was “Domhnull” or something similar.

  His music was published under the name “Daniel”, but his private activities (e.g., marriage register entry) are under the name “Donald”.


last_modified: 2023-10-22 10:58:29.491157+00
name: Tullibardine, The Marchioness of
display_name: The Marchioness of Tullibardine
notes:
  Biographical details from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3321/|issue 3321>>:
  Katharine Marjory Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl, DBE (née Ramsay; 6 November 1874 – 21 October 1960). Wife of John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl (he was styled Marquess of Tullibardine until 1917).


last_modified: 2023-08-23 21:10:23.390766+00
name: MacDonald, Malcolm
display_name: Malcolm MacDonald
location: Inver, Perthshire, UK
notes:
  This composer and musician was also known as Malcom M’Donald.

  Scanned online versions of the four Collections of Strathspey Reels he published between 1788 and likely 1797 are available at <<http://hms.scot/fiddle/author/12/|Historical Music of Scotland (HMS)>>.

  See also <<ddpub:Malcolm McDonald Collection, The>>
  for a modern republication by <<ddp:Taigh na Teud>>.

  Some bibliographical notes from the *Biographical Sketches of Early Scottish Musicians and Musicsellers* (by John Glen, from a foreword to <<ddpub:Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music, The>>, Edinburgh, 1891) - here obtained from <<https://tunearch.org/wiki/Biography:Malcolm_MacDonald|Tunearch.org>>:

  Malcom M’Donald published four collections of Strathspey Reels, &c. The first of these, as its title-page indicates, was entirely made up of his own exclusive compositions; but the subsequent three contain a number of tunes which are unquestionably the productions of other musicians. Many of the tunes composed by, or attributed to M’Donald, are of that strange wild nature so characteristic of the compositions of Daniel Dow.

  Of M’Donald’s personal history little or no authentic information can be obtained. The place of his birth is unknown. His second and subsequent collections, however, bear on them that, at the time of their appearance, he resided “at Dunkeld.” The present editor has been informed that his residence was at Inver, in the Parish of Little Dunkeld; and in the list of Subscribers to Niel Gow’s Second Collection, we find the entry “Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, Inver.”

  In a footnote appended to M’Donald’s Reel “Lady Haddo,” in Part II of The Beauties of Niel Gow (a work published by Nathaniel Gow), we are informed that M’Donald played the violoncello to Niel after the death of the latter’s brother Donald Gow.

  M’Donald is said to have died at Inver, but we can find no record of the date of his death. He is supposed, however, to have predeceased Niel Gow by a few years. The Parish Registers of the locality were burned or otherwise destroyed about the beginning of the present century, for the supposed purpose of preventing information being procured regarding the ages of persons required to join the Volunteers, Fencibles, or Militia of that period.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:42:58.739751+00
name: Meyer, Owen
display_name: Owen Meyer
location: London, UK
notes:
  Obituary published in Scottish Country Dancer Issue 28, April 2019.

  There is also an article about him in the Lives Remembered section of <<link:thereel/306||14>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-02 21:51:58.061257+00
name: Cook, Drummond
shortname: Drummond Cook
display_name: Drummond Cook
location: Forres, Scotland, UK
notes:
  Band leader and composer.

  See the <<https://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/news/drummond-will-be-missed-305376/|Forres Gazette>> for an obituary.


created: 2015-07-27 12:57:15.348269+00
last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:39:02.526871+00
name: Martlew, Bar
display_name: Bar Martlew
notes:
  An interview with and obituary of Bar Martlew appeared in The Reel <<link:thereel/282||5>> and <<link:thereel/293||6>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:42:04.230979+00
name: Mayr, Susi
display_name: Susi Mayr
location: Vienna, Austria
notes:
  Susi Mayr was an excellent dancer and teacher of both scottish country dancing and Step Dancing. She was a co-founder of the <<http://www.rscdsvienna.org/|RSCDS Vienna Branch>> and the driving force behind the founding of the <<https://www.rscds-ib.org/|International Branch>>.

  Furthermore, she organized the <<https://scdkaleidoscope1.strathspey.org/|SCD Kaleidoscope>> in 2009, the first international conference with presentations and discussions covering many different aspects related to SCD. It was a conference for SCD dancers, teachers and musicians from around the world. The <<https://scdkaleidoscope1.strathspey.org/|conference page>> is still online.

  On 7th July 2012 she lost the battle against cancer at an age of only 55 years.

  The <<https://www.rscds-ib.org/index.php?page=6|Susi Mayr Fund>> of the International Branch to promote the enjoyment and appreciation of Scottish Country Dancing and its music worldwide is also named after her. 

  Tributes and obituaries to Susi have appeared in <<https://www.rscds.org/about/members-magazine|The Scottish Country Dancer 15>>,  on the page of <<https://www.rscds-ib.org/index.php?page=6|The Susi Mayr Fund>> and <<link:thereel/281||6>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:46:23.068506+00
name: Reeve, John
display_name: John Reeve
notes:
  A brief outline of John Reeve’s life can be found under Lives Remembered in <<link:thereel/303||15>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:54:27.374477+00
name: Zobel, Bill
display_name: Bill Zobel
email: billivan@cox.net
notes:
  An article by Bill on his background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/305||11>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:58:44.239541+00
name: Brown, Malcolm
display_name: Malcolm Brown
location: Dunnington, York, UK
email: mlamontbrown@btopenworld.com
notes:
  An article by Malcolm on his background and opinions about dancing appeared in <<link:thereel/302||13>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 22:59:52.41933+00
name: Clowes, Roy
display_name: Roy Clowes
location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
notes:
  Roy's involvement with the <<ddpub:Scottish Dance Archives#436>> are mentioned in <<link:thereel/308||11>>.

  Roy wrote a series of five articles for *<<ddpub:#73|The Reel>>* under the general title _Thinking about Dances_. Each considers one aspect of devising dances and is illustrated by one of his own dances. See the following links:  

  1. <<link:thereel/106|Thinking of Dances|3>> (<<ddd:Jig on the Bridge#3264>>)
  2. <<link:thereel/107|From Long to Square|3>> (<<ddd:Kyle Strathspey#3551>>)
  3. <<link:thereel/108|Standing Still and Moving Figures|3>> (<<ddd:Mile Down the Road, A#4373>>)
  4. <<link:thereel/109|Progressions|3>> (<<ddd:Laird's Medley, The#3663>>)
  5. <<link:thereel/110|Longer Sequences – Bigger Sets|5>> (<<ddd:Tapsalteerie#6464>>)


last_modified: 2023-10-17 18:47:34.89229+00
name: Roever, Ulrich / Korb, Michael
display_name: Ulrich Roever / Michael Korb
notes:
  Ulrich “Uli” Roever (d. 1997) was a German composer, arranger and sound engineer. He was the founder of Compost-Tonstudio in Berlin.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 23:00:39.450534+00
name: Donald, Robert
display_name: Bob Donald
location: Liverpool, UK
notes:
  Bob Donald has contributed to Scottish Country Dancing as all of the following:

  - a historian and archivist of SCD;

  - an SCD teacher and member of demonstration teams in the Merseyside area;

  -  the editor and publisher of numerous dances of <<ddp:Foss, Hugh#129>>, taken from the notes left after Hugh's death in 1971. These dances formed the book <<ddpub:#160|The Rose Collection>>, published in 1978.

  - a devisor of dances, including two published through <<ddpub:Scottish Dance Archives#436>> (see below) and others in his own booklet <<ddpub:#228|The Green Lochan and 11 other Scottish dances>>, of which perhaps <<ddd:Gavin's Reel>> (5C) is best known;

  - the co-founder and operator of <<ddpub:Scottish Dance Archives#436>>, jointly with the late <<ddp:Clowes, Roy#82>>. During its 10 years (mostly the 1970s) this service helped in the testing and publishing of 190 newly devised SCD, on behalf of numerous devisors. More details can be found under the “Extra Info” tab in the separate entry for this;

  - the provider over some years in the 1970s, with his wife Mamie (born 1936), of the "Hugh Foss (Formby)" mail-order service for distributing instructions (then all in hardcopy) for SCD outside the RSCDS remit. Bob and Mamie took over the distribution service which Hugh Foss had set up and which Hugh's widow Alison had briefly continued after Hugh's death. (Subsequently another organisation "<<ddp:Scottish National Dance Company#344>>"  - SNDC - continued this role until the online era began.);

  - as the creator, again with Mamie, of the former website  www.dancearchives.co.uk, which provided an online catalogue to their extensive archive of SCD instructions and related literature. The hardcopy documents of this archive have been deposited with the Music Department of Edinburgh Central Library as the Donald Collection. For the online website Bob also prepared online-viewable transcripts of some 250 dances. That website is no longer operational because in 2020 the site was placed in the care of RSCDS London Branch; it is now accessible at the link <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/dance-instructions>>.


last_modified: 2023-09-03 23:03:30.511449+00
name: Foss, Hugh
display_name: Hugh Foss
notes:
  Hugh Rose Foss was born in Kobe, Japan, on 13 May 1902. One of five children of the Rt Revd Hugh Foss, Bishop of Osaka, he went to Hoylake and Marlborough College (a boarding school in Wiltshire that at the time catered for the sons of Church of England clergy) and in 1924 graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with a degree in mathematics.

  After university, Foss joined the “Government Code and Cipher School” – the precursor of today's GCHQ, the UK's equivalent to the NSA – as a cryptanalyst. During World War II he worked at Bletchley Park, distinguishing himself in various ways, including as the first person to break one day's worth of German Enigma traffic in November 1940 – the day in question was 8 May 1940, which cryptographers today refer to as “Foss's Day” (Foss had been working on early versions of the German cipher machine, which used to be commercially available, since the late 1920s). A fluent Japanese speaker since his childhood in Kobe, he not only broke the Japanese naval attaché cipher in 1934 (together with Oliver Strachey) but also headed the Japanese Naval Section of Bletchley Park from 1942 to 1945. Foss also worked with US Navy cryptographers on deciphering Japanese communications – to do so, he was sent to Washington, DC, towards the end of 1943, where his tall and thin stature, red hair and beard, combined with his predilection for wearing sandals, earned him the nickname “Lend-Lease Jesus”.

  After the war, Foss stayed with GCHQ until he retired in 1953. He moved to Dalry, near Castle Douglas, in Scotland in 1955 and died at his home there on 23 December 1971.

  Hugh Foss became interested in SCD in the mid-1930s and joined the Chelsea Reel Club in London. Even at Bletchley Park, he ran a SCD class and put on regular dances (including a full-dress affair on St Andrew's Night). Later in life he served as President and Committee Chairman of RSCDS London Branch and it was during this time and through his initiative that the London Branch newsletter, *The Reel* was founded; Hugh also served as its second editor. Being a mathematician by training, Foss excelled at devising new dances whose inventiveness and precision remain unchallenged to this day, but he also contributed greatly to the “theoretical” aspects of SCD, writing articles that expounded on various topics of interest. Many patterns that are taken for granted in modern dances, such as five-couple dances with couples 1 and 3 starting simultaneously, were pioneered by Foss. He was also the first to introduce the concept of “fugues”, patterned on the type of musical composition, to SCD.

  Hugh Foss was a first-rate independent thinker, and it comes as no great surprise that his relationship to the leadership of the (R)SCDS was not always simple. He used to encourage research and experimentation (in issue 100 of *The Reel*, he reminisces that

  > At that time [1951], Scottish Country Dancing had no free press.
  > Many words were spoken, but none written. The S.C.D.S. Bulletin
  > gave only the official view and rarely dealt with research. “The Reel”
  > was free to be controversial,  […]

  and he frequently exhorted dancers to “roll back the carpet” and try new things). It is perhaps telling that, in spite of Foss's devising over 150 dances, some of which became very popular indeed, it took the Society until 2007 to acknowledge his contribution to SCD by (re-)publishing three of his most well-known creations: <<ddd:Fugal Fergus>>, <<ddd:John McAlpin>> and <<ddd:Polharrow Burn>>, and later re-issuing his book <<ddpub:Dances to Song Tunes#156>>.

  The <<https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/cms/record_attachments/1776.pdf|Bletchley Alphabet>> mentions Hugh Foss:

  > _F_ is for Foss – six foot in his shoes  
  > Seen in a kilt, but nir tartan troos  
  > If on a Friday a stroll you will take  
  > You'll find him dancing a reel by the lake.

  <<http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/75595|Hugh Foss>> in the *Oxford Dictionary of National Biography*  
  <<https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/roll-of-honour/3153|Hugh Foss>> in the <<https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/|Bletchley Park web site>>'s “Roll of Honour”

  Although Hugh’s interest in new Scottish dances became clear during his editorship of The Reel, the vast bulk of his own dances did not emerge in print until after he had retired in 1956 and moved to Dalry in Scotland. The one book of his dances that appeared before was the <<ddpub:#152|Angus Fitchet Album>>, published by J. S. Kerr around 1955, for which he was asked to fit dances to tunes composed by <<ddp:Fitchet, Angus#1554>>, then a well-known Scottish fiddler and bandleader. From that book, Hugh’s dance <<ddd:J. B. Milne#3172>> has remained popular to the present day.
  But although that book must have proved popular – it was re-issued twice – it was clear that music publishers were not comfortable with the artwork challenges of complicated Scottish dance diagrams. So starting about 1963, Hugh began producing his own books and leaflets. He also produced <<ddpub:#155|sheets and leaflets>> featuring dances by other devisors, gave advice on publication, and published at least one album solely of music, <<ddpub:The Ashley Album#341>> with tunes by <<ddp:Main, Nan#1607>>.

  Apart from publishing many dance instructions, Hugh also wrote books about SCD and its history, for example <<http://www.rscds-swws.org/news/stories/Foss-SCD-Evolution.pdf|Notes on Evolution in Scottish Country Dancing>>.
  He also wrote many articles for The Reel which were later gathered into leaflets called <<ddpub:#406|Roll Back the Carpet>> and We Agree to Differ.

  Given Hugh Foss’s close association with *The Reel*, many articles in it over the years have been connected with him, his role in RSCDS London Branch and his dances.
  Two recent articles by <<ddp:Conrad, Adrian#1276>>  in <<link:thereel/302||8>> and <<link:thereel/303||8>> focus on Hugh’s legacy to SCD, and at the end of the second article is an index to other earlier ones, notably the fine biography of Hugh in <<link:thereel/200||8>> by its editor Andrew Kellett.


last_modified: 2023-10-03 22:13:15.457444+00
name: Craigmyle
display_name: Craigmyle
notes:
  The note in book 22 states that Lord Criagmyle devised <<ddd:Laird of Milton's Daughter, The#3659>> while in India.
  Mark Dancer in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3288/|issue 3288>> writes that:

  > This would make it Thomas Shaw, 3rd Baron Craigmyle KStJ, 1923 – 1998. (<<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Shaw,_3rd_Baron_Craigmyle>>).
  >
  > He succeeded his father as Baron Craigmyle in 1944, and held the title until his death in 1998, so he’s the person who would be referred to as Lord Craigmyle (or just Craigmyle), at the time of publication.
  >
  >He was posted to India in the late 1940s (where he met his future wife), and was back in England by the mid 1950s (where he was married in 1955).


created: 2014-05-09 21:09:32.623389+00
last_modified: 2023-10-05 09:48:26.250084+00
name: Scotch Mist
shortname: Scotch Mist
display_name: Scotch Mist
notes:
  The band "Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent" was the vision of Bobby Brown (July 13 1941-May 3 2011).   
  On his death, the band changed its name to “Scotch Mist”, and the same day Stef Hutka joined it as fiddler.  At the changeover, one CD, "Eight Bars of Magic", was produced using the name “Laird Brown with the Scottish Accent”, but the band never used that name in any other context.  Both bands were based in Toronto, Canada.  
  For the last 3 years the band has continued the tradition of playing for Scottish Country Dance Music and workshops throughout North America.  

  The current (5/2014) members are:   
  - Lead Accordion: Laird Brown
  - Violin: Stefanie Hutka
  - 2nd Accordion: Kerry D. Boax
  - Piano: Donny Wood
  - Drums: Warren Beesley
  - Bass: Rob Wolanski

  When writing tunes, Laird uses the name “Laird J. Brown”.


last_modified: 2023-10-13 14:24:06.448266+00
name: Cahusac (18C), Thomas
display_name: Thomas Cahusac (18C)
notes:
  *Information supplied in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3299/|issue 3299>>:*

  Thomas Cahusac was a prolific music publisher and seller of all kinds of musical instruments working at the sign of the “Two Flutes & Violin” opposite St Clement Dane’s Church in the Strand prior to 1785 when he moved to 196 Strand close to the present day Savoy Hotel.


last_modified: 2023-10-13 14:29:12.827805+00
name: Boag (18C), William
display_name: William Boag (18C)
notes:
  *Information supplied in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3299/|issue 3303>>:*

  London-based music seller, printer and publisher founded by William Boag (the elder) c.1795. Published songs, instrumental works by Pleyel, Pichl etc and religious tracts.


last_modified: 2023-10-13 16:14:03.397938+00
name: Cantelo (18C), James
display_name: James Cantelo (18C)
location: Bath
notes:
  *Information supplied in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3299/|issue 3307>>:*

  James Cantelo of Bath started printing dance manuals in 1783.


last_modified: 2023-10-17 17:56:59.562932+00
name: Preston (18C), John
display_name: John Preston (18C)
notes:
  Information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3304/|issue 3304>>:  
  Music printer, publisher and seller of prints, musical instrument maker.
  Traded alone from c. 1774-89, as John Preston and Son from c. 1789-98, as Thomas Preston c. 1798-1834.
  Purchased stock and plates of Robert Bremner 1789.
  Son Thomas was partner and successor, purchased stock of various firms.


last_modified: 2023-10-17 18:11:37.873876+00
name: Dezais (18C), Jacques
display_name: Jacques Dezais (18C)
notes:
  Information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3310/|issue 3310>>:

  Jacques Dezais was born before 1680 and died after 1726.

  The first mention of his name can be found in the IX. Recueil de Danses pour l’Année 1711 . In this he announces the death of Raoul-Auger Feuillet on “14. juin de cette année (1710)”. He describes himself as “l’un des ses Elèves”, and as heir to Feuillet’s privileges. In doing so, he continued Feuillet’s successful series of annual Receuil de Danses until 1725. As early as 1712 he published a 2e Recueil de nouvelles contredances , in the style of Feuillet’s own publication . Also following Feuillet’s tradition, he worked with a famous choreographer from the Paris Opera for the Receuils de Danses ; However, for the first few years he replaced Feuillet’s colleague Louis-Guillaume Pécour (1653-1729) with the then star Jean Balon (1676-ca. 1729) and expanded most of the collections with his own choreography.

  Dezais is also one of the key figures behind the creation of the Cotillon francaise, as he is one of the earliest editors and choreographers of such dances. With the Cotillon des Fêtes de Thalie (Paris 1715) he was the first ever to publish a dance for four couples.

  I would assume X. Recueil de Danses pour l’Année 1712 (Paris 1712) as the book Mitchell refers to in Whetherley Book 25 as “Recuell de Contredanses” (1712).


last_modified: 2023-10-17 19:01:03.089703+00
name: Riddell, John (or Joseph)
display_name: John Riddell
notes:
  Sometimes referred to as “Joseph Riddell”. “John” seems to be the more widely used name.

  SCDDB internally has "John (or Joseph)" which may help with searches.

  <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3317/|Issue 3317>> explains that confusion appears to come from Gow attributing Riddle’s tunes as “Jo. Riddle” instead of “Jno. Riddle”.


last_modified: 2023-10-22 11:19:13.028187+00
name: Button and Whittaker
display_name: Button and Whittaker
notes:
  Also spelled as "Button and Whitaker" with a single t. For more information see issue <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/1628/>>.

  <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3336/|Issue 3336>> gives their full names as Samuel James Button & John Whitaker.


created: 2015-06-10 10:07:29.794359+00
last_modified: 2023-11-10 10:06:59.714744+00
name: Oyama, Yoshiki
display_name: Yoshiki Oyama
location: Tokai, Japan
notes:
  Alba SCD group.

  You can listen to his citation for the RSCDS scroll of honour and acceptance speech at <<https://youtu.be/oa6qUYRwRSY?t=4968>>.


last_modified: 2023-11-13 13:00:28.294505+00
name: Brown, Laird with The Scottish Accent
shortname: Laird Brown
display_name: Laird Brown with The Scottish Accent
notes:
  On the death of Bobby Brown on May 3rd, 2011, the band “Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent” changed its name to “Scotch Mist”, and the same day Stef Hutka joined it as fiddler.  At the changeover, one CD, "Eight Bars of Magic", was produced using the name “Laird Brown with the Scottish Accent”, but the band never used that name in any other context.  Both bands were based in Toronto, Canada.  When writing tunes, Laird uses the name “Laird J. Brown”.  

  The band used to have a website (http://www.scotchmist.ca/) but that is now defunct and taken over for purposes completely unrelated to Scottish dancing.


last_modified: 2023-11-16 14:41:02.332779+00
name: McIntyre, Duncan
display_name: Duncan McIntyre
notes:
  SCDDB originally entered this composer as "Mrs McIntyre" which does appear in one source.

  But <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3385/|issue 3385>> reports it is actually "Mr McIntyre" and the <<https://tunearch.org/wiki/Miss_Coxe_(2)|Traditional Tune Archive>> even gives his name as Duncan.

  See <<https://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MISSA_MISSF.htm#MISS_COXE_[2]>> for further biographical details and discussion.


last_modified: 2023-12-08 21:07:05.291081+00
name: Whitehead, Robert & the Danelaw Band
shortname: Robert Whitehead
display_name: Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band
email: robertwwhitehead@btinternet.com
notes:
  Musicians playing with Robert Whitehead and The Danelaw Band have changed over time. In 2021 the band were Robert Whitehead (accordion), Graeme Whitehead (2nd accordion) and Alan Brown (piano/keyboard).


last_modified: 2023-12-28 12:33:19.121867+00
name: Anderson, Tom
display_name: Tom Anderson
location: Shetland
notes:
  In 1948, Tammy formed and led the Islesburgh Dance Band which was to retain its popularity until disbanded twenty years later ; the band members over the years read like a ‘who’s-who’ of Shetland musicians – Tammy, Winnie Leslie (now Leask), Alice Sutherland (now Nicolson), Violet Scott (now Tulloch), Joan Stevenson (now Russell), Pearl Deyall, Larry Peterson, Lowrie Fraser, Stewart and Marjory Smith, Peter Leith, Tom Georgeson, John Kerr, Drew Robertson, Frankie Sinclair and Peerie Willie.

  (<<http://boxandfiddlearchive.weebly.com/dr-tom-anderson-mbe.html>>)


last_modified: 2024-01-09 20:26:19.617105+00
name: Mason, John
display_name: John Mason
location: Troon
notes:
  He was the co-founder, musical director, and conductor of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra from its creation in 1980 until his death in 2011


last_modified: 2024-02-05 16:12:05.197188+00
name: Corson, Mina
display_name: Mina Corson
location: Edinburgh, Scotland
notes:
  Mina Corson is a deviser of dances, the most popular of which is probably Miss Allie Anderson. She still resides in Edinburgh.

  She taught and examined for the RSCDS at St Andrews Summer School and internationally.  This could be confirmed by the RSCDS. She
  visited South Africa and Winnipeg. She was a member of the 1950s international demonstration team with Jean Yates and Alice Mann Stanley, among others one
  such visit was to Nice in 1952.

  She was also involved with the Edinburgh Fancy for several years.

  (source: Janet Hardy, her niece, 2016)


last_modified: 2024-03-04 19:38:08.235146+00
name: Friendly, Brooke & Sackett, Chris
display_name: Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett
location: Oregon, USA
notes:
  Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett are mostly known for devising English Country Dances but also devise Scottish Country Dances.


last_modified: 2024-03-24 16:49:09.070999+00
name: Edwardson, Graham
display_name: Graham Edwardson
location: Shetland
notes:
  Graham Edwardson is a former member of the Oakbank Sound band.

  A story about Graham's tune "Jack's Pocket Ashtray" was posted by Geoff Wright at The Session that he seemingly has heard at "Take the floor":  
  *"I heard Robbie Shepherd telling the tale about Jack having a habit of nipping his ciggies and putting the tab in his pocket whilst playing in the band. He eventually set his pocket on fire."*


created: 2024-04-28 20:13:30.476721+00
last_modified: 2024-04-28 20:16:04.881213+00
name: Balmyshova et al.
display_name: Balmyshova et al.
notes:
  A set of dancers at Ufa: E. Balmyshova, V. Samsonova, A. Lohanin, E. Nebera, A. Pavlova, A. Perebaskina, R. Salahutdinov, E. Salmin.


created: 2024-04-28 20:18:12.173032+00
last_modified: 2024-04-28 20:21:13.895019+00
name: Baryshev et al.
display_name: Baryshev et al.
notes:
  A set of dancers at Ufa: A. Baryshev, V. Berbek, N. Galkina, M. Zelina, Y. Saifullin, M. Salmina, E. Sarvarova, M. Snesareva.


created: 2024-04-28 20:24:12.016902+00
last_modified: 2024-04-28 20:26:21.723288+00
name: Budina et al.
display_name: Budina et al.
notes:
  A set of dancers at Ufa: N. Budina, I. Gorelova, M. Gofman, J. Malinovskaya, P. Oleynikov, E. Sadofeva, D. Soldatova, E. Tonkova.


last_modified: 2024-05-04 22:31:42.871002+00
name: Duewell, Heinz
display_name: Heinz Duewell
location: Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia
notes:
  Although mostly based in Australia, Heinz Duewell did his doctorate in Cambridge and there is an academic oriented obituary at <<https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/Development%20Files/The_Record_No.%2099.pdf#page=105>>.

  The obituary in the 2018 issue of the RSCDS Scottish Country Dancer magazine says Heinz Duewell was a founder of the Hunter Valley Branch and its magazine The Rant. He also received the society's Scroll of Honour.


last_modified: 2024-05-23 17:49:37.221772+00
name: Clement, Bill
shortname: Bill Clement
display_name: Bill Clement
notes:
  A tribute to Bill by Jeremy Hill appeared in <<link:thereel/281||6>>.  

  Obituary from <<http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-bill-clement-mbe-inspirational-and-gifted-teacher-had-great-love-of-piping-1-2375306|The Scotsman>>


last_modified: 2024-05-25 08:05:02.268775+00
name: Peacock, Francis
display_name: Francis Peacock
notes:
  <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3545/|Issue 3545>> quotes tunearch.org about Francis Peacock: who was appointed the “sole dancing master within the burgh (of Aberdeen) during his good behavior” and who was to take “7 shillings sterling monthly from each scholar, besides paying for the music.” He held the position from 1747 until his death in 1807 at the age of eighty-four.


last_modified: 2024-06-06 23:09:34.987099+00
name: Sheffield, Martin
display_name: Martin Sheffield
location: Torremolinos, Spain
email: mj.sheffield@wanadoo.fr
notes:
  Martin Sheffield has taught SCD for many years in Great Britain and France.

  Now retired he is living in Andalusia, Spain, and continues teaching SCD in Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol of the Mediterranean.

  He also has devised a large number of scottish country dances. Among those for example <<ddd:Genevieve's Jig>> that was published in RSCDS Book 32.


# publication

created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-03 21:15:25.082112+00
name: Miss Milligan's Miscellany Volume I
shortname: MMM I
year: 0000-00-00
adopted_date: 2009-03-13 14:26:13+00
notes:
  According to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2500/|issue 2500>> the second edition dates from December 1995 and was revised in 1996. There is no date on the first edition. Though volume II was published in 1977.


created: 2012-05-09 14:11:56.890135+00
last_modified: 2023-12-11 13:13:40.277337+00
name: Dancing on Air
shortname: Dancing on Air
year: 2011-00-00
notes:
  WARNING:  A new version has been published; at least the dance "Mrs.Jappy's Measure" has been changed.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-02-27 00:24:14.678034+00
name: Imperial Book of Scottish Country Dances Vol V
shortname: Imperial V
year: 1993-00-00
notes:
  An original copy, published in 1993, is inscribed that it contains the winning dances from the annual competition for the Jace McConachie Memorial Sword from 1984 - 1993. 


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-07-16 16:45:58.809965+00
name: Grand Chain and Allepouss
shortname: Gr.Ch. & Allepouss
year: 1990-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-07-15 19:56:09+00
notes:
  Probably published mid-1990; reprinted jan. 1991.

  With thanks to the Thistle Club for many years of pleasure


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-06-14 15:49:07.693852+00
name: Rose Collection of Scottish Dances
shortname: Rose Collection
year: 1979-00-00
notes:
  This book, edited by Robert Donald, was the final collection dedicated to the memory and achievement of Hugh Foss. It contains all remaining dances not formally published by him during his life-time.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-05-03 10:56:18.847738+00
name: McGhie's Seat & Other Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: McGhie's Seat
year: 1989-00-00
adopted_date: 2020-04-22 15:33:03+00
notes:
  This was the fourth publication by Lewis N Derrick in his McGhie series and he now refers to it with the abbreviated colophon 'Mc4'.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-02 21:34:19.984752+00
name: Annette Cameron Book of Ten SCD
shortname: Annette Cameron
year: 1971-00-00
notes:
  In 1971 Arthur Williamson lived in Victoria, Australia (information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2419/|issue 2419>>).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-11-04 23:27:05.367586+00
name: Jacobite Book of Scottish Country Dances
shortname: Jacobite
year: 0000-00-00
adopted_date: 2013-09-29 00:54:06+00
notes:
  There may be versions of this book around that don't include the dance, <<ddd:Merry Ploughboy, The>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 22:21:24.885911+00
name: Two Scottish Country Dances
shortname: Blair: 2 SCD
year: 1967-00-00
notes:
  Published by the Newcastle and District Branch of the RSCDS.

  The order of the two dances in this leaflet is take from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2510/|issue 2510>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-18 17:30:57.561373+00
name: Island Bay Collection (2nd edition)
shortname: Island Bay 2
year: 1996-00-00
notes:
  This is an expanded edition of <<ddpub:Island Bay Collection#643>> which was originally published in 1984 with just 5 dances. 


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-25 23:11:02.899792+00
name: If The Ghillie Fits
shortname: Ghillie Fits
year: 1994-00-00
notes:
  Page 8 shows a commemoration: *"To commemorate the Twelfth Clan Parliament At Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye In August 1994 During the Chiefship of John MacLeod of MacLeod XXIX Chief of the Clan"*


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-03 21:18:20.836108+00
name: Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances
shortname: RSCDS 30 popular
year: 1997-00-00
notes:
  <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2501/|Issue 2501>> gives dates of various reprints (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002).


created: 2013-02-21 16:02:04.921775+00
last_modified: 2018-08-12 15:09:07.868554+00
name: CUSRC ReelWiki
year: 2009-09-01
adopted_date: 2013-02-21 16:10:41+00
notes:
  This Wiki is now static; no new dances are being added.

  After the original Wiki site (http://cusarc.soc.srcf.net/wiki/Main_Page) became moribund it was resuscitated by Edmund Croft on his own website (https://sites.google.com/site/thefollyofrogues/cusrc-reelwiki).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-09-13 14:50:27.525446+00
name: Whetherly Book 16
shortname: Whetherly 16
year: 1986-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are each printed on one or two pages. In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered by page number.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 09:43:21.504931+00
name: Whetherly Book 8
shortname: Whetherly 8
year: 1980-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.

  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann and Angelika Schmidkonz) was re-published online in 2021 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-19 14:35:08.128981+00
name: Douglas Henderson Collection
shortname: Doug. Henderson
year: 1987-00-00
notes:
  From what the booklet states, the collection must been published after the TAC Summer School in 1987, but this does not necessarily mean that it was published exactly the same year.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-01-23 00:15:22.70074+00
name: Eight Anniversary Dances
shortname: Johannesburg 8
year: 1972-00-00
notes:
  The 51st club in Johannesburg was started in 1951. This book commemorates the 21st anniversary in 1972.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-11 15:57:31.817371+00
name: 25 Dances for 25 Years
shortname: Ottawa 25
year: 1991-00-00
notes:
  Dances devised by members of the RSCDS Ottawa branch in celebration of the Branch's 25th anniversary 1991.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-01-06 22:19:13.052803+00
name: Harp and Claymore
shortname: Harp & Claymore
year: 1904-00-00
notes:
  Published by Bayley and Ferguson in 1904.  Edited by Gavin Greig.

  Aberdeen University Scott Skinner website allows access to all of tunes in this collection.


created: 2005-03-09 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-22 11:40:16.916668+00
name: Duns Golden Years
shortname: Duns Golden
year: 2003-00-00
notes:
  From <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2486/|issue 2486>> the publication date is 2003 (or soon after) as it marks the Golden Jubilee of Duns & District Branch 1953 -2003.


created: 2011-07-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-07-16 16:52:04.529255+00
name: Big Apple Collection, The
year: 2010-06-00
adopted_date: 2011-07-13 08:10:59+00
notes:
  12 Scottish Country Dances with a New York connection.  Chris Ronald, New York, June 2010

  Where sold, proceeds from this book will be donated to the TAC Jubilee Scholarship Fund in support of training SCD teachers.

  Copies can be obtained from cjr878@gmail.com  and  http://store.tac-rscds.org/

  On page 30 the new formation "THE CELTIC CROSS PROGRESSION" is defined.

  On page 31 the new formation "LADIES CHAIN FOR THREE COUPLES" is defined.


created: 2007-06-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-06-30 22:59:47.995411+00
name: New Glenshee Collection, The
shortname: New Glenshee
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This book contains 23 dances.  The various other books "Glenshee Collection" (numbers 2,3,4,5) all contain subsets of these 23.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-02-09 13:04:24.099674+00
name: West Lothian Branch Book WL50
shortname: West Lothian 50th
year: 1986-10-00
adopted_date: 2012-02-07 10:04:23+00
notes:
  To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the West Lothian Branch of the RSCDS, 29th October 1986.

  Pages 14-22 carry an interesting summary of the Branch History


created: 2012-01-17 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-02-18 23:01:36.826801+00
name: Scottish Country Dancer (RSCDS magazine) no. 1
shortname: SCDer#1
year: 2005-00-00
adopted_date: 2012-01-18 23:33:28+00
notes:
  Up to #11 (october 2011) this is the only number of the magazine which contained a dance descrption.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-07-16 16:45:32.514912+00
name: Master Of Earley, The
shortname: Earley
year: 1998-11-00
adopted_date: 2011-07-15 19:56:24+00
notes:
  5 Scottish Country Dances devised by Frans Ligtmans

  To commemorate the tenth visit of Frank Reid and his Scottish Dance Band.
  The Thistle Club, Eindhoven, Netherlands
  5 November 1988


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-07-16 16:46:28.110491+00
name: Thistle Club, The
shortname: Thistle Club
year: 1987-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-07-15 19:56:36+00
notes:
  8 Scottish Country Dances

  To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Thistle Club, founded on 3 October 1977.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-06 15:32:40.438393+00
name: 30th Anniversary Dances [Falmouth]
shortname: Falmouth WH 30
year: 1991-00-00
notes:
  Mark Dungey, previous secretary of Falmouth White Heather Club (FWHC) and now secretary of Cornwall RSCDS www.scdcornwall.co.uk, reports:

  "The booklet was produced in 1991 by myself to celebrate Falmouth's 30th anniversary as we forgot to celebrate the 25th! Unfortunately the club folded after 54 years at the end of the 2015 Spring season"


created: 2011-12-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-28 10:19:19.669371+00
name: Just Desserts
shortname: Just Desserts
year: 2010-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-12-17 21:51:14+00
notes:
  In 2010, on the 25th anniversary, the "Vancouver SC Dancers" converted their group into the "RSCDS Southwest Washington State Branch". 


created: 2006-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-06-12 15:16:10.334593+00
name: Always Enough to Dance
shortname: Always Enough
year: 2006-02-01
adopted_date: 2013-05-28 19:51:15+00
notes:
  14 Scottish Country Dances for 2, 3, 4 or 5 dancers

  From the Foreword:

  The dances in this book were devised at various times when we did not have a 3C set at the start of class.  They include a variety of dances for 2,3,4 and 5 dancers.


created: 2011-12-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-16 19:55:18.738679+00
name: Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition
shortname: Pillings 8 supplement
year: 2009-07-00
adopted_date: 2011-12-02 09:16:57+00
notes:
  This is a Supplement published adding 65 new diagrams not yet included in Edition 8.

  In addition, for 12 dances the diagram in the 8th edition was in error; the corrected diagrams are given here in the Supplement.  

  The very first edition of 'The Wee Green Book' was published in 1955.


created: 2015-01-18 16:53:51.257805+00
last_modified: 2018-08-14 08:22:41.563947+00
name: Corberry Collection, The
year: 2011-08-01
adopted_date: 2018-05-01 01:25:49+00
notes:
  Available as a printed book and as a PDF. 

  The dance "Away Tae Moray" was composed in July 2008 for the chairman of the RSCDS Inverness and District Branch.  It was included in their 2009 "Diamond Jubilee Collection" under the name "The Telford Hornpipe".  The deviser published the dance in her own "The Corberry Collection" using the original name, which she prefers.  


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-07-16 16:48:22.702837+00
name: Brock Summer Celebration
shortname: Brock Summer
year: 1992-08-00
adopted_date: 2012-05-10 13:30:16+00
notes:
  Twelve SC Dances

  Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of TAC Summer School at Brock University in Ontario.

  All devisers are RSCDS teachers and TAC members.


created: 2011-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-07-16 16:54:52.233861+00
name: Highlander Collection Vol 1
shortname: Highlander Coll 1
year: 2008-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-10-27 21:54:44+00
notes:
  Full name: The Highlander Collection of Scottish Dances   Volume 1.  
  Copyright Highlander Music 2008.  Catalogue number HRMBK003 

  In this publication the dance "Crathes Castle" (page 19) carries the name of its official alias, "One for the Millennium".


created: 2018-04-03 08:36:05.353796+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 08:46:03.92932+00
name: Compleat Collection of 200 of the most celebrated Country Dances both old and new - Vol 3
shortname: Compleat Coll Vol 3
year: 1775-01-01
notes:
  This publication in mentioned as the original source of some dances in the new RSCDS books joining several older books into one.


created: 2012-01-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-10-14 23:28:48.681945+00
name: Simply Dancing
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  A book of dances by young people and their teachers for everyone to enjoy.  The success of ‘Another Newcastle Collection’ prompted John Cass to ask the next generation of Young Dancers and their teachers, from all over the country, to submit dances for consideration with a view to publication.  This book is the result.   Price £3.50


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-02-14 13:36:44.477653+00
name: East Lothian Anniversary Book
shortname: East Lothian Anniv.
year: 1998-00-00
adopted_date: 2012-02-09 00:10:34+00
notes:
  To mark the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the RSCDS, the East Lothian RSCDS decided to run a competition.  The standard of entries was so high that the Executive Committee considered that they should be made available to a wider audience.  Hence this book of dances. [abbreviated from the Foreword]


created: 2012-09-08 22:27:34.804675+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 22:25:43.556893+00
name: Corstorphine Fair
year: 1963-00-00
notes:
  The publication date is approximate (but confirmed by <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2513/|issue 2513>>).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-20 15:41:32.864253+00
name: Newcastle Collection, The
shortname: Newcastle
year: 1971-00-00
notes:
  Collection of 41 dance tunes by local and Scottish musicians who played for branch functions published by Newcastle RSCDS (mainly collected by Chris Blair). Original cost £2.  Published for the 21st anniversary of this branch.

  Reprinted March 1978 (with Notation corrections)
  Reprinted 1981


created: 2018-09-15 17:51:03.681381+00
last_modified: 2018-09-15 18:31:57.563935+00
name: Holiday Dances, The
year: 2018-01-01
notes:
  Written to celebrate and remember the Scottish Country Dances Holidays organised by Jean Shaw over the years


created: 2013-02-04 14:55:37.155236+00
last_modified: 2021-03-14 11:16:34.290359+00
name: Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab
shortname: MacNab
year: 2007-00-00
notes:
  This is the new one-volume edition of the previous two volumes,
  <<ddpub:MacNab Dances Vol 1>> and <<ddpub:MacNab Dances Vol 2>>. 

  NB despite the "Isdal" in the title of this publication, it seems clear her middle name was actually "Isdale". See <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2305/|issue 2305>>.


created: 2013-01-14 00:51:31.45568+00
last_modified: 2021-06-21 21:27:53.611929+00
name: Trestle Bridge Collection, The
shortname: Trestle Bridge
year: 2002-00-00
notes:
  The publication gives some suggested recordings but also says that "if you are lucky enough to have live musicians ... just go and have fun!"


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-18 13:18:05.247091+00
name: Celebrate 60 Years of West Lothian Branch
shortname: W. Lothian 60
year: 1996-00-00
adopted_date: 2021-07-18 13:18:05.240551+00
notes:
  To celebrate 60th Anniversary 1936-1996, it was decided to publish a collection of dances which had been composed over the last 10 years by members of the West Lothian Branch of the RSCDS


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-11-13 23:16:03.98554+00
name: Border Dance Book
shortname: Border
year: 1932-00-00
notes:
  All the dances and music were collected, mostly by Ion J.B. Jamieson; no authors or composers are named.  Most of the music was arranged by A. Shand.

  According to Emmerson, *A Social History of Scottish Dance*, this was first published in Edinburgh in 1932.


created: 2013-08-29 10:36:41.256024+00
last_modified: 2013-08-29 12:01:50.557711+00
name: Three Scottish Country Dances
year: 1966-01-01
notes:
  Sub-title, below a signed picture of Robert Burns: "In commemoration of the Bi-Centenary of the Bard's Death".

  Taken from an 8-page A5 copy. No publisher, printer or date indicated, but all three dances are by Jackie Johnstone, so I have named him as the editor.


created: 2004-01-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-02-08 13:54:53.764955+00
name: Croydon Branch Golden Jubilee
shortname: Croydon Golden
year: 2003-00-00
adopted_date: 2014-02-08 13:54:53.762703+00
notes:
  This is Croydon Branch's third book of dances, the other two books being published in 1989 and 1994.

  This Branch was formed at a special meeting attended by Miss Jean Milligan and approximately 150 local dancers on 9th December 1953. The founder of our Branch was Mrs. Sandison, and the first President Mr. James Henderson-Stewart MP of the Scottish Office.  The branch was originally named East-Surrey - West Kent Branch, changing its name to Croydon and District Branch in 1970.

  To mark our anniversary this book of dances has been compiled by its membership.

  Elaine Wilde, Chairman


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-05-28 10:50:04.788362+00
name: Twelve Scottish Country Dances [Mervyn Short, 1985]
shortname: Short: 12 SCD [1985]
year: 1985-00-00
adopted_date: 2013-09-29 23:50:12+00
notes:
  Not to be confused with the publication "12 Scottish Country Dances devised by Mervyn C. Short" [2009]


created: 2013-08-06 12:12:43.340266+00
last_modified: 2019-06-21 22:06:58.925695+00
name: Tweeddale Collection, Volume 4
shortname: Tweeddale 4
year: 2013-06-30
adopted_date: 2016-09-13 20:45:10+00
notes:
  Publication date: 2013-06

  This book contains many tunes twice: (a) once the tune alone and (b) in an arangement for the dances. Thus, such tunes are listed here twice.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-03 18:30:08.481241+00
name: Angus Fitchet Scottish Dance Album
shortname: Angus Fitchet
year: 1954-00-00
adopted_date: 2009-07-15 05:39:38+00
notes:
  Dances devised by Hugh Foss.
  Publication is © 1954, James S. Kerr, Music Publishers, Berkeley Street, Glasgow


created: 2011-12-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-01-07 12:15:42.296409+00
name: Green Book Set of Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: The Green Book Set
year: 2009-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-12-02 20:46:27+00
notes:
  Source for information on this publication: Tacbooks webpage 
  http://store.tac-rscds.org/product_info.php?products_id=1008

  Dances Devised by Gillian Jennings  (misspelt as "Gillian Gennigns" on the TACbooks webpage).  On that same page the first dance is called "Mr. John Duckett's Jig".  That name has been entered as an alias.


created: 2014-08-31 16:46:19.073045+00
last_modified: 2017-09-29 22:21:52.251015+00
name: Spring Creek Collection
year: 9999-01-01
notes:
  This publication entry has been collected from original pages and Minicribs.page waiting to be entered in full.  This book is mentioned in Minicrib.


created: 2013-07-21 13:24:04.124885+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:24:29.288834+00
name: Platinum - 70 Years of Dancing in St Andrews
shortname: St Andrews Platinum
year: 2007-01-01
adopted_date: 2013-07-21 13:56:18+00
notes:
  This booklet, which comes with the CD of the same title, contains the dance descriptions. Dance 13 uses music track 11.


created: 2013-10-28 23:57:17.041471+00
last_modified: 2023-08-28 11:14:27.468402+00
name: Sunday Class Dance Book 1, The
shortname: TSC Book 1
year: 2013-09-01
adopted_date: 2013-10-29 03:00:31+00
notes:
  There is an additional dance description (Barry & Doreen's Continental Capers by Paula Dyke) in the booklet of The Sunday Class CD 1.


created: 2014-08-31 14:29:22.29306+00
last_modified: 2022-01-11 12:02:05.999566+00
name: Stafford Book
year: 2001-01-01
notes:
  Instructions for several of the dances in this book at on the society's website <<http://www.staffordscottishdancing.danceorg.uk/dance-cribs/>>


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-11 23:08:21.434208+00
name: Whetherly Book 1
shortname: Whetherly 1
year: 1967-00-00
notes:
  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann and Anika Rost and diagrams by Keith Rose) was re-published online in 2020 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2015-01-17 18:29:45.868026+00
last_modified: 2015-01-17 18:29:45.868026+00
name: Step Dance Book 1
year: 1994-12-31
notes:
  Copyright 1991 by Ron Wallace

  2nd printing 1993
  3rd printing 1994

  Special Thank You to

  Margaret Zadworny
  Barbara Campbell

  for their contributions


created: 2018-04-03 10:19:48.951701+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 10:21:37.412868+00
name: Twenty Four Country Dances with Figures by Mr Wilson for the year 1816.
shortname: 24 for 1816
year: 1816-00-00
notes:
  The RSCDS publication "Scottish County Dances Books 18-18" states "Twenty Four Country Dances with Figures by Mr Wilson for the year 1816" to be the source of Wavery (a.k.a. Fergus McIver).


created: 2015-02-09 15:05:28.514015+00
last_modified: 2019-07-29 09:40:20.792912+00
name: Tokyo Set, The
year: 2010-05-01
notes:
  A collection of Iain Boyd's dances for teaching in Tokyo and not the primary written source for most of them.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-02-25 23:06:28.175468+00
name: Scottish Country Dances - RSCDS Stirlingshire Branch 60th Anniversary
shortname: Stirling SCD
year: 1987-00-00
adopted_date: 2014-08-27 01:12:08+00
notes:
  This book was published for the 60th Anniversary of the RSCDS Stirlingshire Branch, now Stirling Branch, in 1987.


created: 2015-02-27 19:11:56.284088+00
last_modified: 2015-02-27 19:11:56.284088+00
name: Feathered Friends
year: 2009-04-01
notes:
  Includes two English Country Dances:

  - Ducks in a Row (Similar to the Scottish one)
  - The Eurasian Collared Dove


created: 2011-08-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-10-08 18:34:30.625891+00
name: Waratah Collection - Edition 2010
shortname: Waratah Coll 2010
year: 2010-06-01
adopted_date: 2017-10-08 18:34:30.622329+00
notes:
  The Waratah is the floral emblem of New South Wales and is prominent in the bush in spring near the author’s home. (Cover Photo: Brian Charlton)


created: 2015-01-18 10:47:44.433468+00
last_modified: 2016-06-17 17:09:06.269152+00
name: Step Dance Book 2
year: 1994-00-00
notes:
  Copyright 1994 by Ron Wallace

  2nd printing 1995


  Special Thank You to

  Barbara Campbell
  Vicky Goodloe
  Phyllis MacCulloch

  for their contributions


created: 2015-02-06 18:10:59.63529+00
last_modified: 2021-10-20 22:30:27.265827+00
name: Highland Road Collection, The
shortname: Highland Road
year: 2013-07-01
notes:
  The last three dances from the Highland Road Collection (pages 33-35) are dances belonging to <<ddpub:The Gourock Collection#1225>> (pages 29-35).


created: 2015-03-24 12:24:10.643942+00
last_modified: 2016-10-08 23:31:25.073772+00
name: CD booklet of The Sunday Class Dance Book 1
shortname: TSC Book 1 CD
year: 2013-01-01
adopted_date: 2016-10-08 23:31:25.072031+00
notes:
  This is the booklet accompanying the CD "The Sunday Class Dance Book 1" by Marian Anderson and her Band.


created: 2015-04-15 11:37:27.984525+00
last_modified: 2020-03-05 18:23:36.250735+00
name: Potters Pairs
year: 2013-04-01
notes:
  In this publication 'Old Castle Dancers “Potters Pairs”', the instructions for " This is BirthDay" are in error.  See the indicated link to a correct description.


created: 2015-09-20 17:02:05.806992+00
last_modified: 2015-09-30 06:14:47.786178+00
name: 50 RSCDS Vancouver Golden Anniversary Collection
shortname: 50 Vancouver
year: 2015-02-01
notes:
  An error has been found in the dance "Shopping Mall Scramble" in the Vancouver Golden Anniversary collection. Bars 27-28 should read:

  27-28 3rd woman with 1st woman, 3rd man with 2nd woman, and 1st man with 2nd man, giving right hands, cross over.

  Rosemary Coupe


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-04-15 23:22:08.848923+00
name: Let's All Dance
shortname: Let's All Dnc 1
year: 1992-00-00
adopted_date: 2017-04-15 23:22:08.847269+00
notes:
  A collection of beginner and audience participation dances. Compiled by two San Francisco branch teachers.


created: 2015-07-06 18:22:21.745628+00
last_modified: 2019-02-06 07:32:15.592982+00
name: World Wide Weavings
shortname: World Wide Weavings
year: 2015-04-01
notes:
  This first edition does not include music, although several of the dances were submitted with music or suggested tunes. The plan is to publish a second edition with music for all dances.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-09-13 14:37:33.011501+00
name: Whetherly Book 15
shortname: Whetherly 15
year: 1986-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are each printed on one or two pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered by page number.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-04-05 13:10:02.098053+00
name: Melrose Collection 2
shortname: Melrose 2
year: 1990-00-00
notes:
  Published in 1990 by Steblin Music Melrose. Collection of 35 original compositions collected by Jimmy Clinkscale.


created: 2018-04-03 11:52:48.311574+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 11:52:48.311574+00
name: 24 Country Dances for 1758
year: 1758-00-00
notes:
  The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" states this publication as a source of dances.


created: 2015-10-12 23:23:25.440477+00
last_modified: 2020-09-12 10:26:35.13481+00
name: Johnsonville Collection, The
year: 2016-06-01
notes:
  This collection is still 'under construction'. Thus, it is still growing. 
  October 2015 it had 11 dances only,  1 July 2016 it had grown to 14 dances, while February 2018 it has grown to contain 22 dances.

  Dances are arranged in increasing order of difficulty, with early ones being teaching dances. Thanks to all who have tried these out, mainly poor Johnsonville club members and the Tuesday group and particularly Charlotte Williams for many corrections. Many of these dances are based around Johnsonville group dancers, and coincides with our 60th anniversary as a club.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-05-21 00:26:16.653844+00
name: Corryvrechan Dances No. 1
shortname: Corryvrechan 1
year: 1998-00-00
notes:
  Eight social dances derived from Corryvrechan's repertoire

  AI] the dances were written by Andrew Paterson and usually modified after comments from members ofthe Corryvrechan team. Most of the dances are simplified versions of ones that have been used on trips to festivals abroad and for demonstrations nearer home. Some have been circulating in preliminary form - these are the final versions.


created: 2016-09-04 19:16:33.826305+00
last_modified: 2018-01-22 15:04:01.421653+00
name: Pinewoods Collection Vol 1-3 +3 others
year: 2005-00-00
notes:
  Some pages have two dances


  This publication lists all dances from Pinewoods 1, 2 and 3, except

  Dee's Dandy Dance from Pinewoods 2

  Jingling Johnny from Pinewoods 3

  and adds four new dances


  Long Pond Reel

  Pinewoods Return

  La Turque

  Wedding in the Glen


created: 2015-04-14 11:48:25.739966+00
last_modified: 2022-12-17 20:47:21.146691+00
name: Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances
shortname: Leaflet & Other Dances 2014
year: 2014-10-00
adopted_date: 2015-04-14 12:39:07+00
notes:
  The numbers given reflect the page within this publication for the dance.  
  The Society’s books have been reprinted and revised several times. The
  books revised and combined in this edition were first published in the
  following years:

  Five Traditional Scottish Country Dances for 1965, revised 1994  
  Four Scottish Country Dances 1978, reprinted 1978  
  Five Scottish Country Dances 1982  
  The Leaflet Dances with Music 2001  
  The Scotia Suite of Scottish Country Dances 2002  
  Scottish Country Dances for Perth 800 (2010)


created: 2011-07-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-01-23 05:10:44.950299+00
name: 12 Scottish Country Dances [Ronald, 2009]
year: 2009-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-07-12 09:12:33+00
notes:
  Dedicated, with thanks, to Teresa and Louis Perez, for making their home available for dance testing, and to all dancers who participated.

  Special thanks to Keith Rose for the diagrams to accompany each dance,
  and to Lydia Hedge for proof-reading.

  $10 will be donated to the TAC Jubilee Scholarship Fund in support of training SCD teachers for each copy of this book that is sold.

  Copies can be obtained from  cjr878@gmail.com  and  http://store.tac-rscds.org/


created: 2016-05-15 19:44:07.20274+00
last_modified: 2016-06-05 10:23:21.802314+00
name: Hoon Hay S.C.D.C. 10th Anniversary Dance Book 1987-1997
shortname: Hoon Hay 10th Anniv. Bk. 1997
year: 1987-12-01
notes:
  10 dances by members of the Hoon Hay S.C.D.C.

  The Hoon Hay Club dances in the Presbyterian Church Hall in Downing Street, Hoon Hay, near Christchurch, New Zealand


created: 2016-05-05 23:13:46.338444+00
last_modified: 2016-09-04 12:37:09.547908+00
name: Celebrating 50 Years (Los Angeles)
year: 2016-03-01
notes:
  Title page: 

  Celebrating 50 years 

  25 Scottish Country Dances

  Devised by members of the Los Angeles Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

  Including four original tunes

  Published by the Los Angeles Branch  2016

  For additional copies of this book, please contact Ann McBride at 818-841-8161


created: 2016-06-04 16:21:13.010868+00
last_modified: 2016-07-03 20:51:40.164201+00
name: Devonian Double Circle
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This is a book of English Country Dances, of which, as far as the author knows, only one, the Polka Dot Polka, is also danced as a Scottish CD.  


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-01-21 13:00:02.860289+00
name: Carnforth Collection of SC Dances 1
shortname: Carnforth 1
year: 1991-07-01
adopted_date: 2009-03-13 21:57:43+00
notes:
  First published in July 1991 as "The Carnforth Collection of Scottish Country Dances", it was reprinted (at least) in March 2002 and March 2005 as "The First Carnforth Collection of Scottish Country Dances".


created: 2016-06-22 22:32:06.707049+00
last_modified: 2018-03-30 20:29:51.347181+00
name: Quaich Dances 2010 (Dundee), The
year: 2010-00-00
adopted_date: 2018-03-30 20:29:51.343565+00
notes:
  Two parts

  1.  Dundee branch Quaich Dances 2010  p. 4-13

  2.  Dundee branch Diamond Jubilee Dances, 1985, p. 15-20  (reprinted from the 1985 "Diamond Jubilee Book"


created: 2018-04-03 11:59:35.745181+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 11:59:35.745181+00
name: 11th Book of New and Favorite, Country Dances & Strathspey Reels
shortname: Campbell's 11th Book
year: 1790-00-00
notes:
  The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" states William Campbell's *11th Book of New and Favorite, Country Dances, & Strathspey Reels* from about 1790 as a source of dances.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-09-02 19:20:44.367095+00
name: Morison's Bush Collection, The
shortname: Morison's Bush
year: 1978-00-00
adopted_date: 2016-09-01 01:54:53+00
notes:
  The book was Published to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Wellington/Hawkes Bay Association and of organised Scottish country dancing in New Zealand 1953-1978.


created: 2016-06-26 16:40:35.908735+00
last_modified: 2016-06-26 17:16:53.281072+00
name: Friends and Celebrations - 10 additional dances
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  10 loose dance sheets were found in the back of a copy of "Friends and Celebrations, Book 2".  They appear here in chronological order.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-09-06 23:18:41.383472+00
name: Slip Knot Collection, The
shortname: Slip Knot
year: 1995-01-01
notes:
  Published by
  Melbourne G. Briscoe
  1709 Stonebridge Koad
  Alexandria  Virginia 22304, U.S.A.
  E-mail: Mel@Briscoe.com


created: 2016-09-06 23:28:12.861419+00
last_modified: 2023-04-08 12:07:30.066425+00
name: Slip Knot Collection plus 7 More
shortname: Slip Knot + 7
year: 2012-00-00
notes:
  The original Slip Knot Collection  was released in 1995. It was republished in PDF format and expanded 2012 without music. Finally the was corrected version in 2013.


created: 2016-12-27 01:22:12.516845+00
last_modified: 2019-01-06 00:37:48.795346+00
name: Reeladelphia 2
year: 2016-01-01
notes:
  Subtitle: 16 Country Dances by Dan Blim.

  Dan Blim writes the name as "2eeladelphia".  This should be noted as an alias, if that function were available


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-09-09 22:39:07.032176+00
name: Thistle and Trillium, The
shortname: Thistle & Trillium
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This is a collection of Scottish Country Dances composed by George S. 8mmerson for the repertoire of the U.W.O. Scottish Dance Group, london, Ontario, in the decade 1979-89. 

  All the dances in this collection are longwise and progressive, adhering to the form traditionally recognized in Scotland. Two figures with a claim to originality are introduced - the "Planet Reel" and the "Clef" - a few others are simple modifications of standard figures but there are no perverse departures from the basic system of the restored Scottish Country Dance. Nevertheless, the dances are intended for devotees of their form as an art.

  SCDDB Editor's note: we have one original copy which has only the first 9 dances, the other 3 are missing.  They may have been published elsewhere.


created: 2018-04-03 12:06:23.112651+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 12:06:23.112651+00
name: 8th Book of New and Favorite, Country Dances & Strathspey Reels
shortname: Campbell's 8th Book
year: 1787-00-00
notes:
  The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" states William Campbell's *8th Book of New and Favorite, Country Dances, & Strathspey Reels* from about 1787 as a source of dances.


created: 2018-04-03 12:13:11.220585+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 12:13:11.220585+00
name: Collection of Favourite Reels & Strathspeys by the Most Eminent Composers [18C], A
shortname: Coll Eminent Composers [18C]
year: 1797-00-00
notes:
  The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" states W Boag's *A Collection of Favourite Reels & Strathspeys by the Most Eminent Composers* from 1797 a source of dances.


created: 2016-12-06 09:26:32.314839+00
last_modified: 2021-09-11 23:13:44.824867+00
name: Saint Martin Coll. of New Scottish Country Dances Vol 3, The
shortname: Saint Martin 3
year: 2016-01-01
notes:
  Information taken from the TAC Books entry (<<http://books.tac-rscds.org/product_info.php?products_id=1166>>).


created: 2016-10-08 23:29:55.51962+00
last_modified: 2016-10-08 23:31:02.872628+00
name: CD booklet of The Sunday Class Dance Book 2
shortname: TSC Book 2 CD
year: 2016-10-08
adopted_date: 2016-10-08 23:31:02.870867+00
notes:
  This is the booklet accompanying the CD "The Sunday Class Dance Book 2" by Marian Anderson and her Band.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-01-21 12:53:22.887969+00
name: Carnforth Collection of SC Dances 4
shortname: Carnforth 4
year: 1998-08-01
adopted_date: 2009-03-13 21:58:17+00
notes:
  On the title page: "First printed in August 1998 by Paul Bond".  Copyright Derek Haynes.

  First published in August 1998, it was reprinted in October 2002. In that edition Paul Bond is only mentioned on the back.


created: 2016-06-22 23:32:30.183798+00
last_modified: 2023-02-19 11:59:42.251458+00
name: Six Scottish Dances (YSDA, Volume III)
year: 1995-00-00
notes:
  to accompany cassette YSDA 3

  The dance on p. 7 needs to be checked; in this booklet it is called "A Progressive Circle Waltz", which may be a different dance.  


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-05 15:40:44.639128+00
name: Silver Thistle Collection, Leeds Branch, The
shortname: Leeds Silver Thistle
year: 1998-00-00
notes:
  The Silver Thistle Collection was published to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Leeds Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.


created: 2016-10-08 23:08:47.115074+00
last_modified: 2023-08-28 11:15:35.077236+00
name: Sunday Class Dance Book 2, The
shortname: TSC Book 2
year: 2016-10-08
adopted_date: 2016-10-08 23:31:06+00
notes:
  There is an additional dance description (Staircase in Styria by Margaret Gray) with its tune by Marian Anderson in the booklet of The Sunday Class CD 2.


created: 2014-08-31 16:34:32.916223+00
last_modified: 2017-02-24 23:54:43.629076+00
name: Angus Scottish Country Dance Book, An
shortname: Angus Book
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  Date of publication unknown, but after 2006. 

  Bunty Wilson has taught Scottish Country Dancing in Montrose for many years. As a tribute, the dance “Tribute to Bunty” was composed in her honour and was first danced by a set trained by Irene Farnell, the other teacher in Montrose. Irene’s efforts to have the dance published by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society were rejected. This led to the idea that it should be published independently. It was then discovered that there were a number of other dances composed in Angus that had not been published, and this in turn led to the idea of publishing a collection.

  Dances contributed to the collection were composed by Muriel Boal, Charles Auld, Mary Gardner and Mark Noble.  Dances include some more suitable for beginners and some for more advanced dancers.

  The music for “Tribute to Bunty” was composed especially by Jimmy Boal. Most of the other music is derived from the Caledonian Companion collection of traditional Scottish tunes. 

  Many of the dances are linked to places in Angus, to other activities, to looking at the glens, and the history of the area.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-03-07 01:53:56.884066+00
name: Stepping Out Part 2 - Progressive SCDs for Beginners (Original)
shortname: Stepping Out 2 Original
year: 1997-00-00
adopted_date: 2017-03-04 08:59:24+00
notes:
  Somewhere around 2014 Marylin Watson published this revised edition of "Stepping Out 2" of 1997.  That is listed separately as publication 1353.

  Some dances have changed, e.g. 

  "Over the Heather" has changed from a 2C/4L S 24 into a 2C/4L J 32.

  "A Passng Fancy" has changed from a 2C/4L S 32 into a 2C/4L R 32


created: 2017-03-10 16:08:36.465345+00
last_modified: 2021-10-09 23:39:22.52523+00
name: Dances published on the Minicrib website
shortname: Published on Minicrib
year: 2016-00-00
notes:
  This is the page of the Minicrib website where anyone can publish SC dances or dance collections.

  That web page (<<http://www.minicrib.org.uk/publish.html>>) now contains many more dances than are currently included in this entry.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-04-01 23:08:29.309883+00
name: Flowing Reels and Proud Poussettes
shortname: Flowing Reels...
year: 1988-00-00
adopted_date: 2012-02-14 22:36:21+00
notes:
  The dance "Canadian Corn Rigs" is not listed in the Table of Contents of this book, but presented "on the sly" in the introduction on page 16.  See the dance for more "Extra Info".


created: 2014-03-17 22:37:35.982618+00
last_modified: 2017-07-25 09:25:26.118375+00
name: Suncoast Collection, The
shortname: Suncoast Coll
year: 2014-00-00
notes:
  This has been re-edited several times to add corrections, but the various editions are not clearly identified on the front page or in their PDF file name. The version of June 2014 has the filename "Sun-BookNew.pdf".  It replaces "TheSuncoastCollection-v3.pdf" and earlier editions.  The website offers a dec. 2014 edition, but gives no information on any further corrections.


created: 2017-04-29 15:10:07.670309+00
last_modified: 2017-10-12 15:58:33.103544+00
name: Mrs Hepburn Belches and Miss Murray, Lintrose
year: 1954-00-00
notes:
  The dance descriptions in this leaflet are as in the original publication by John Bowie of Perth (from the mid-18th century). The tunes have been arranged by Ian Macleish.


created: 2017-11-14 09:49:03.620173+00
last_modified: 2017-11-14 10:55:00.643393+00
name: Hill Manuscript (Aberdeen)
shortname: Hill
year: 1841-00-00
notes:
  The combined RSCDS Books mention the "Hill Manuscript" (Aberdeen) from 1841 as the source of dances like the <<ddd:Lady of the Lake>>, <<ddd:Miss Dumbreck>> and <<ddd:Burns' Hornpipe>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-09-13 15:08:05.734677+00
name: Whetherly Book 19
shortname: Whetherly 19
year: 1986-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages. In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.


created: 2017-04-12 13:43:47.174034+00
last_modified: 2017-04-12 20:42:04.531951+00
name: Flype Collection, The
year: 2012-08-05
notes:
  Created at T.A.C. Summer School Units 2 and 3 Candidate Classes, July 22 to August 5, 2012

  To Alan Twhigg for his calming presence and excellent teaching, and
  Ron Krug for his 10 magic fingers and inspiring music

  Flype: to turn inside out, as in a sock, is also the little known name of the formation occurring in the final four bars of Miss Hadden’s Reel. The couples are in the order 3rd couple, 1st couple, 2nd couple. 3rd couple casts off to 3rd place. 1st and 2nd couples dance up and cast off into 2nd and 1st places, respectively.

  This formation can be done in a variety of ways, with three or four couples. The couples may be in different orders, and they may flype in different directions.  

  The earliest known use of the word is in 1530 in John Palsgrave’s Lesclarcissement de la langue francoyse. The modern spelling is flipe.
  From the Oxford English Dictionary Online: flipe, v. To turn up or down, to fold back; also, to turn inside out. 

  Class Members: Lou Hanson, Gavin Keachie, Kalindi Devi-Dasi, Crystal Goodwin, Sarah MacQueen, Margaret Leversha, Mei-Hwa Neal, Karen Pestana, Tiffany Clede, Heather Clede, Elizabeth Woodbury, Ilse Gilbert, Holly Boyd, Deborah Leary, Peter Price, Kathy Byers


created: 2017-04-29 15:03:49.033049+00
last_modified: 2017-04-29 15:04:59.22614+00
name: New Scotland Strathspey, The
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  Single-dance leaflet. The title page says “The New Scotland Strathspey – Dance devised by Capt. E. G. Elder, Black Watch (R. H. R.) – Composed by Calum Bolton – Arranged for Piano and Piano-Accordion by Ian MacLeish – With complete dance instructions”.

  It doesn't give a publication date but Anselm's copy has a sticker that gives the price as “2/- net”, which puts it before 1970 (if you hold the sticker in front of a strong lamp you can see that the leaflet originally retailed for 1/6).


created: 2015-02-05 13:45:23.857633+00
last_modified: 2017-05-23 22:09:43.75708+00
name: Munich Anniversary Book
year: 2013-07-01
notes:
  The Munich Anniversarv Book was published to celebrate 40 years of Scottish country dancing in Munich (1973-2013).


created: 2017-03-07 00:37:14.674658+00
last_modified: 2018-01-20 16:49:15.822062+00
name: Stepping Out Part 2 - Progressive SCDs for Beginners (Revised)
shortname: Stepping Out 2 Revised
year: 2014-00-00
adopted_date: 2017-03-07 15:44:51+00
notes:
  Most of these dances can be danced as a Reel, Jig or Strathspey

  Somewhere around 2014 Marylin Watson published this revised edition of "Stepping Out 2" of 1997.  The original is listed as publication 362.

  Some dances have changed, e.g. 

  "Over the Heather" has changed from a 2C/4L S 24 into a 2C/4L J 32.

  "A Passng Fancy" has changed from a 2C/4L S 32 into a 2C/4L R 32


created: 2013-03-23 17:50:24.734294+00
last_modified: 2017-06-05 00:32:39.555604+00
name: 20 New Dances by John Drewry 1999-2000
year: 2000-00-00
notes:
  Most of these dances have also been published in other books, like the Greenburn book.   A check my still be needed to see if the descriptions in the different publications are identical.

  The dances have been entered below in the order given in the original Table of Contents.

  In that table. dance 8 is spelled "The Fruit Cake".


created: 2017-11-14 10:32:33.800236+00
last_modified: 2017-11-14 10:38:02.059631+00
name: New Lanark Collection
shortname: New Lanark
year: 0001-00-00
notes:
  Book 26 credited the dance <<ddd:New Waterloo Reel>> to the *New Lanark Collection* of Robert Owen. New Lanark was a cotton-processing “model village” on the river Clyde south-east of Glasgow which was essentially owned by Owen, who was a social reformer as well as an entrepreneur and believed in keeping his workers entertained in a wholesome fashion, which apparently included dancing. There is no evidence that Owen himself wrote the dance; he probably underwrote the publication of the dance book.

  However, the Combined RSCDS Books 25-30 state: The source previously given for this dance is *The Collection of Robert Owen* but we have not been able to verify this.

  Furthermore, the collection might refer to the general collection of material at New Lanark and not to a booklet with that name.


created: 2017-06-18 14:07:26.676406+00
last_modified: 2021-05-11 09:36:20.268449+00
name: Spark O' Water
shortname: Spark O' Water
year: 2017-06-01
adopted_date: 2017-06-18 16:38:26+00
notes:
  Published to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the RSCDS Nova Scotia Branch. Dances devised by and for NS dancers over the years.


created: 2011-03-28 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-02-12 17:50:47.211176+00
name: Diamond Jubilee Collection (Inverness), The
shortname: Inverness 60y
year: 2009-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-08-22 21:46:02+00
notes:
  The dance "Away Tae Moray" was composed in July 2008 for the chairman of the RSCDS Inverness and District Branch.  It was included in their 2009 "Diamond Jubilee Collection" under the name "The Telford Hornpipe".  The deviser published the dance in her own "The Corberry Collection" using the original name, which she prefers.  


created: 2018-01-17 11:18:17.220698+00
last_modified: 2018-01-17 11:19:09.890078+00
name: Muriel Hadden's Strathspey (leaflet)
shortname: Muriel Hadden's Strathspey
year: 1967-00-00
notes:
  Dedicated to Miss Muriel Hadden in reccognition of her many services to the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.

  All proceeds from the sale of this leaflet had been sent to Miss Hadden for her to use in her social work.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-18 21:32:35.886114+00
name: Crowe's Nest Set, The
shortname: Crowe's Nest
year: 1997-00-00
adopted_date: 2009-03-15 10:39:12+00
notes:
  The two tunes are on a loose sheet lying in this leaflet.

  But since the envelope states "Musical Arrangements Copyright Muriel Johnstone 1997", the music definitely belongs to the leaflet.


created: 2018-01-18 22:42:17.414391+00
last_modified: 2018-01-18 22:42:17.414391+00
name: Grimaldi 700 [leaflet]
year: 1996-00-00
notes:
  The dance was devised by Roy Goldring for the Scottish Dance Group of Monaco to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the arrival of the Grimaldi family in Monaco.

  The movements are based on the shape of the family crest (which is depicted on the leaflet).


created: 2018-01-19 09:36:28.556475+00
last_modified: 2018-01-19 09:36:28.556475+00
name: Southern Cairn [leaflet], The
year: 1993-00-00
notes:
  The dance was devised by Roy Goldring for the Addlestone and District Scottish Society to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee season, 1993-94.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-19 09:43:43.771372+00
name: Two Celebration Dances
shortname: 2 Celebr.
year: 1994-00-00
adopted_date: 2009-03-15 10:41:23+00
notes:
  The leaflet mentions under the Celebration Jig that the St. Columba's class in Leeds celebrated its 30th Anniversary in November 1994. This does of course not necessarily mean that this is also the publication year of the leaflet.

  The tune "The Tillytweedle Cat Army" is marked to be from 1989.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-19 09:56:47.737767+00
name: Welcome to Hamilton
shortname: Hamilton Welcome
year: 2000-00-00
notes:
  The two dances have been devised in 1999 by Roy Goldring. 

  "Hamilton Welcome" is dedicated to the Hamilton (Ontario) Branch of the RSCDS, while "Hamilton Hospitality" is inscribed for Margaret and John Walton as well as Carol and John Dinsmore, the hosts for the Hamilton (Ontario) Branch Weekend.

  Further information from the leaflet: 
  Roy Goldring and his wife, Doreen, came to Hamilton, Ontario in October 1999 for the annual Hamilton Branch Weekend. It was the Goldrings' first visit to Canada and we had the privilege of introducing them to Hamilton and the Niagara Peninsula.

  We had a wonderful time with Roy - learning new dances and dancing past favourites. At the conclusion of the weekend, we were honoured when Roy presented the branch with these two fine dances.

  Thank you, Roy. We hope with this leaflet to share them with Scottish Country Dancers around the world.

  The dance, "Hamilton Hospitality" was featured on the program for our Millennium Ball, April 1, 2000. Bobby Brown introduced the tune "John Middleton's Reel" on that occasion.

  The tune selected for "Hamilton Welcome", "Roy's Threescore And Ten", was composed by Alastair Hunter and named for Roy Goldring.

  The Hamilton Branch thank both Bobby and Alastair for permission to include their music in this leaflet.


created: 2018-01-19 12:11:00.63124+00
last_modified: 2018-01-19 12:11:00.63124+00
name: Banks of the Limmat [leaflet], The
year: 1987-03-24
notes:
  Devised by Christopber Harris with music by lain Stuart Robertson.

  The dance is dedicated to Prue Brunner, and presented to her on the 24th March 1987 on the occasion or her retirement from the position of president of the Zürich Scottish Country Dancing Club in which position she has loyally served the club for twenty years.


created: 2018-01-18 21:28:09.55056+00
last_modified: 2019-11-26 09:43:10.289395+00
name: Cairn Strathspey + Miss Ann Dickson [leaflet], The
year: 1974-01-01
notes:
  The dates of the tunes state 1974. Whether the leaflet was published the same year is not entirely certain.


created: 2005-04-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-16 19:56:55.743503+00
name: Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
shortname: Pillings 8
year: 2004-00-00
notes:
  The very first edition of 'The Wee Green Book' was published in 1955.

  The 8th Edition was originally published in 2004 and reprinted in March 2005. A Supplement to the 8th Edition was released in July 2009.

  For Twelve dances the diagram in this edition is in error, and has been replaced by a new diagram published in the supplement to the 8th edition.  For these dances, the page number has been increased by 9000, to set them apart.


created: 2018-02-23 17:38:49.787329+00
last_modified: 2018-09-19 10:03:29.026501+00
name: Pipe-Major William Ross's Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music Book 1
shortname: P/M Ross’s Collection 1
year: 1923-00-00
notes:
  For more information see [[http://www.altpibroch.com/bibliography/bibliographies/scots-highland-pipes/348-pipe-major-william-rosss-collection-of-highland-bagpipe-music-by-william-ross/]]

  The list of tunes is incomplete due to lack of availability!


created: 2018-11-13 22:32:00.087287+00
last_modified: 2018-11-13 22:40:32.140766+00
name: Furrows End, The
shortname: Furrows End
year: 1996-00-00
notes:
  There appear to be scans of this publication at https://shelialee.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/the-furrows-end-collection-for-accordion-fiddle.pdf

  The database entry for this publication does not contain all the tunes in the book, only those already entered in the database as used on recordings.


created: 2018-11-21 11:11:38.26157+00
last_modified: 2019-09-12 22:01:30.2869+00
name: Clarkson's Musical Entertainment
shortname: Clarksons
year: 1796-00-00
notes:
  The title page adds "Being a Selection of Various Tunes and Pieces of Music Adapted for the Piano Forte or Harpsichord".

  The website http://hms.scot/fiddle/author/38/ suggests there are two books. The British Library catalogue contains just one 20 page volume with about 45 tunes.

  This stub entry was added in response to this issue (http://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/1394/) submitted by Finlay Forbes. So far only the tune mentioned there has been linked to this publication. 


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-01-21 23:28:23.824557+00
name: Culver City Collection, The
shortname: Culver City
year: 1993-10-00
notes:
  The old URL for the website hosting this collection is now defunct. It was archived by the "wayback machine" so can still be consulted at http://web.archive.org/web/20070711140946/http://www.tvt.com/dances/culver_city_collection/CCC.html but it does not seem appropriate to set that as an active URL in the database.


created: 2012-02-24 21:03:50.860663+00
last_modified: 2019-02-09 13:04:59.974563+00
name: West Lothian 70th 1936 2006
shortname: West Lothian 70th
year: 2006-00-00
adopted_date: 2013-03-24 17:32:36+00
notes:
  The information on the tunes for these dances comes from Iain Gent.  No tunes are mentioned in the publication. 

  With a history of the branch on pp. 3 - 5.


created: 2017-01-20 03:26:09.42646+00
last_modified: 2019-04-06 11:52:31.051816+00
name: Music and Dances of Bruce Fordyce, The
shortname: Bruce Fordyce
year: 2001-00-00
notes:
  Most of the dances in this publication are also in <<ddpub:The Bruce Fordyce Memorial Collection#1265>>, which is commercially available.


last_modified: 2019-05-14 20:00:22.35515+00
name: RSCDS Atlanta Branch Celebrating 40 Years of Dancing Memories
shortname: Atlanta 40yrs
year: 2016-00-00
notes:
  A collection of 21 Dances Written By or For Members of the Atlanta Branch - 2016. Celebrating 40 Years of Dancing Memories.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:56:14.307416+00
name: Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins), A
shortname: Guide (ex-Collins)
year: 1996-00-00
notes:
  This used to be the »Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing« edited by <<ddp:Knight, Peter>> and published by <<ddp:HarperCollins>>, but has now been taken over and renamed by the <<ddp:RSCDS>>.


created: 2012-06-15 04:14:33.920111+00
last_modified: 2023-12-06 17:21:18.612269+00
name: Reel Goulash, A
shortname: Reel Goulash
year: 2011-00-00
adopted_date: 2012-10-14 10:01:19+00
notes:
  15 dances written by members of the club from 2001-2011, and two dances written for club members on special occasions.

  This booklet was published in 2011.  Recently (2019) the deviser of "30 isnae Enaw" saw that its original dance description has an error: on bars 13-16 the 1½ turn takes FOUR bars, and there is NO SETTING on [15-16].  

  Please download the booklet from http://www.bstk.hu/book/, once this dance has been updated, and delete any old copies.

  The book contains the dances of two earlier online publications of the Budapest group, namely "<<ddpub:Dances of the Budapest Scottish Dance Club Vol. 1#380>>" and "<<ddpub:Dances of the Budapest Scottish Dance Club Vol. 2#1776>>".


created: 2018-08-13 16:09:35.12578+00
last_modified: 2018-09-19 10:03:18.262565+00
name: Canada's Irish Rover
year: 2018-00-00
notes:
  Wes Clindinning – Canada’s Irish Rover

  As the Teachers’ Association (Canada) celebrates its 60th anniversary year, it is entirely fitting to pay tribute to Wesley Clindinning, one of TAC’s long-time and most enthusiastic supporters, by publishing a collection of dances he devised over many years of dedicated service to the Association and to Scottish Country Dancing in general.

  Irish-born Wes received his Teachers’ Certificate in 1975 and, as well as being a popular teacher of Scottish country dancing, he was also a highland dancer with the Toronto Scottish Regiment, a tutor for potential teacher candidates and a guest teacher at workshops throughout North America and overseas.

  Wes was Chairman of TAC from 1982 to 1984, during which period he “hosted” the Silver Jubilee Teachers’ AGM Weekend, and established the Silver Jubilee Scholarship Fund. Now known as the Jubilee Scholarship Fund, it continues to assist candidates to attend candidate classes at TAC Summer School. He encouraged many dancers to obtain their teaching certificates and thus continue spreading the joy of Scottish Country Dancing far and wide.

  Wes will be remembered for many things, including his sense of humour, and his enjoyment of travel and social gatherings. He always had a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his face and ensured that his classes were fun, even when introducing difficult or more advanced SCD steps and formations. He had an appealing way of demonstrating the finer points of dancing and was adept at correcting and improving its performance without making any dancer feel singled out. His classes were well planned and emphasized the social aspects of SCD, including good handing and eye contact with one’s partner
  .
  Most of all, though, Wes was passionate about Scottish Country Dancing and really enjoyed imparting his knowledge and love of the dance to his classes. Unbeknownst to most dancers, he often did this in spite of pain caused by severe osteoarthritis. He inspired countless dancers with his friendliness and enthusiasm, right up until the time when health issues made it impossible for him to continue. It is hoped that the dances in this booklet will impart some of his love of the dance to those who never met him or experienced his teaching.

  Diana K Hooper
  Willowdale, ON


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-04-15 21:37:07.656419+00
name: Wierdlaw Dance Sheets
shortname: Wierdlaw
year: 1973-00-00
notes:
  Notes supplied by <<ddp:Adrian Conrad#1276>>:

  Sheet 1 - The Key to the Door - copyright dates were 1967 for the music, 1966 for the dance.

  Sheet 2 - The Fiery Cross - copyright date was 1967 for dance (no music included). 

  Sheet 3 - The Young Man's Dream - copyright date was 1969 for both dance and music.

  Sheet 4 - Glendarroch - carried no copyright statement and no date, but as it was devised in Hugh Foss's memory, it must be later than Hugh Foss's death in 1971 and before 1976 - I suggest 1973. My own copy has pasted-on correction slips which replace earlier text saying that this was originally intended to be published,with the permission of Hugh's widow Alison Foss, as Glendarroch Sheet No. 50 - continuing Hugh's set of sheets 1-49. Evidently there was a change of plan and this dance then became Iain Boyd's own Wierdlaw Sheet No. 4. A different dance (Bill Hamilton's Fine Fettle) eventually became Glendarroch Sheet 50 when published in 1976 by Bob and Mamie Donald as Hugh Foss (Formby) after their taking over Hugh's mail-order business from Alison Foss.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-10-11 20:23:41.31704+00
name: Imperial Book of Scottish Country Dances Vol III
shortname: Imperial III
year: 0000-00-00
adopted_date: 2019-10-11 20:23:41.314905+00
notes:
  On an original copy of this, the cover page states the dances were published from 1971 - 1977. The subtitle of the volume is "The Jack McConachie Memorial Sword Competition Dances". The foreword states "Each year we hold a competition for members of the Scottish Dance Branch of the Society, for the invention of a Country Dance. For one year the winner holds the Memorial Trophy, a magnificent Dress Sword which is presented in loving memory of one of our founder members, Jack McConachie, to whom this book is dedicated. "


created: 2019-09-25 08:12:38.238368+00
last_modified: 2019-09-26 22:42:37.575216+00
name: We Twa
year: 2006-03-01
notes:
  “We Twa” is a collaboration between Moira Stacey and Sue Petyt. Moira's dances can be found on https://moirastacey.wordpress.com/about-%e2%80%9cwe-twa%e2%80%9d-the-dances/ . Sue Petyt sent a personal message listing hers.  The numbers refer to the track numbers on the CD.

  The dance instructions were included with the CD "We Twa" recorded by Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band (2006) CD: SPCD002 


created: 2013-02-10 21:10:09.940827+00
last_modified: 2018-10-20 17:32:32.186818+00
name: RSCDS Herefordshire Branch 40th Anniversary Collection of Dances 1967-2007
shortname: Herefordshire 40th Anniv. 2007
year: 2014-00-00
adopted_date: 2018-10-20 17:32:32.183154+00
notes:
  Some two and a half years ago, Fran Smith undertook to compile a book of hitherto unpublished dances pertaining to the Herefordshire Branch of the RSCDS and its affiliated clubs.  This proved to be a somewhat time consuming task, but in spite of many trials and tribulations along the way, Fran's persistence has paid off and we are fortunate to be able to produce this little collection.  There are dances for all grades of Scottish Country dancers from beginners to the more advanced.  

  Our thanks and congratulations to Fran for her efforts and her success in compiling this booklet in time to help us celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Herefordshire Branch of the RSCDS.  

  Nigel Carter  
  President  

  Compiled by Fran Smith  

  All of the dances in this book have some connection with RSCDS Herefordshire. Some were devised by members, some for members, or for special occasions. Two of the dances, Jonathan’s Jig and Ross in Bloom appear in a Limited Edition booklet produced by Ross Reel Club but the rest are unpublished even though they may have been around for a while.  
    

  First Published April 2008  
  This edition Published 2014  
     
     
     
  There are a number of other dances with a connection to Herefordshire RSCDS. Those I know of are listed below. The source is given using best information available but I cannot guarantee all the publications can still be purchased.  


  The Black Mountain Reel	Derek Haynes    	Carnforth Collection of SC  
  The Blue Mess Jacket	        Douglas Henderson  
  Connie’s Jig	                Steve Goulden           RSCDS Book 41  
  Ewan Telford’s Strathspey  	Alison Telford	        Casnewydd Collection  
  The Festival Fancy	        Abergavenny Children’s Class   	Casnewydd Collection  
  Flora Inglis’ Strathspey	John Drewry              Greenburn Book 2  
  Henderson in Hereford 	John Drewry	        Winter Collection 1988  
  The Hereford Rant	        Douglas Henderson  
  Hereford Silver Jubilee 	Douglas Henderson	Scottish National Dance Company  
  Over the Moon	                John Drewry              Greenburn Book 2  
  Rings Around the Moon	John Drewry              Greenburn Book 2  
  Wormbridge House	        Derek Haynes        	Scottish Dance Archive  


created: 2019-07-17 19:26:10.877219+00
last_modified: 2019-08-12 08:16:46.519549+00
name: Homemade Dances, volume 2
shortname: Homemade Dances 2
year: 2007-07-19
notes:
  A publication of dances by many different authors, and prepared by the members of the Eagle Rock class led by Lea Maiolo.


created: 2018-01-18 22:16:21.645855+00
last_modified: 2019-09-11 20:39:37.055911+00
name: Entente Cordiale + Berwickshire Round Reel
year: 1978-00-00
notes:
  The only date mentioned on the leaflet is 1978 for the dance "Entente Cordiale", but this was not necessarily the publication date of the leaflet.


created: 2019-07-22 21:15:12.133793+00
last_modified: 2020-12-02 10:47:46.685568+00
name: Scandinavian Scottish Dance Book Vol 1.
shortname: Scandinavian vol 1 (2018)
year: 2018-04-21
notes:
  Free Download at http://dancetide.dk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Scandinavian-Scottish-Dancebook-vol-I-21-04-2018-Dancebook-.pdf

  The publishers decided to fulfil a dream that they both had, to collect and publish dances devised by Scandinavians or people who live or had lived in Scandinavia.  The dances date back to the 1980s. (SC Dancer, no 28, April 2019)

  There are 32 dances in all.  


created: 2019-09-26 09:29:31.552373+00
last_modified: 2020-04-01 23:44:30.331792+00
name: Imperial Book of Scottish Country Dances - Volumes 4, 5 and More
shortname: Imp 4-5+
year: 2019-06-01
notes:
  From the April 2020 Magazine:   Errata   
  Revisions for the Imperial Book 4, 5 and More can be viewed on the website: rscds.org/learn/resources-dancers/publication-updates  


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 09:36:38.210503+00
name: Whetherly Book 6
shortname: Whetherly 6
year: 1980-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.

  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann and Eva-Maria Beckmann) was re-published online in 2020 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 09:35:23.118191+00
name: Whetherly Book 5
shortname: Whetherly 5
year: 1980-00-00
adopted_date: 2009-12-12 22:36:45+00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.

  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann) was re-published online in 2020 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2019-09-23 10:45:33.762942+00
last_modified: 2021-06-06 21:12:59.322205+00
name: Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 4
shortname: Pillings 4
year: 1974-00-00
notes:
  Reprinted 1977 and 1978 (according to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2467/|issue 2467>>).

  The very first edition of 'The Wee Green Book' was published in 1955.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-26 18:57:38.294838+00
name: Whetherly Book 11
shortname: Whetherly 11
year: 1982-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number. In the re-published version (2019 and later), each dance starts on a new page.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-09-13 14:29:00.824621+00
name: Whetherly Book 14
shortname: Whetherly 14
year: 1984-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.


created: 2015-05-30 19:19:59.166984+00
last_modified: 2019-11-26 07:51:37.391568+00
name: Haliburton SCD Book #7: Haliburton School of Arts
shortname: Haliburton Book 7
year: 2011-01-01
notes:
  Errors have been found in the description of the dance "Valentine Special".  The other dances may need to be checked too.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 09:44:18.454776+00
name: Whetherly Book 9
shortname: Whetherly 9
year: 1981-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.

  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann) was re-published online in 2021 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2019-10-28 18:01:08.885417+00
last_modified: 2024-06-01 06:26:55.098415+00
name: Melbourne Miscellany, A
year: 2019-07-07
notes:
  Dances to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Melbourne and District Branch Inc.

  The tunes for these dances are available at <<https://www.rscdsmelbourne.org.au/branch-info/a-melbourne-miscellany>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 09:42:02.812155+00
name: Whetherly Book 7
shortname: Whetherly 7
year: 1980-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.

  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann and Martina Müller-Franz) was re-published online in 2021 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2018-04-03 10:08:29.606289+00
last_modified: 2019-11-26 09:44:40.60267+00
shortname: Le Sylphe - Dances for 1813
year: 1813-01-01
name:
  Sylphe. An elegant Collection of Twenty four Country dances, the Figures by Mr Wilson for the year 1813, Le

notes:
  The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" states *Button & Whitaker: Le Sylphe. An elegant Collection of Twenty four Country dances, the Figures by Mr Wilson for the year 1813* as the source of dances.

  Sometimes this publication was referred to as just "Dances for 1813".


created: 2017-02-15 18:18:27.565048+00
last_modified: 2020-11-11 21:04:41.779362+00
name: Corberry Collection II (with the music), The
shortname: Corberry Collection II
year: 2017-02-10
notes:
  Available as a printed book and as a PDF. 

  In addition to the dances listed there are seven Ceilidh dances in the book  

  Adelaide Two-step	32 bar two step

  An Allemande Fancy	32 bar two step

  Awa Tae Box & Fiddle	32 bar two step

  Change and Go	32 bar march

  DG Dancers’ Celebration	32 bar jig

  Guid Tae Ken Ye	32 bar march

  Hamburg 2012	32 bar reel


created: 2017-05-27 15:37:21.924195+00
last_modified: 2019-12-13 16:12:50.925601+00
name: Dances Online [San Francisco]
year: 2019-12-13
notes:
  This is a page on the SF branch website where dances are published that have been locally devised. At the moment of writing they are arranged in order of submission to the page; on the web page they are not numbered.  Some have been published elsewhere, some not.

  The Branch will be adding more dances.  I propose that we editors use the "publication date" above to indicate the last day of updating this entry. 

  Links to the dances can be found from the main web page; there are also links directly to each individual dance. 

  The "Anniversary Suite" has three dances, the fourth entry is a set of teaching notes for these three.  Jennifer Kelly writes:    
  "Notes for teachers on the dances in the Anniversary Suite.   As I devised these dances I had a particular teaching point in mind for each of them.".

  These teaching notes can be found at 
  http://rscds-sf.org/resources/dances/Anniversay%20Suite%20Notes.pdf

  Eric


created: 2019-12-20 10:54:01.81428+00
last_modified: 2019-12-20 11:01:27.012636+00
name: Simple Highland Dances for Scottish Country Dancers
shortname: Simple Highland
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  The entry is a place holder for adding those dances in the book when required, eg if they appear on dance lists or have videos. Few of the dances have yet been added to the database.


created: 2012-04-29 13:43:08.441878+00
last_modified: 2020-01-24 12:07:28.837311+00
name: Land of Milk and Plenty 1
year: 2003-00-00
notes:
  This entry is very incomplete.  There are three books of this name, numbered 1,2,3.

  The Publisher has been guessed.  Needs checking when the full book is entered into DD.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-05-04 23:46:13.619406+00
name: Gala Scottish Reels, The
shortname: Gala Reels
year: 1993-01-01
notes:
  From Strathspey message 71121:  The book is a collection of 'display reels', which were performed by the U of Western Ontario SCD group at annual "Gala Days" conducted alternately by the Ontario and Hamilton dance groups. 


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-05-03 10:55:36.802962+00
name: Peggy McGhie's Reel & Other Scottish Country Dances
shortname: Peggy McGhie's Reel
year: 1988-00-00
adopted_date: 2020-04-22 15:30:58+00
notes:
  This was the third publication by Lewis N Derrick in his McGhie series and he now refers to it with the abbreviated colophon 'Mc3'.


created: 2019-11-03 13:35:41.708366+00
last_modified: 2020-04-01 21:38:04.744308+00
name: Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two
shortname: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
year: 2019-11-01
notes:
  From the April 2020 magazine:  It  was  noticed  by  many  of  you  that  the  Thirty  Popular  Dances  Volume 2, Part 2, tracks 10 and 11 are in the opposite order from that in which they appear in the list on the cover. We apologise for any confusion.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-03 20:41:28.814609+00
name: 101 Scottish Country Dances
shortname: RSCDS 101
year: 1956-00-00
adopted_date: 2012-01-15 22:17:45+00
notes:
  First published 1956, reprinted January 1957, corrected  October 1957, another reprint in January 1960 and again in November 1961. Details from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2465/|issue 2465>>.


created: 2003-05-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-04-21 20:51:42.648563+00
name: Welsh Set, The
shortname: Welsh Set
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  The book says:  "This booklet of dances contains dances which John taught at the John Drewry Day School held by the South Wales Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society on the 23rd of October 1999".


created: 2016-06-22 22:53:16.901857+00
last_modified: 2020-04-22 08:51:37.080303+00
name: Introduction to Scottish Country Dancing, An
year: 1987-00-00
notes:
  Foreword by Duncan MacLeod

  An introductory manual, explaining many figures.  From p. 28 a number of popular SC dances are described


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-04-22 20:57:26.728932+00
name: Saint Andrews Suite of Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: St Andrews Suite
year: 1988-00-00
adopted_date: 2020-04-22 15:42:43+00
notes:
  The leaflet contains three separate dances, jig, strathspey, reel, with a note about how they may be run together as a medley for demonstration purposes


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-03-13 22:53:51.494758+00
name: Scottish Country Dances of The 18th Century
shortname: 18th Cent.
year: 1960-00-00
adopted_date: 2023-03-13 22:53:51.478691+00
notes:
  The inscription in the second (revised) edition, 1963 states:

  Derived from a manuscript dated 1740 in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. "A Collection of the newest Country Dances Performed in Scotland" written at Edinburgh by D.A. Young W.M. 1740

  Edited & adapted to conform with modern presentation by Jack McConachie, Fellow of The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Incorporated (Scottish Country Dance Branch). Published by order of the Council The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Incorporated.


created: 2013-08-07 09:25:22.616986+00
last_modified: 2020-04-28 20:04:23.352015+00
name: Real McGhie & Other Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: Real McGhie, The
year: 1992-01-01
adopted_date: 2020-04-22 15:36:42+00
notes:
  *Extra information from the deviser (issue 2069):*
  The Volume title is: The McGhie Scottish Country Dance Books Volume 5 [the first four books didn't have this volume indicator], abbreviated on cover colophon as 'Mc5'.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-05-03 10:54:47.268068+00
name: McGhie the Moudie-Catcher & Other Scottish Country Dances
shortname: McGhie the Moudie-Catcher
year: 1987-00-00
adopted_date: 2020-04-22 15:28:29+00
notes:
  McGhie the Moudie-Catcher & Other Scottish Country Dance
  This was the second publication by Lewis N Derrick in his McGhie series and he now refers to it with the abbreviated colophon 'Mc2'.


created: 2020-05-09 17:41:27.115334+00
last_modified: 2020-05-09 17:49:15.720576+00
name: Cardenden Connection Volume 3
shortname: Cardenden3
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  Published by Deeay Music and the composer Michael Philip.

  This is a partial entry: only tunes already known to SCDDB have been added here.


created: 2020-05-26 20:05:55.285097+00
last_modified: 2020-05-26 20:11:34.414638+00
name: Lorne Collection, The
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  33 tunes composed by Alastair Hunter and his father Charlie Hunter, published by Deeay Music, Forfar.

  This is a stub entry and only contains tunes known to be part of this collection.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-08-04 10:24:43.046636+00
name: McGhie's Fancy & Other Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: McGhie's Fancy
year: 1987-00-00
adopted_date: 2020-04-22 15:16:59+00
notes:
  This was the first publication by Lewis N Derrick in his McGhie series and he now refers to it with the abbreviated colophon 'Mc1'.
  Electronic version published 2020


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 09:27:05.626552+00
name: Whetherly Book 2
shortname: Whetherly 2
year: 1975-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.

  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann and Katrin Edelmann and diagrams by Keith Rose) was re-published online in 2020 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2020-07-04 10:01:39.774055+00
last_modified: 2020-07-04 10:04:30.605233+00
name: Bon Accord Collection
shortname: Bon Accord
year: 1999-00-00
notes:
  This entry is a stub. The tunes are not yet added. There is a table of contents of the e-book available at <<https://www.scotlandsmusic.com/Product/SM-P41OQV/bert-murrays-bon-accord-collection>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-07-08 17:26:39.731541+00
name: Set and Cast Off Volume 3
shortname: Set & Cast Off 3
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  The entry for this publication was originally missing Wileycat Wood. It is not known if this was added to a later edition of this book.


created: 2020-06-17 14:24:02.455935+00
last_modified: 2020-06-17 14:37:44.215489+00
name: Call of Home, The
shortname: Call of Home
year: 2014-00-00
notes:
  First book of tunes composed by Ian Robertson.

  This entry is incomplete and currently only lists the tunes already used in recordings known to the database (about half of those in the book).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 09:28:01.049467+00
name: Whetherly Book 3
shortname: Whetherly 3
year: 1977-00-00
adopted_date: 2019-08-26 06:47:17+00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.

  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann and diagrams by Keith Rose) was re-published online in 2020 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:10:01.369441+00
name: Book 13 - Victory Book
shortname: RSCDS XIII
year: 1945-00-00
adopted_date: 2020-05-22 05:07:36+00
notes:
  There are two tunes per dance which are listed here in order. So tunes 1 and 2 are the original and alternate tunes for dance #1 etc.


created: 2020-06-17 14:56:43.498042+00
last_modified: 2020-06-17 15:27:07.597883+00
name: Heart of Me, The
shortname: Heart of Me
year: 2020-00-00
notes:
  Second book of tunes composed by Ian Robertson.

  This entry is incomplete and currently only lists the tunes already used in recordings known to the database (about half of those in the book).


created: 2011-12-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-15 08:15:03.000836+00
name: Eight by Thirty-Two
shortname: 8 x 32
year: 0000-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-12-11 22:54:05+00
notes:
  This blog allows anyone to post SC dances; it keeps on growing.

  Updated 19 december 2011:  All 78 dances have been entered.

  Updated 25 july 2013.  All 87 dances now entered

  Updated 8 november 2017. All 99 now entered


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-14 09:18:51.069255+00
name: Autumn Collection 1983
shortname: Drewry: Autumn 83
year: 1983-00-00
notes:
  The original SCDDB entry for this publication had 20 dances. Thanks to Bruce Herbold reporting <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2171/|issue 2171>>, three other dances included in his copy of the publication were added: <<ddd:#4354>>, <<ddd:#1384>> and <<ddd:#3454>>.


created: 2011-06-28 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-19 23:37:03.11193+00
name: Mountain Spring Dances
year: 2007-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-06-29 21:12:36+00
notes:
  This year Wil van den Berg will be leading the Social Dance of the Geldermalsen Scottish Country Dance Group for the 20th time.  For this occasion we have compiled this little booklet of dances written by our members.

  The booklet's name refers to Wil; "Berg" means "Mountain".

  Spring 2007


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-25 09:39:33.557204+00
name: Whetherly Book 4
shortname: Whetherly 4
year: 1979-00-00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages.  In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number

  A revised edition by Alison Mitchell (with assistance of Viktor Lehmann and diagrams by Keith Rose) was re-published online in 2020 as PDF on www.scd-germany.de.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-10-04 10:43:46.810285+00
name: Bon Accord Book of Scottish Country Dances
shortname: Bon Accord
year: 1968-00-00
adopted_date: 2009-04-07 22:34:08+00
notes:
  John Drewry originally published two duplicated versions of the Bon Accord book (see his notes at end of this book).
  He then had the book printed properly, containing 20 dances.  The copyright date is 1968.

  The SNDC republished this version, appending three dances, Jennifer's Jig, The Quaich and Flying Spur but keeping the copyright date of 1968 (the SNDC was not founded until 1970).

  In 2003, TACBooks republished the book, putting the 23 dances into alphabetical order.


created: 2019-01-16 22:51:48.441985+00
last_modified: 2021-03-30 19:55:59.617647+00
name: Collection of SCDs, Nova Scotia 2017, A
shortname: Collection Nova Scotia 2017
year: 2017-12-31
notes:
  Full Title:

  A Collection of Scottish Country Dances  

  Written by or in honour of Nova Scotian dancers  

  Collected on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the RSCDS Nova Scotia Branch in 2017  

  Diagrams by Keith Rose

  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  These dances were compiled by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Nova Scotia Branch.  Twenty-one of the dances were published in Spark O' Water, Dances of Nova Scotia in 2017 to celebrate the Branch's 35th Anniversary. The rest of the dances were submitted for consideration for publication, but, due to technical restrictions, could not be included in the booklet. It seemed a shame that all the dances could not be shared, so the decision was made to create this document with all of the submitted dances.

  The original booklet has an accompanying CD featuring the wonderful fiddle and piano music of Keith Smith and Muriel Johnstone. The CD is called Spark O' Water, Music for Scottish Country Dancing.

  The original booklet and CD are available for purchase from the RSCDS Nova Scotia Branch. (http://www.rscdsnovascotia.ca).


created: 2020-12-03 21:31:15.960466+00
last_modified: 2020-12-03 21:34:37.582987+00
name: Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jiggs, A
shortname: Duff's Collection
year: 1792-00-00
notes:
  Published circa 1792.

  This is a stub entry and so far only contains tunes already included in the database and known to be in this book.


created: 2020-11-10 08:40:24.391982+00
last_modified: 2020-11-10 14:22:35.635688+00
name: Borders Connection, The
shortname: Borders Connection
year: 2020-09-30
notes:
  Introduction from the publication:

  Since we published our first book of tunes, “Winds of Change” in 2018 Seonaid and I have continued to add to our collection.

  The tunes in “Border Connection”, with some exceptions, were written with dancing in mind and a number of the titles refer to the area of the Scottish Borders where we live.

  2020 has been an exceptional year and we would like to share these tunes freely. Please use the music as you wish. Our only request is that our copyright is acknowledged and they are not used for personal gain.

  We hope you find something you like in the collection.  
  Roddy Johnston and Seonaid Lynn


  For printed copies of the book of tunes please contact Roddy Johnston.


created: 2020-09-30 15:13:05.251726+00
last_modified: 2020-10-23 15:04:33.709992+00
name: Freiburg Corona Collection, The
shortname: Freiburg Corona
year: 2020-10-00
adopted_date: 2020-10-05 16:48:04+00
notes:
  This collection of dances was devised for the Freiburg Scottish Country Dancers. It developed during the first weeks after the lockdown in Germany was over, when dancing classes were possible again. All dances share the same feature – no giving of hands is needed, so they comply with the basic hygiene and keep-your-distance rules issued by the government. Some of the dances contain formations, however, that actually require the giving of hands. So whenever the pandemic is over, they can be danced ‘properly’ as well.


created: 2020-10-31 11:05:05.900925+00
last_modified: 2020-10-31 11:05:05.900925+00
name: Logan's Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music
shortname: Logan's Collection
year: 1899-00-00
notes:
  A large collection of pipe tunes in eight books, the first published in 1899 by Logan & co.

  This is a stub entry only linking tunes in the database known to be in this publication. There is a complete table of contents at <<https://ceolsean.net/content/Logan/Logan_TOC.html>>.


created: 2013-05-17 21:56:10.127786+00
last_modified: 2020-11-12 12:56:16.490889+00
name: 140 Scottish Country Dances
shortname: 140SCDs
year: 2010-00-00
adopted_date: 2017-09-15 12:28:31+00
notes:
  The document also lists the dances "Genevieve's Jig" (1983, rf. RSCDS Bk 32), "Jaunt in July", "Lazy August", "Rain in Spring" (1989), "Rashleigh's Reel" (1988), "Rose and Thistle" (2000), "Ruby Square", "Thistle Square" (1995), and "Thurso Square" (1991), but without description.


created: 2020-03-23 17:29:29.532058+00
last_modified: 2021-08-23 16:16:20.639955+00
name: Pandemic Set of Dances, The
year: 2020-03-20
adopted_date: 2021-08-23 16:16:20.635576+00
notes:
  The dances are from the <<https://www.facebook.com/groups/5808618015/|Facebook SCD Teachers page>>.

  Individuals contributed dances and Bob Messner gathered them together in March 2020 into this single document, originally with 8 dances.  He updates this as new dances & corrections come in.  


created: 2016-03-16 09:42:10.193503+00
last_modified: 2020-12-02 10:47:14.120116+00
name: CD booklet of Leicester Branch 1977-2002 The Silver Collection
shortname: Leicester Silver CD
year: 2003-01-01
notes:
  The CD that accompanies "The Silver Collection" by the Leicester Branch 1977-2002 (TRCD0302) contains the descriptions and music of the ten dances of that collection.  That collection is listed as publication http://my.strathspey.org/dd/admin/acedd/publication/83/

  That CD also has the music and descriptions of five other leaflet dances published over the preceding 10 years by the Leicester Branch; but they are not actually part of "The Silver Collection".  This publication (publication/1297/) lists those dances. 


created: 2021-03-15 21:09:03.626907+00
last_modified: 2021-05-01 21:41:01.416187+00
name: Three Traditional Scottish Dances - 7th Set
shortname: MacNab 7th Set
year: 1962-00-00
notes:
  This is the 7th set of dances collected by <<ddp:MacNab#242>>. They were taught at the 1962 summer school and published around that time as a <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/three-traditional-scottish-dances-7th-set|leaflet>> by the RSCDS prior to the subsequent combined editions.


created: 2021-02-19 08:00:28.832666+00
last_modified: 2021-02-19 17:20:26.50431+00
name: Devil's Quandary Book 1, The
shortname: Devil's Quandary 1
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  Please note: There are two versions of Book 1, an electronic PDF version and the older printed version.

  The latter version seems not to contain the dance "Down Unda".


created: 2021-03-12 23:33:25.148914+00
last_modified: 2021-03-12 23:52:37.670703+00
name: 24 Favourite Scottish Country Dances
shortname: RSCDS 24 Fav
year: 1954-00-00
notes:
  Some photos of the front cover show 1954, others have no date.

  The publication also contains music but these are not yet listed here.

  The index misspells "Circassian Circle" as "Cicassian Circle". The dance "The Ninety-second" is here referred to by its alternative title "Marquis of Huntly's Highlanders" and "Teviot Bridge" is here spelled "Teviot Brig".


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-10 12:10:04.392718+00
name: Cambridge Scottish Society Diamond Jubilee, Twelve Dances 1936 - 1996
shortname: Cambridge Diamond
year: 1996-01-01
notes:
  The dances in this book are selected from entries in a dance competition held by Cambridge Scottish Society Dance Circle to celebrate the Society’s Diamond Jubilee. Donald Wilson, chairman 1994-95 adds, "arriving at the dances after devising, testing and revising was great fun".


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-03 13:49:39.078739+00
name: Devil's Quandary, The
shortname: Devil's Quandary
year: 2002-00-00
notes:
  This is the joint publication of the content of Devil's Quandary Books 1 and 2.

  The Devil's Quandary Books contain dances for different levels of dancing.
  Dances 1-30 (pp 1-17) are beginner dances, 31-60 (pp 21-44) are intermediate/advanced dances.

  Date has been added after consulting Bob McMurtry.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-12 07:50:31.980962+00
name: Thistle - A Magazine of Scottish Country Dancing and Allied Subjects, The
shortname: Thistle
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  PDF scans of all 55 issues of The Thistle, published betwen 1961 and 1973, are available via <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/the-thistle-magazine-john-mitchell-bequest/|London Branch Archives>>.

  Assignment of dance numbers in a magazine is not entirely clear. Most are now listed by the issue number, but a few, perhaps only mentioned in passing, still have number 0. As these are generally republications, the dance "priority" is set to 40 so they appear after an original publication. However the descriptions here frequently have some interesting background information.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-09-09 07:56:51.157918+00
name: Scottish Dance Archives
shortname: SDA
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This entry primarily concerns the publication scheme known as “Scottish Dance Archives” under which 190 newly devised Scottish Country dances from numerous devisers were published in the years 1972-81. All these dances have separate entries in this database, and are linked with this publication entry.

  However, it is easy to confuse this scheme with the much more recent “Dance Archives” initiative, especially since both activities heavily involved one person, <<ddp:Donald, Bob#105>>. An explanation of the separate Dance Archives will therefore be found at the end of this article.

  _1.	Scottish Dance Archives_

  <<ddp:Clowes, Roy#82>> and <<ddp:Donald, Bob#105>>, both active dancers, dancing teachers and dance devisers in the Merseyside area, launched the scheme in 1972, to help aspiring devisers of new SCD to get their dances publicised and distributed.

  This initiative came at a time when just a few major devisers of new Scottish Country dances had become well known, notably <<ddp:#129|Hugh Foss>> (who had just died) and <<ddp:#108|John Drewry>> in the UK, and also some other devisers elsewhere such as <<ddp:#62|Robert Campbell>> and <<ddp:#35|Marie Boehmer>> in Canada. Numerous other devisers had new dances to introduce, but lacked an easy way to issue them, since producing printed booklets was time-consuming and expensive.

  At the same time, the RSCDS itself, despite having experimented with the publication of new dances in the 1960s, in Books 22 and 23, seemed to have turned its back completely on new dances, and in its more recently issued books had reverted to publishing dances taken exclusively from historical sources. (That policy was eventually reversed starting with Book 31 in 1983.)

  Under the Scottish Dance Archives scheme, Roy and Bob accepted submissions of new dances, and helped the devisers by practical testing of the dances and their instructions. The finished dances, selected for widest appeal by Roy and Bob, were then distributed to interested subscribers in groups of ten loose foolscap sheets twice yearly, starting in September 1972.

  Production costs were minimised by the sheets being typed on stencils and duplicated, with strathspeys, reels, jigs and medleys printed on orange, pink, blue and white paper respectively. Occasionally other (yellow) sheets were also distributed, covering teaching and discussion topics, and also a few demonstration “set dances” and Highland dances.

  Roy and Bob had hoped that after “releasing the dam”, the early flood of newly devised dances would slow to a trickle, but the flow of new submissions never eased, this being an early phase of what we now call “the dance explosion”.  Consequently they decided to close the scheme in 1982, after ten years in which they had published 190 new Scottish Country dances.

  A little before that, the SDA team had used a growing surplus of cash from subscriptions to finance a weekend dance school in Liverpool in 1978, with several eminent teachers and musicians contributing. Some of the material from those sessions was then subsequently circulated to SDA subscribers as the very informative booklet ”Notes on teaching Scottish Country Dancing”.

  By its close, nearly ninety different dance devisers had contributed to Scottish Dance Archives, mostly with just one submission each, but a few had contributed several times, including <<ddp:Haynes, Derek#175>>, <<ddp:Priddey, Barry#313>>, <<ddp:#850|Douglas & Lisbeth Henderson>>, <<ddp:Firth, Sam#696>>, <<ddp:#57|Tony Bulteel>> and <<ddp:#567|Anne Large>>. A scan of the dance list will also reveal several other well-known dance devisers, including some from Canada, New Zealand and the USA, and both the founders <<ddp:Clowes, Roy#82>> and <<ddp:Donald, Bob#105>>. Several of the dances were later re-published by their devisers in their own collections, but for some dances, the SD Archives manuscripts remain the original source, for example <<ddd:The Pines of Pitlochry#5260>> and <<ddd:Mr. George Gray’s Reel#4709>>. 

  _2.	The “Dance Archives” website_

  As the separate entry for <<ddp:Donald, Bob#105>> explains, during the 1970s, as well as helping to run Scottish Dance Archives, Bob was involved in other activities. In particular for a few years, under the name “<<ddp:Hugh Foss (Formby)#12219>>”, Bob and his wife Mamie ran a mail-order business, originally started by <<ddp:#129|Hugh Foss>> himself, for the distribution of sheets and books for dances not connected with the RSCDS.

  Bob and Mamie ceased running this service around 1980, that role then being taken up by others, but partly as a result of running “Hugh Foss (Formby)”, Bob and Mamie ended up with an impressive collection of hardcopy SCD instructions, including some material that had become hard to find, such as the <<ddpub:#155|Glendarroch sheets>>, originally published by <<ddp:#129|Hugh Foss>> in the late 1960s and featuring dances by him, <<ddp:Haynes, Derek#175>>, and others.

  When web-based online information sources started up, around the year 2000, Bob and Mamie seized this opportunity in two ways. First, they set up the website www.dancearchives.co.uk which provided two things: an online index to their hardcopy dance collection, and online transcripts for the instructions of about 250 selected dances. Those online transcripts were prepared individually by Bob, not without effort, and in some cases, such as those for the <<ddpub:#155|Glendarroch sheets>> just mentioned, the transcripts were far more readable than the typed originals.

  Also, having by now moved from Lancashire to Edinburgh, Bob and Mamie then donated their hardcopy dance material to the music department of Edinburgh Central Library, for use as reference material, and it is now known there as the Donald Collection.

  In 2020, RSCDS London Branch agreed to take over the Donalds’ online website. The full contents were then accessible on the link:
        https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/scottish-dance-archives/ 
  but in a subsequent reorganisation of the London Branch website the link was changed to:
        <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/donald-collection/>>
  which has a variety of search features. NB All other URLs on the site were changed so there may be some broken links remaining.

  However, despite the similarity of name, in most cases the 190 dances published via the Scottish Dance Archives scheme in the 1970s are NOT among the dances with instructions available online through the new website. More details of those online instructions can be found there. The duplicate of the list can be found in our database too, visit: <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/1668/>>


created: 2021-03-14 19:39:15.298075+00
last_modified: 2021-05-01 21:16:26.00029+00
name: Three Traditional Scottish Dances - 4th Set
shortname: MacNab 4th Set
year: 1956-00-00
notes:
  This is the 4th set of dances collected by <<ddp:MacNab#242>>. They were taught at the 1956 summer school and published as a <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/three-traditional-scottish-dances-4th-set|leaflet>> by the RSCDS prior to the subsequent combined editions.


created: 2021-07-04 12:19:20.932815+00
last_modified: 2022-12-18 11:11:15.576183+00
name: St Andrews Collection of Step Dances, Volume 1, The
shortname: St Andrews Step 1
year: 2010-00-00
notes:
  This is a stub entry. Only one dance is initially added (from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2443/|issue 2443>>).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-01 09:23:04.54873+00
name: Whetherly Book 24 (Dances 17th, 18th, 19th Century)
shortname: Whetherly 24
year: 1991-00-00
adopted_date: 2019-11-30 09:13:26+00
notes:
  In the original book the dances are printed in close spacing; more than one dance can start on a page, and dances can be broken across pages. In this SCDDB record, the dances are numbered in succession, and not by page number.

  The dance Mrs Booth's Minuet appears twice in this publication, once as 'Drapers Maggot' (page 6) and once as 'Mrs Booth's Minuet' (page 54).

  The title of the SCDDB entry reflects the contents of the book, but as reported in <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/1930/|issue 1930>> the title on paper just reads "The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances Number 24".

  An updated version of this book is in preparation (2020). This will have a number of corrections as listed in <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2184/|issue 2184>>.


created: 2021-03-14 19:48:21.340228+00
last_modified: 2021-05-01 20:22:44.286589+00
name: Four Traditional Scottish Dances - 5th Set
shortname: MacNab 5th Set
year: 1958-00-00
notes:
  This is the 5th set of dances collected by <<ddp:MacNab#242>>. They were taught at the 1958 summer school and published as a <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/four-traditional-scottish-dances-5th-set|leaflet>> by the RSCDS prior to the subsequent combined editions.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-22 12:57:07.026933+00
name: Hamilton Silver Anniversary
shortname: Hamilton Silver
year: 1979-00-00
notes:
  The book was publish to celebrate the silver anniversary of the Hamilton Branch (Ontario, Canada) from 1954 to 1979.


created: 2021-03-15 21:17:28.401387+00
last_modified: 2021-05-01 22:07:47.980883+00
name: Two Traditional Scottish Dances - 9th Set
shortname: MacNab 9th Set
year: 1966-00-00
notes:
  This is the 9th and last set of dances collected by <<ddp:MacNab#242>>. They were  published in 1966 as a <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/two-traditional-scottish-dances-9th-set|leaflet>> by the RSCDS prior to the subsequent combined editions.

  In addition to the two "MacNab" dances this also contains The Silver Tassie.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-22 16:09:40.376716+00
name: Braeside Dances
shortname: Braeside
year: 1967-00-00
notes:
  Six new SCD in traditional form by Margaret D. Gibbs. Formally published by the Banbury SCD group.

  The order of the dances is as given in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2487/|issue 2487>> (which is not the alphabetical order they were originally entered in SCDDB).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-22 18:33:29.258108+00
name: Just Enough to Dance
shortname: Just Enough
year: 1996-00-00
adopted_date: 2013-01-25 20:23:52+00
notes:
  A note in the book says that "most of the dances in this book can be danced to strathspey time or to jig and reel time."


created: 2021-06-06 21:04:11.527257+00
last_modified: 2021-06-06 21:04:11.527257+00
name: Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 1
shortname: Pillings 1
year: 1955-00-00
notes:
  A stub entry, so far just with publication date (from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2467/|issue 2467>>).


created: 2021-06-06 21:08:06.189075+00
last_modified: 2021-06-06 21:13:15.517563+00
name: Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 3
shortname: Pillings 3
year: 1969-00-00
notes:
  A stub entry, so far just with publication date (from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2467/|issue 2467>>).

  Revised 1970.

  The very first edition of 'The Wee Green Book' was published in 1955.


created: 2021-06-06 21:07:00.834393+00
last_modified: 2021-06-06 21:13:27.412363+00
name: Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 2
shortname: Pillings 2
year: 1958-00-00
notes:
  A stub entry, so far just with publication date (from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2467/|issue 2467>>).

  The very first edition of 'The Wee Green Book' was published in 1955.


created: 2018-04-03 11:35:32.671583+00
last_modified: 2021-06-12 17:57:50.879181+00
name: Caledonian Country Dances [1754]
shortname: Caledonian 1754
year: 1754-00-00
notes:
  The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" states *Caledonian Country Dances* (1754) as the source of dances.


created: 2021-06-20 20:08:58.489195+00
last_modified: 2021-06-20 20:08:58.489195+00
name: Two Dances for Prince William at St Andrews
shortname: Two for William
year: 2004-00-00
notes:
  According to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2473/|issue 2473>> the front page reads "Two dances devised to mark Prince William's years at St Andrews University". The title in this database entry is slightly abbreviated.


created: 2021-03-15 21:06:35.468966+00
last_modified: 2021-05-01 19:40:11.311251+00
name: Three Traditional Scottish Dances - 6th Set
shortname: MacNab 6th Set
year: 1960-00-00
notes:
  This is the 6th set of dances collected by <<ddp:MacNab#242>>. They were taught at the 1960 summer school and published around that time as a <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/three-traditional-scottish-dances-6th-set|leaflet>> by the RSCDS prior to the subsequent combined editions.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-23 06:50:23.064448+00
name: Sutton Coldfield Book of SCD, The
shortname: Sutton Coldfield
year: 1980-00-00
notes:
  The book is celebrating twenty-one happy years of Scottish Country Dancing in Sutton Coldfield, after the founding of the group in the year June 1959.

  Barry Priddey who has devised all the dances in the book started as class teacher of of the Sutton Coldfield group in January the same year the book was published (1980).


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-12-12 13:21:32.688281+00
name: Geordie Diamond, The
shortname: Geordie Diamond
year: 2010-00-00
notes:
  Published in May 2010. Celebrating the diamond jubilee of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Newcastle upon Tyne and District Branch 1950-2010. Dances devised by Dr. Peter Avery.


created: 2016-06-22 22:26:11.636262+00
last_modified: 2021-08-10 17:12:58.497995+00
name: Geneva Park Dances Part 1 (Campbell), The
shortname: Geneva Park 1
year: 1970-00-00
notes:
  Geneva Park on Lake Couchiching is where the annual Toronto Branch weekend is regularly held.

  Includes the description, with diagrams, of a new figure, the Philabeg, p. 15, and notes on the dances on p. 16

  NOTE:  The tune for "Geneva Park" (printed on page 2) is called "The Devil in Dublin" (Kerr's fourth collection for the violin; Arranged by Nan Main).  As it may differ from the tune of the same name composed by William Marshall, this tune has not been entered yet on this page.  Eric F.  june 2016.


created: 2011-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-04 09:03:51.647323+00
name: Waverley Suite, The
shortname: Waverley Suite
year: 2008-00-00
adopted_date: 2018-09-01 23:34:25+00
notes:
  The Waverley Scottish Society celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008. To celebrate the occasion, Frances Wallace devised a series of dances which were published by the Society as The Waverley Suite.


created: 2013-12-22 23:02:58.595076+00
last_modified: 2021-07-04 08:55:11.120691+00
name: Princess Bride Collection of Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: The Princess Bride Collection
year: 2013-00-00
adopted_date: 2015-01-04 10:05:26+00
notes:
  The book was actually published jointly by the Southwest Washington State Branch AND the Portland Oregon Branch. The database editors would have liked to include both as official publishers, but the database only allows a single publisher, so this note is used instead.  Apologies to  the Southwest Washington State Branch for being the one left out; the choice was arbitrary.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-06 20:46:30.561985+00
name: Tartan Track, The
shortname: Tartan Track
year: 1970-00-00
notes:
  Dances devised by <<ddp:Holden, Anna Campbell#181>> to commemorate the Commonwealth Games in Scotland 1970. Music composed by <<ddp:Johnston, Beryl#1701>>. The dance instruction pages just have titles like "Dance No. 1 Reel" rather than "The Tartan Track Reel" as currently entered in SCDDB (perhaps to be more distinctive). The dances incorporate the ideas of the Tartan Track, the Cross of St. Andrews and the Right Hand of Fellowship (info from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2519/|issue 2519>>).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-08 09:37:56.705096+00
name: Delft Book of Scottish Country Dances
shortname: Delft
year: 2001-00-00
notes:
  Published in May 2001. Most of the dances can be found via the Delft branch website at <<https://rscds-delft.nl/>> under the tab "Dansen" which has entries for each dance deviser.


created: 2013-08-29 13:20:35.477391+00
last_modified: 2021-07-21 11:49:48.957199+00
name: Reel of the Gordon Highlanders, The
year: 1994-01-01
notes:
  Leaflet for just his one dance.

  The dance was devised for the Regiment of the Gordon Highlanders on the occasion of its 200th Anniversary in 1994. 

  The inside of the cover of this one dance leaflet also mentions: "The present Regiment stems directly from the amalgamation, in 1881, of the 75th Stirlingshire Regiment and the 92th (Highland) Regiment of Foot. The 92nd, was raised in 1794 as the 100th (Highland) Regiment of Foot - known as the Gordon Highlanders - by Jean, Duchess of Gordon, at a time when Britain faced a war with Revolutionary France. It was renumbered 92nd in 1798. The 75th was raised in 1787 as the 75th Highland Regiment - known as Abercromby's - in the county of Stirling to assist the East Indian Company. On amalgamation in 1881 the new Regiment was named 'The Gordon Highlanders'. In September 1994 the Gordon Highlanders were amalgamated with the Queen's Own Highlanders to form a new regiment 'The Highlanders'."


created: 2004-06-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-21 12:17:29.421098+00
name: Reel of the Transvaal Scottish, The
shortname: Reel of Transv Scots
year: 2002-00-00
notes:
  This dance was devised for the Tranvaal Scottish Regiment on the occasion of its Centenary 2002.

  The inside of the cover of this one dance leaflet also mentions about the The Tranvaal Scottish:

  On 9 June 1902, shortly after the Anglo-Boer War had ended, the Marquis of Tullibardine raised the Tranvaal Scottish Volunteers, as an infantry unit to be part of the embryonic Defence Fore of the Transvaal Colony. In 1910 the name was changed into The Transvaal Scottish. In October 1927, the Transvaal Scottish was affiliated to The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment).

  Sidenote: According to Aad Boode (the deviser of the dance), the tune was also composed by Bill Clement also in 2002 (same year as the dance itself). 

  Bill Clement (the composer of the dance's tune) served in The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) from May 1942 to April 1947; he joined the 10th Battalion Pipe Band in January 1943 and was acting Pipe-Major from January 1946. He joined the Atholl Highlanders in October 1947.


created: 2017-03-10 22:36:28.095059+00
last_modified: 2021-07-30 09:16:48.558005+00
name: Footnotes 3
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  The entry for this publication and those for many of the dances in it are stub entries. The only information about them comes from <<http://moirastacey.com/?page_id=2|the deviser's website>>.


created: 2005-06-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-09 17:58:53.525277+00
name: Originally Ours
shortname: Originally Ours
year: 2005-00-00
notes:
  Contains the tune, “Kinrara”, by Wm. Marshall, under the title “The Countess of Dalkeith”.

  According to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2593/|issue 2593>> this book contains all of the nearly 700 original tunes for the RSCDS dances to date, up and including book 45.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-10 17:19:34.111913+00
name: Centennial Collection, A
shortname: Deep River Cent.
year: 1967-00-00
notes:
  Rod Downey writes:  I was given a photocopy of an original of this and it is dated 1967.

  The front says: These dances were submitted for a collection of SCD's to commemorate Canada's Centennial in 1967.  It then goes on to say "The Saint John River" won.

  A digital recontruction was made in 2020 and is available via the Toronto website <<http://www.dancescottish.ca/books.html>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:34:27.504136+00
name: San Francisco Collection Volume 2
shortname: San Francisco 2
year: 1997-00-00
notes:
  The foreword begins with: 'This book is a long overdue sequel to "San Francisco Collection", first published in 1979.'


created: 2016-07-12 23:25:18.413356+00
last_modified: 2021-09-20 22:18:52.900949+00
name: Buckie Lad, The
year: 2011-00-00
notes:
  This booklet created by Peter Loveland was a gift to guests at Bill Forbes’ 90th Birthday Party held on 2 July 2011 at Carnation Hall jointly given by Maidenhead SCD Club & St John’s SCD Club. During the evening of dancing 7 dances on the programme were by Bill. Music was played appropriately by The Craigievar Band and the three dances in the booklet The Buckie Lad were demonstrated as a medley J/S/R to music specially composed by Alistair Forbes. The three pieces of music and therefore the recommended tunes for each dance were The 1921 Jig/ Bill Forbes’s Strathspey/ The Braes of Enzie.  
  Bill wrote 5 books of Scottish dances and Sheena his daughter plans to publish a sixth of Bill’s completed but so far unpublished dances - watch this space.  
  As a postscript Bill’s 100th Birthday was also celebrated, but posthumously at Hernes Farm Estate, Henley on 14 August 2021 where the Friday Nighters meet in The “Shooting Lodge” which not by coincidence is the name of one of Bill’s dances.


created: 2021-12-03 17:19:52.135888+00
last_modified: 2021-12-04 11:23:20.780991+00
name: Sir Walter Scott, The Heart of Midlothian
year: 2021-11-01
notes:
  A Celebration through Scottish Dance and Music.  To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott's birth.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-10-15 08:50:35.601263+00
name: Australia-Caledonia Set
shortname: Australia-Caled.
year: 1965-00-00
notes:
  According to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2634/|issue 2634>> the date of this publication is between 1954 and 1965.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-10-31 15:34:35.660836+00
name: Ayr Country Town Book
shortname: Ayr Country Town
year: 1983-00-00
notes:
  To commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Ayr Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society 1933 - 1983.

  According to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2642/|issue 2642>> this publication is hand written, cost 40p and the proceeds went to Ayr Branch RSCDS 1983 Jubilee fund. 


created: 2021-12-04 17:13:35.295986+00
last_modified: 2021-12-04 17:22:53.449914+00
name: Fifty Scottish Dances
shortname: 50 SD
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  Undated pamphlet published by "Lang Syne Publications" with an introduction by Duncan MacLeod, then chairman of the RSCDS.


created: 2013-07-20 12:41:43.305463+00
last_modified: 2022-01-11 11:19:31.586931+00
name: 75 Years of Dancing in St Andrews
shortname: St Andrews 75th
year: 2013-00-00
notes:
  "In celebration of our 75th anniversary, which coincides with the University's 600th, we have produced a book of 12 dances."


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-01-14 11:09:47.362558+00
name: Rowan Tree Set, The
shortname: Rowan Tree
year: 1993-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-02-09 14:51:51+00
notes:
  Published in 1993 but copyright 1992 (New Haven Branch for Anne Wolf) - see <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2689/|issue 2689>>.


created: 2022-01-11 09:38:26.185343+00
last_modified: 2022-01-27 19:38:38.193532+00
name: To Dance To, Volume 5
shortname: To Dance To 5
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  The numbering might not be correct as it was taken from the Scotscores webpage and not from the book itself.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-01-15 09:38:15.728449+00
name: Bicentennial Book
shortname: Ways: Bicentennial
year: 1975-00-00
notes:
  An <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/554/|augmented 2nd edition>> was published in 1993 and included extra dances (information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2562/|issue 2562>>).

  Original edition published in 1975 (according to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2696/|issue 2696>>).


created: 2022-01-11 11:39:11.514525+00
last_modified: 2023-08-23 17:36:16.338039+00
name: To Dance To, Volume 3
shortname: To Dance To 3
year: 2010-00-00
notes:
  The numbering might not be correct as it was take from the Scotscores webpage and not from the book itself.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-23 17:37:04.578422+00
name: To Dance To, Volume 1
shortname: To Dance To 1
year: 1998-00-00
notes:
  In the past this publication was also labelled "Wasatch Mountain" in SCDDB. However, we cannot verify this label, because it is not printed on the book itself.


created: 2019-03-08 20:47:42.090404+00
last_modified: 2022-01-20 22:56:26.890682+00
name: Iberian Commemorative Book
year: 2019-03-01
notes:
  To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the annual Iberian Peninsula Scottish Country Dance Weekends.  Dedicated to the memory of Betty MacKenzie and Jeronimo Maeso


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-01-21 23:15:05.409456+00
name: Tower Collection
shortname: Tower
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  The Tower depicted in our emblem stands on the top of Darwen Moors of Lancashire.

  Built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee in 1897 of Queen Victoria, its correct title is "Victoria Tower", but it is locally known as "Darwen tower" or "The Tower", hence the name of the first dance in this book.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-01-22 20:08:57.881752+00
name: Reeves Wedding Ball and Other Dances
shortname: Reeves
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  As reported in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2713/|issue 2713>> at least some copies of this publication just have three dances. The database also assigns <<ddd:Wee Hours, The#7000>> to this publication - possibly in a later edition or just by mistake?


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-01-22 20:26:16.027493+00
name: San Diego Bicentennial
shortname: San Diego 200
year: 1976-00-00
notes:
  First published in July 1976. Second edition October 1977.

  The order of dances might have been changed between editions. A different order is given in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2714/|issue 2714>> which also corresponds to that in scans of dance pages available to the e-cribs team. Those have page numbers as follows:  
  2: Oh My America!  
  4: The Craigdarroch Jig  
  6: Hands Across the Ocean  
  8: McCormick's Reaper  
  10: The Prairie Schooner  
  12: The Ballachulish Ferry  
  14: John Paul Jones' Apologies to Lady Selkirk  
  17: No The Noo, Johnny  
  18: The High Road  
  22: Battle Road  
  24: My Piper's Dream  
  28: Washington Crossing  
  31: The Covered Wagon  


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-02-18 20:42:23.010831+00
name: Glendarroch Scottish Dance Sheets
shortname: Glendarroch
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  The Glendarroch Sheets have been published in the period 1966 - 1976.

  The Glendarroch Sheets (and other dances) are available online via the London Branch copy of the former <<ddpub:Scottish Dance Archives>> website. This is available at <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/sda-dance-instructions/>> and the direct URLs are linked as the Online Source on the page for for each dance.


created: 2018-04-03 10:34:01.993515+00
last_modified: 2022-09-03 21:55:15.638799+00
name: Companion to the Ballroom, A
shortname: Ballroom Companion 1816
year: 1816-00-00
notes:
  The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" states *Thomas Wilson: A Companion to the Ballroom, London, 1816* as the source of dances.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-03 14:12:40.675203+00
name: Tam O' Shanter Book of Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: Tam O' Shanter
year: 0000-00-00
adopted_date: 2013-09-29 00:50:16+00
notes:
  This book was reprinted in A4 format in 2019. The page numbers in the list of dances refer to the original publication.


created: 2020-02-28 10:27:35.60285+00
last_modified: 2023-08-07 19:20:35.389326+00
name: Celebrating 90 Years of the Banffshire Branch
shortname: Banffshire 90th
year: 2019-01-01
adopted_date: 2021-08-21 00:00:01+00
notes:
  Locally inspired dances to celebrate 90 years of the Banffshire Branch. All devised by members of the Branch.


created: 2022-06-07 20:35:09.403094+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:33:27.23758+00
name: RSCDS Tokai 25th Anniversary Book
shortname: Tokai 25th Anniversary
year: 2022-00-00
adopted_date: 2022-06-08 10:16:39+00
notes:
  The RSCDS Tokai Branch was established in 1997 as the second branch in Japan. This book celebrates its 25th anniversary.


created: 2022-06-07 20:31:38.629498+00
last_modified: 2024-03-09 18:15:01.741658+00
name: Clara 20th & Saltire 10th Anniversary
shortname: Clara 20th & Saltire 10th
year: 2021-00-00
adopted_date: 2022-06-08 10:16:57.302164+00
notes:
  Although a PDF of this name was briefly circulated, it was never intended for publication. So this should be considered as withdrawn.


created: 2022-07-15 14:37:15.416811+00
last_modified: 2024-06-07 19:30:18.589202+00
name: Sampler of New Country Dances, A
shortname: Sampler
year: 1998-00-00
notes:
  > This booklet includes a selection of dances from other publications by <<ddp:Sheffield, Martin>>.  
  > These dances were published as a sample on the now defunct *http://perso.wanadoo.fr/scots.in.france/dances.htm* website.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-06-05 12:27:46.989066+00
name: San Francisco Collection 1
shortname: San Francisco 1
year: 1979-00-00
notes:
  Fourteen Scottish Country Dances Devised by Members of the San Francisco Branch
  Now Available to All as a Free Download!


created: 2021-03-14 19:35:22.739007+00
last_modified: 2022-09-03 21:57:07.381958+00
name: Three Traditional Scottish Dances - 3rd Set
shortname: MacNab 3rd Set
year: 1954-00-00
notes:
  This is the 3rd set of dances collected by <<ddp:MacNab#242>>. They were taught at the 1954 summer school and published around that time as a <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/three-traditional-scottish-dances-3rd-set|leaflet>> by the RSCDS prior to the subsequent combined editions.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-08-30 19:26:20.533086+00
name: Island Bay Collection
shortname: Island Bay 1
year: 1984-00-00
notes:
  An expanded edition including more dances was published in 1996. See <<ddpub:Island Bay Collection (2nd edition)#344>>.


created: 2022-09-13 10:15:14.852557+00
last_modified: 2022-09-13 10:15:14.852557+00
shortname: Platinum Jubilee
year: 2022-01-01
name:
  Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - A Celebration through Scottish Music and Dance - The Platinum Jubilee


created: 2019-09-24 11:25:58.459875+00
last_modified: 2022-09-16 10:17:17.237395+00
name: Scottish Country Dance Book of Four Set Dances
shortname: Four Set Dances
year: 1948-00-00
notes:
  As collected by <<ddp:Mrs Mary Isdale MacNab#242>> of Vancouver and given to the Society at their 17th Summer School at St. Andrews.

  This is the 1st set of nine such sets of dances which she taught every two years at successive Summer Schools.  First published in 1948, the sets were later republished in combined editions.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-16 14:37:27.206971+00
name: Kerr's Collection
shortname: Kerr
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This is a stub entry linkng only tunes used in dances and where Kerr's collection is given as the source.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-18 11:01:07.338649+00
name: Pocket: Books 22, Graded
shortname: 22, Graded
year: 1966-00-00
notes:
  The dances in Book 22 are numbered 1 to 12.
  The dances in the Graded Book are numbered 1 to 24.  
  That mixes up the dance listing.  
  As the numbering system of this database does not allow adding a code prefix like "G", all numbers in the "Graded Book" have been increased by 100.


created: 2022-12-17 23:23:03.05316+00
last_modified: 2022-12-18 11:19:10.498848+00
name: "Stuart's Fancy" Set of Three 4-couple Dances by Martin Sprague, The
shortname: "Stuart's Fancy" Set
year: 1968-01-01
notes:
  8 page leaflet, the cover states: "Music arranged by Elizabeth Higgins. (..) All profits will be given to the Cheshire Home for Mentally Handicapped Children, Hawthorn Lodge, Dorchester."


created: 2022-10-01 07:41:07.364893+00
last_modified: 2023-03-12 12:57:20.303869+00
name: Fields of Gold 2022
year: 2022-10-01
adopted_date: 2022-10-01 09:09:30+00
notes:
  RSCDS Pretoria 50th Anniversary.

  Erratum: In the printed version of the book the diagram for <<ddd:5000#21115>> has the wrong progression (54123). It should be 45123 as shown in the updated version in the database. The printed text for the dance is correct.


created: 2015-02-09 13:42:53.454802+00
last_modified: 2022-12-19 23:15:09.192416+00
name: Mohonk Dances, The
year: 2001-01-01
adopted_date: 2017-09-24 00:33:26+00
notes:
  This book of dances is dedicated to the many enthusiastic participants at the Mohonk Mountain House Scottish Weekend, many of whom were first time dancers, and to the Loch Leven dancers, who, with a generous spirit, share their love of Scottish dancing with all beginners.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-21 21:22:10.513307+00
name: Ladies of Dunse, The
shortname: Ladies of Dunse
year: 1995-00-00
notes:
  The Ladies of Dunse would be Miss Margaret Rae, founder of the Branch, and her protege Wilma Miller who retired from teaching as the book was published.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-24 11:24:30.297294+00
name: Anniversary Book (Killeen), The
shortname: Killeen: Anniv.
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  From the "Strathspey Mailing List" on Tue, 3 Jan 2012 (message 62176):

  I have "The Anniversary Book" in front of me and, sadly, can
  find no clue to the nature of the anniversary.  Not even a
  date!

  As you know the dances are by Joseph Killeen, who I know was
  active in Carlisle in the early 70s.  Music is by Nancy
  Dickson and Donald C Ridley and the publisher was Carlisle
  RSCDS whose secretary was Mrs C Ridley.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-11-04 21:09:29.385952+00
name: Silver Rose Book of Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: Silver Rose
year: 1984-00-00
adopted_date: 2013-09-29 00:45:35+00
notes:
  Published by the Sutton Coldfield Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of organized Scottish Country Dancing in Sutton Coldfield.


created: 2006-12-06 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-11-13 17:09:05.711203+00
name: Saskatchewan's Centennial Collection 2005
shortname: Saskatchewan Cent. 2005
year: 2005-00-00
adopted_date: 2016-06-27 18:37:52+00
notes:
  The book is out of print but the dances are posted on the "Publications" page of the Branch web site [rscdssask.org]. Permission has been obtained from all the devisers to publish their dances on line.


created: 2017-09-15 16:25:04.189047+00
last_modified: 2022-12-08 22:30:44.796024+00
name: Modern Country Dances in the Scottish Tradition, devised since 1970 by Martin Sheffield
shortname: Modern SCDs by M Sheffield
year: 2017-01-01
notes:
  THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY ADDED - THUS, STILL INCOMPLETE.
  2022-12-08: the previous online source is not available anymore. 


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-25 19:14:52.908009+00
name: Thistle Club Jubilee Book 1977-2002
shortname: ThistleJubilee2002
year: 2002-10-00
adopted_date: 2011-07-16 21:19:27+00
notes:
  Correction note  
  The tune "The White Bridge" is incorrectly assigned to be "traditional" (handwritten content by Ian Slater). It is Nancy Dickson's tune.

  25 years Thistle Club   12-10-2002  
  In 25 years of dancing, the Thistle Club was shaped by its members, teachers and dancers like as well as by many that attended dayschools and the sometimes spectacular balls that were held in Eindhoven.  The musicians that played for us also took their part, be it as members of a band or as individual musicians to play for a dayschool.  
  To all of those this Jubilee Book is dedicated, and therefore it contains not only dances and music from Thistle Club members, but also from "outsiders", so that it reflects in a way the multicoloured pattern of the Thistle Club over the past quarter century.  
  We do hope that you will enjoy the book, and our special thanks go to the dance makers and composers who all contributed enthusiastically to this book.  
    
  Bas Broekhuizen  
  Lily Bruns  
  Monica Ferguson  
  Bernie Hewitt  
  Alistar Hunter  
  Anselm Lingnau  
  George McLennan  
  Marjolij Rijnenberg-Nabbe  
  Ian Slater  
  Sheena Sturrock  
  Marijcke Visscher  


created: 2021-03-15 21:13:00.889943+00
last_modified: 2022-12-26 12:36:57.725606+00
name: Two Traditional Scottish Dances - 8th Set
shortname: MacNab 8th Set
year: 1964-00-00
notes:
  This is the 8th set of dances collected by <<ddp:MacNab#242>>. They were taught at the 1964 summer school and published around that time as a <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/two-traditional-scottish-dances-8th-set|leaflet>> by the RSCDS prior to the subsequent combined editions.

  The first two dances were the ones actually taught by Mary MacNab (hence the title). The last two dances were apparently just added to this as a convenient publication.

  The tune to "Ms Nichol..." in this publication is headed with the dance name. The tune (unnamed) shown yet is "Mrs Compton of Carham-Hall", as used by Muriel Johnstone on her recordings for that dance.


created: 2023-01-04 11:57:24.416624+00
last_modified: 2023-01-04 11:59:25.366072+00
name: Mr. John Rice's Gift
shortname: RiceGift
year: 2015-01-01
notes:
  The "publication date" entry is an estimation. The deviser notes she could dance again from January 2015 on after her surgery, and the tune to the dance was composed in early 2016.
  Mr. Rice, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, restored the deviser's left knee.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-19 21:07:12.838406+00
name: Dances listed in TAC
shortname: in TAC
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This collection of dance names is NOT a real publication. It is a list of dances that Keith Napier indexed as associated with TAC dances (number 799 in his index). It is unknown as to what this "association" is - a first presumption that these dances appeared in *TACTalk* over the years is rather wrong, as *TACtalk* at some point specifically stated that it didn't want to publish dances and only made the odd exception, as far as the editors know.


created: 2023-01-04 15:23:33.385596+00
last_modified: 2023-07-05 10:38:04.149212+00
name: Scottish Dance Archives - The Donald Collection (Online List)
shortname: SDA/DC
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This is not a real publication, but an online list, one of two (of almost the same name) with which Bob Donald was heavily involved.  
  Out of the total of 1800 dances, 250 have online instructions available through the <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/dance-instructions|RSCDS London Branch website>>. This is the list duplicated here.
  A few of the dances include tunes. In this list they are numbered as their corresponding dances.
  Read more about the complete set of SDA dances here: <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/436/>>


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-07-19 08:42:12.157696+00
name: Athole Collection, The
shortname: Athole
year: 1884-00-00
notes:
  This a collection of dance music comprising 870 tunes collected by James Stewart Robertson. Originally published in 1884. Reissued by Highland Music Trust.

  This partial entry contains only a subset of the collection, probably just those tunes referenced by dances in the database.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:03:53.01069+00
name: MacNab Dances Vol 1
shortname: MacNab 1
year: 1987-00-00
adopted_date: 2010-02-04 19:32:20+00
notes:
  The tune to "Ms Nichol..." in one of the MacNab publications is headed with the dance name. The tune given yet is "Mrs Compton of Carham-Hall", as used by Muriel Johnstone on her recordings for that dance.


created: 2023-04-04 21:26:41.077363+00
last_modified: 2023-04-04 22:08:10.765955+00
name: McGhie SCD Sheets Collection #6
shortname: McGhie Sheets 6
year: 2023-00-00
notes:
  The numbering of dances here is 1-10 within this collection, though the book itself uses 51-60 as a continuous series starting from the first McGhie SCD Sheets Collection.


created: 2015-05-01 14:12:09.816326+00
last_modified: 2023-04-04 07:43:57.445874+00
name: Tom's Book of Dances
shortname: Tom's Book
year: 2015-01-15
notes:
  Pages 28-31 of the publication contain diagrams for the new figures occurring in these dances:

  - Allemande Spray,  
  - Crossing Allemandes,  
  - The Full Switch,  
  - LaCross,  
  - The Left hand Switch,  
  - The Right hand Switch,  
  - The Roundabout,  
  - Untie the knot (for 2C and 3C),  

  and four other less common formations:  

  - Allemande for 1 couple,  
  - La Baratte,  
  - Poussette for 1 couple,  
  - The Targe


created: 2017-11-23 18:36:05.145443+00
last_modified: 2023-04-04 07:47:07.133373+00
name: Southern Skies
year: 2015-12-01
notes:
  The dances published in this book are the result of a request from the New Zealand Branch.

  When the RSCDS was looking for Book 49, all branches throughout the world were asked to submit one dance for consideration. The New Zealand Branch is made up of eleven regions. Each region was asked to submit a dance that had not previously been published. These dances were trialled and one was selected for the Society's consideration. Unfortunately that dance was not chosen for Book 49.
  A decision had previously been made to publish all the regions' submitted dances in our own New Zealand publication. This is the result.


created: 2023-04-04 22:11:12.574789+00
last_modified: 2023-04-04 22:11:12.574789+00
name: Sheila Jupp Memorial Suite, The
year: 2023-00-00
notes:
  "In the mid-1980s, while I was working for the European Science Foundation at the University of Reading, I started dancing at the St John’s Scottish Country Dancing Club Wokingham. At that time the weekly classes were taken by Bill Forbes, while Sheila Jupp was the ever-present, ever-pleasant chairman who made everyone feel welcome. I have very fond memories of my time as a member of the club and made many friends with several of whom I kept in touch after I left Berkshire for Sussex in the 1990s, one of these was Sheila. After her death in 2018 I wished to mark this friendship and consequently devised the three dances in this leaflet."


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-05 15:39:32.336692+00
name: Silver Collection [Leicester 2002], The
shortname: Leicester 25
year: 2002-00-00
adopted_date: 2012-01-27 11:42:12+00
notes:
  These 10 dances devised by the Branch members to celebrate the 25th Anniversary have been carefully chosen from those submitted.  

  The music is a mixture, some of which has been especially composed for us, and some of course is traditional.

  The CD that accompanies this collection has the music and descriptions of these 10 dances.  That CD also has the music and descriptions of five other leaflet dances published over the preceding 10 years by the Leicester Branch; these are Jaunty Jack, The Jovial Gentleman, Daunder in the Glen, The Heather Bank Jig, Bonnie Buchanhaven.   In this database those dances are listed as a separate publication (http://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/1297/), as they are not actually part of "The Silver Collection".


created: 2022-07-30 12:40:33.383767+00
last_modified: 2023-04-17 08:47:41.292892+00
name: Cat Collection
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This is a stub entry for the dance found on <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/34989/>> which is attributed to the "Cat Collection".


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-17 08:53:48.503323+00
name: Alexander Leaflets
shortname: Alexander Lflts
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  "Alexander Leaflets" has been reprinted in 2019 with 44 dances instead of 36. Explanations, read: <<https://dances.e-cribs.org/Alexander_Leaflets_Foreword.pdf|Alexander Leaflets Reprint 2019>>


created: 2021-12-21 15:51:17.399556+00
last_modified: 2023-04-24 12:15:45.948345+00
name: Piwakawaka Collection, The
shortname: Piwakawaka
year: 2023-00-00
notes:
  The publication is a work in progress. New dances are still being added, and new editions appear when needed. So the order and page numbers of the dances changes and online source URLs may therefore be out of date.


created: 2014-06-27 21:26:14.359855+00
last_modified: 2023-05-03 20:05:08.344232+00
name: Longwood Collection, The
year: 2014-06-01
adopted_date: 2018-12-07 22:31:17+00
notes:
  Available on paper and as PDF from lulu.com. at


  At the moment this is just a "stub" entry, details still need to be filled in.  
  27 june 2014.  Eric Ferguson


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-05-06 13:59:35.71671+00
name: Nutmeg Collection of Scottish Country Dances
shortname: Nutmeg
year: 2002-00-00
notes:
  This collection is dedicated to Peter and Sue Day, who founded the New Haven group and were instrumental in the formation of the New Haven Branch.


created: 2022-01-05 17:45:14.776189+00
last_modified: 2023-05-15 18:08:25.514808+00
name: Around the World in 13 Scottish Country Dances
shortname: Around the World
year: 2021-00-00
notes:
  A collection of Scottish Country Dances for Children. Stories, Crafts and Games.

  It is divided into 13 chapters and a “Crafts and Games” Section. Each chapter begins with either a story or a fact file about an animal that is part of the country’s fauna or culture. These characters have their own dance and a “Find out” stepping stone that invites children to learn more about the fauna or culture of the country in question.

  This publication aims at helping primary school dancers and their teachers to improve technique, learn new formations and above all enjoy dancing. The tunes chosen are traditional ones or tunes for kids of each country mentioned.


created: 2022-03-03 17:46:14.516777+00
last_modified: 2023-05-18 08:03:13.988362+00
name: Twin Peaks
year: 2022-00-00
notes:
  This publication is really two books. The Red book includes the first 18 dances from The Queensland Breeze to The Final Fling. These require more advanced skills. Whereas those in the Blue book, from Queens Prefer Violet to Russian Mushrooms, are more calm and familiar.


created: 2016-07-10 06:56:59.33102+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:36:30.457644+00
name: Book 50
shortname: RSCDS 50
year: 2016-06-01
notes:
  Available on paper and as e-book.

  We're calling this “RSCDS 50” for short, because “RSCDS L” – even if this is the correct Roman numeral – is an abbreviation also used for “leaflet” dances.


created: 2023-06-20 16:06:48.820775+00
last_modified: 2023-06-23 20:50:21.750157+00
name: 225 Years of Celtic Society
shortname: Celtic Soc 225
year: 2023-00-00
notes:
  Commemorating the 225th anniversary of the St Andrews University Celtic Society - though publication was delayed from 2021 to 2023 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.


created: 2018-04-05 16:03:59.417627+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:31:54.652793+00
name: Repeat Prescription (PDF)
shortname: Repeat Prescription
year: 2018-04-05
notes:
  A different version of this publication was previously published as a paper booklet by Highlander Music in 1998,  This later pdf version omits three dances Miss C M Barbour, Suzanne Barbour and C J's Reel but contains five extra dances from Dance and Celebration: Bob McMath's Reel, The Lakeside Strathspey, Stan Saunder's Hornpipe, The Bothal Barn and Land of the Prince Bishops.


created: 2011-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-07-03 14:50:19.699972+00
name: Scottish Country Dances - Canberra 25
shortname: Canberra 25th
year: 2003-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-08-22 19:11:08+00
notes:
  The book was published in 2003 though the Foreword says "They first appeared as leaflets at various times".


created: 2015-08-27 16:31:02.944978+00
last_modified: 2023-08-02 10:16:10.572137+00
name: Shortcut to Happiness, A
shortname: Shortcut to Happiness
year: 2015-01-01
notes:
  Montreal/Entrelac Tees is the correct spelling; the spelling Montreal Entrelac Tees in the Table of Contents is a mistake.

  MISPRINT: The author states that the book has a misprint in bars 9–16 of Muddy Dog Run.  Go to the Extra Info for that dance for the correct text.. 

  The author prefers the 5c version of Fairlee Frolic.  A DOCX file of that variant is available.


created: 2020-04-27 22:38:01.499056+00
last_modified: 2023-08-03 13:58:36.153379+00
name: Stay at Home Book, The
year: 2020-04-21
adopted_date: 2021-04-20 12:02:49.595527+00
notes:
  This book was published during the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 to provide ideas to continue Scottish dancing during the period of lockdown for those who are lucky enough to live with 2 or 3 other dancers.


created: 2014-09-29 00:44:12.116411+00
last_modified: 2023-10-29 10:25:24.791538+00
name: Dances devised locally to Bridport
year: 2014-00-00
adopted_date: 2014-09-29 00:44:18+00
notes:
  This publication is acccessible online.  As far as the editors know it has not been published on paper.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-03 13:59:53.772566+00
name: Dances With a Difference, Vol I
shortname: Brandon: Dances w. Diff. 1
year: 1998-00-00
notes:
  The first edition of this publication contained just 12 dances. A further five were added in the revised edition, dated 2002. These are the last five listed here (pages 26-30 in the publication).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:31:31.510592+00
name: Repeat Prescription
shortname: Repeat Prescr.
year: 1992-00-00
notes:
  A different version of this publication was published as a pdf by Leeds Branch in 2018,  The later version omits three dances Miss C M Barbour, Suzanne Barbour and C J's Reel but contains five extra dances from Dance and Celebration:  Bob McMath's Reel, The Lakeside StrathspeyStan Saunder's Hornpipe, The Bothal Barn and Land of the Prince Bishops.


created: 2023-08-23 20:53:12.599848+00
last_modified: 2023-08-23 20:53:12.599848+00
name: Mackintosh Collections, The
shortname: Mackintosh Coll
year: 2002-00-00
notes:
  “The four collections of music, containing 357 tunes, published by Robert Mackintosh of Tulliemet, Perthshire from 1783 to 1803.”

  Republished in 2002 by Highland Music Trust.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-07-05 10:33:20.349609+00
name: Dance(s) Collected by Mary Isdale MacNab
shortname: Mary Isdale MacNab
year: 0000-00-00
adopted_date: 2021-02-27 19:07:17+00
notes:
  This "publication" is a virtual entry to link in one place all the dances known or thought to have been collected (or just taught) by <<ddp:MacNab, Mary Isdale>> and which have been catalogued on the London Branch archives at <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/macnab>>.

  The London Branch list assigns a catalogue number to each dance in a few groups according to where they were published (or not) and the state of information about them.  
  _S01-S29_: The nine sets of dances published by the RSCDS. Here numbered 1-29  
  _L01-L11_: Eleven other dances published privately or by the RSCDS (here 31-41)  
  _F01-F12_: Taught by Mrs MacNab at festivals but not collected by her (51-62)  
  _T01-T16_: Typed descriptions from Hugh Thurston/Tom Flett/Elizabeth Sutorius and others (71-86)

  Note that not all the dances in the F series yet have entries in the database. The London Branch catalogue continues with other progressively more speculative sets with even fewer database entries.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-07-24 00:30:52.381629+00
name: Collection for the Washington State Centennial, A
shortname: Washington State Centennial
year: 1988-11-00
notes:
  Not available on paper.

  Washington State celebrates 100 years of statehood from November 11, 1988 to November 11, 1989. As part of the celebration, the Kelso 
  Scottish Country Dancers (affiliated with the Vancouver USA Scottish Country Dancers) conducted a contest to create an official Washington State Centennial Scottish Country Dance. The dances were required to relate to at least one part of the three-part Washington State Centennial celebration theme: 

   -- Celebrate the heritage of the past 

   -- Enjoy the energy of the present 

   -- Share the promise of the future. 

  We are pleased to present the contest winner as well as nine additional entries in this booklet. 

  **NB.** The Kelso Scottish Country Dancers have since become the RSCDS Southwest Washington State Branch.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-07-24 09:45:19.220287+00
name: Touch of Gold, A
shortname: Touch of Gold
year: 2006-12-00
notes:
  Published by The New Zealand Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in December 2006 to celebrate the 50th nationally-organised New Zealand Summer School.


created: 2021-03-14 12:16:39.137088+00
last_modified: 2023-07-24 21:05:23.68178+00
name: Four Traditional Scottish Dances - 2nd Set
shortname: MacNab 2nd Set
year: 1950-00-00
notes:
  This is the 2nd set of dances collected by <<ddp:MacNab#242>>. They were taught at the 1950 summer school and published around that time as a <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/four-traditional-scottish-dances-2nd-set|leaflet>> by the RSCDS prior to the subsequent combined editions.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-07-28 21:27:37.964089+00
name: Hamish Dances
shortname: Hamish
year: 1989-00-00
notes:
  The cover shows:

  Hamish Dances 1964-1989 Hamish Iain McMouse Pinewoods

  The inside cover says:

  HAMISH IAIN McMOUSE: An unpretentious mouse of humble origin, who lived his whole life at Pinewoods, where he died in 1964. Following his death he was given, under peculiar circumstances, to Maurice Whitby, who not only kept him, but was responsible for his peripatetic wanderings. These have taken him overseas in addition to extensive travel in the U.S.A. and Canada. Hamish's travels, when not directly instigated by Maurice, have generally returned him "home" by willing cohorts. Now, 25 years later, Hamish returns to Pinewoods, the scene of his life.

  This small book of dances is lovingly dedicated to our small friend upon his retirement in thanksgiving for the fun and friendship he has engendered over the years.

  The profits from the sale of this book will go to Pinewoods.

  *Information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2710/|issue 2710>>.*


created: 2018-12-13 16:11:11.064159+00
last_modified: 2023-08-03 14:04:57.031828+00
name: Scottish Country Dances by James McMillan
year: 2018-01-01
adopted_date: 2018-12-27 13:03:03+00
notes:
  Originally only a few paper copies were printed for private circulation.  A new edition was made in 2018 by Maureen Daniel, who collected these dances in a single pdf, and included her diagrams.

  Erratum:  In the Table of Contents, the "Sheilandwill Jig" is erroneously listed as "Sheilandwill".  The name on the dance page is correct.

  The first item in this publication is "Triple Tournée".  That is not a dance but the following description of the figure "Triple Tournée" that appears in three of the dances. 

  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  This is a tournée for 3 couples in strathspey time. Top and bottom couples change places with 8 travelling steps.

  Bars
  1 Top lady dances in above partner, top man dances in below his partner pulling back left shoulder to face his own side; middle couple dance in and pull back right shoulder to face their own side of the dance, man above his partner; bottom lady dances in pulling back left shoulder to face own side of the dance and bottom man dances in below partner. All three couples are now in a straight line up and down the middle of the set, the top 3 people are facing the men’s side and the bottom 3 facing the women’s side, with nearer hands joined.

  2 - 4 All three couples dance round half-way, anti-clockwise, on the fourth step the couples at top and bottom of the line change to right hands so the women face towards the men's side and the men face towards the women's side of the dance, middle couple retain left hands

  5 - 8 Top and bottom couple turn with the right hand one-and-a-half times, middle couple turn with the left hand one-and-a-half times, then dance out to finish on own sides.
  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


created: 2005-04-17 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-07 19:16:55.992944+00
name: Threave Collection and five other step dances, The
shortname: Threave Collection
year: 1997-00-00
adopted_date: 2020-10-03 18:26:48+00
notes:
  Dances composed by Hope Little (copyright 1997) with music arranged by Margaret Rae & Muriel Johnstone (copyright Scotscores 1997).


created: 2023-08-11 22:35:31.803874+00
last_modified: 2023-08-12 01:17:16.515541+00
name: Celtic Collection, The
shortname: Celtic Coll
year: 1999-00-00
notes:
  “A Collection of 101 Traditional Scottish & Irish Tunes Arranged For Accordion & Fiddle By Deirdre Adamson”


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-10 18:36:10.407895+00
name: Dunnington Collection Volume 1, The
shortname: Dunnington 1
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  NB some tunes listed as being published in this collection might just be references to other publications (see <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3207/|issue 3207>>). To be checked.


created: 2013-02-18 22:11:48.070069+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:44:46.686457+00
name: Ceol Na Fidhle Volume 1
shortname: Ceol na Fidhle 1
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  Published by Taigh na Teud music publishers.    
  The name means "Highland Tunes for the fiddle".    
  There are six volumes in all.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:30:09.511259+00
name: Reel Friends
shortname: Reel Friends 1
year: 1993-00-00
adopted_date: 2014-09-04 13:28:16+00
notes:
  Although the publication itself does not state a date, the tape was published 1993 and appeared at the same time. Thus, the publication date was set 1993.


created: 2023-08-22 22:26:17.279375+00
last_modified: 2023-08-22 22:26:17.279375+00
name: Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music, The
shortname: Glen Coll
year: 1891-00-00
notes:
  Republished by the Highland Music Trust, 2001.

  Includes the music and text of the original publications of 1891 and 1895, with modern (i.e., readable) typesetting. Tunes have been regrouped by keys within each of the two volumes.


created: 2023-08-23 20:57:48.162564+00
last_modified: 2023-08-23 21:11:25.72439+00
name: Malcolm McDonald Collection, The
shortname: Malcolm McDonald Coll
year: 1788-00-00
notes:
  First published in four parts, 1788, 1789, 1792, and 1797.  
  Composite edition published by Taigh na Teud, 2002.

  The name of the composer is spelled “McDonald” throughout.


created: 2023-08-21 23:39:21.237373+00
last_modified: 2023-08-22 00:03:09.445629+00
name: Ceol na Fidhle Volumes 1 & 2
shortname: Ceol na Fidhle 1&2
year: 1998-00-00
notes:
  This edition consists of volumes 1 and 2 bound together with the pages
  – and some of the tunes between pages – rearranged (i.e., not all of volume 1 and then all of volume 2). The order of the tunes is different compared to the earlier individual volumes.


created: 2023-08-24 09:29:36.670693+00
last_modified: 2023-08-24 09:29:36.670693+00
name: Dundonald Collection, The
shortname: Dundonald Coll
year: 2009-00-00
notes:
  “A Second Collection of Original Compositions for Accordion and Fiddle Composed By Sandy Nixon”

  Published by Deeay Music, Forfar.


created: 2011-06-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:34:24.046005+00
name: Book 46
shortname: RSCDS XLVI
year: 2010-00-00
notes:
  At the Newcastle Festival 2012, the German Team under the direction of Anselm Lingnau performed a display containing most of the dances in this book (some had to be omitted because of a limit on the length of the performance). Anselm's detailed notes and choreography together with a video of the actual performance are available <<http://my.strathspey.org/u/anselm/stories/newcastle12/|here>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:08:54.944607+00
name: Book 12
shortname: RSCDS XII
year: 1938-00-00
adopted_date: 2009-03-13 14:25:50+00
notes:
  The early versions of this book (first published in 1938) had “The Border Reel” as 4th dance.  

  The SC Dancer of April 2009 , page 7, explains that in 1949 Hugh Thurston, author of “Scotland’s Dances”, complained in a letter that “The Border Reel” differed from the original of Johnson 1748 “Caledonian Dances”, while the SCDS books claimed “the descriptions are those which research indicates to be the original and correct method of performing each dance”.  At a meeting of the Publications Committee in January 1950 this letter was discussed at length, and it was decided to delete “The Border Reel” from the book and substitute another dance”.  We have a letter from Mrs. Stewart in South Africa written in january 1950 agreeing to the substitution of “The Laird of Dumbiedykes’ Favourite” for “The Border reel”.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:19:47.668508+00
name: Book 25
shortname: RSCDS XXV
year: 1970-00-00
adopted_date: 2023-03-13 15:29:00+00
notes:
  The notes in the book say that "The Society is indebted to Mrs Jenny MacLachlan for several dances included in this collection."


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:30:34.408061+00
name: Book 39
shortname: RSCDS XXXIX
year: 1996-00-00
adopted_date: 2009-03-14 14:23:55+00
notes:
  When the new Book 39 was sold at Summer School in 1996, this sheet with additions and corrections for each of the nine dances was included.  These notes have also been added as "Extra Info" to each of the dances.

  R.S.C.D.S. BOOK 39    NOTES ON DANCES    Bob Grant   June 1996

  Swiss Lassie
  9-16    2nd man & 1st woman need to be beginning to dance out at end of reel
  17-20    2nd woman and 1st man should dance to end of reel before following partners

  Joie de Vivre
  9-12    .... and return to places with men facing up and women facing down

  The New Virginia Reel
  Fig 1
  17-32    Slip in a curve so that start and finish are centred
  Fig 3
  1-8    Dancing couples need to ‘cheat’ here and meet to start going round the side couples

  Cape Town Wedding
  9-16    Reel across is between 1st and 2nd positions
  21-24    Use first setting step to advance into the circle.  Pull right shoulders back quickly and tightly

  The Immigrant Lass
  5-8    Right hands across need to be ‘driven’ round
  9-16    1/2 rights and lefts have polite turns at end
  31-32    1st couple don’t ‘cast’ up into 4th place although it feels more natural and I’m sure will be done

  Le Moulin Rouge
  1-8    Men must come out of the 4 hands round quickly to get round partners in time
  17-24    At the end men are back to back in the middle
  53-56    Women keep turning so that they actually face anticlockwise

  The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
  1-8    1st woman ‘hovers’ while 1st man faces the top before casting
  9-16    Nearer hands
  25-32    Second time through, 1st couple crosses to the bottom giving left hands

  The Robertson Rant
  17-24    Men finish the reel by curving left about, acknowledging partner, before facing corner (Men speed up, women slow down)

  Prince Charles of Edinburgh
  Fig 1
  17-24    1st and 3rd men face out
  Fig 2
  15-16    Use setting to turn ‘inwards’ to face corner
  1-16 (2nd time)  Couples 2 & 4 - no polite turn at the end of 1/2 rights and lefts
  Tulloch Swing:  It is more usual for couples to link arms, hands cupping elbows, ladies holding dresses and men with free arm raised.  Men 2 cuts and women 2 changes of feet to change direction


created: 2017-10-20 12:09:13.579689+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:46:06.245474+00
name: Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing
shortname: Collins SCD
year: 1996-03-01
notes:
  This book was edited by <<ddp:Knight, Peter>> in collaboration with the <<ddp:RSCDS>> and published by <<ddp:HarperCollins>>. 
  The book was re-issued edition in March 2000, now with a white background cover instead of black as in 1996.

  The book has now been taken over by the <<ddp:RSCDS>>, who has re-released it under the new title »A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing«.


created: 2016-10-04 23:37:30.857071+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 22:51:03.05584+00
name: Excited States
year: 2016-01-01
notes:
  12 Scottish Country Dances  And 18 tunes 

  By Kristi Closser, Bruce Herbold, David Newitt and the members of StringFire!


created: 2013-02-04 15:24:56.355723+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:00:36.990246+00
name: Leaflet Dances with Music, The
shortname: RSCDS Leaflets
year: 2001-00-00
notes:
  Contains the tune “Kinrara”, by Wm. Marshall, under the title, “The Countess of Dalkeith” (for <<ddd:Frost and Snow>>).


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:01:02.941301+00
name: Leaflet 32
shortname: RSCDS L32
year: 1997-00-00
adopted_date: 2016-02-26 22:10:00+00
notes:
  Publication subtitle: "Four modern dances chosen from a selection submitted by Scottish Local Associations"


created: 2017-02-22 17:06:31.253104+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:03:17.095208+00
name: MacNab Dances in diagrams, The
shortname: MacNab diagrams
year: 2006-03-01
notes:
  Detailed diagramatic representations of the 27 dances collected by Mary Isdale MacNab and published by the RSCDS in "Scottish Dances" volumes I and II, plus two other dances published earlier in the RSCDS leaflet sets "Traditional Scottish Dances".


created: 2013-02-04 11:47:01.477109+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:11:17.812727+00
name: Miss Milligan's Miscellany of Scottish Country Dances
shortname: MMM
year: 2007-00-00
adopted_date: 2017-11-05 07:40:03+00
notes:
  This is the new revised one-volume edition.

  <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2502/|Issue 2502>> reports that the original two volume edition was published in 1977.


created: 2011-12-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:15:23.27929+00
name: Montréal Moments
shortname: Montreal
year: 2008-00-00
adopted_date: 2018-08-09 13:41:44.058194+00
notes:
  The CD" Music for Scottish Country Dancing" by "Les Joueurs de Bon Accord" with Laura Risk, Nicolas Williams and Eric Breton  is a companion to this publication.


created: 2012-08-15 08:14:24.121307+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:27:03.478987+00
name: QE Diamond Jubilee Dances
shortname: QE Diamond Jubilee
year: 2012-07-00
notes:
  The official title is »A Collection of Dances to Celebrate The Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II«.

  Produced in a limited edition of 1000 copies.

  Noted SCD teacher Andrew McConnell produced a sheet of notes on various of the dances in the book which he handed out at the 2012 Summer School in St Andrews. He writes: »I would prefer if my
  notes were not formally available on the internet as they may be liable
  to misinterpretation or may even cause disagreement!  I'm happy however
  for them to be passed on from person to person if anyone asks you for
  them.« So if anyone would like a copy, please <<mailto:anselm+djdnotes@strathspey.org|get in touch>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-27 23:34:58.312354+00
name: Scotia Suite of Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: RSCDS Scotia
year: 2002-00-00
adopted_date: 2016-02-26 22:10:54+00
notes:
  This book of dances was produced in collaboration with the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, as part of the celebrations marking the centenary of the voyage of The Scotia, the research ship of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902 - 1904 under the leadership of Dr William Speirs Bruce.

  See also <<https://rscdsvancouver.org/resources/the-white-cockade/antarctic-hero/|this article>> on the Vancouver branch website.


created: 2016-12-18 21:47:41.300818+00
last_modified: 2023-08-28 20:57:24.157309+00
name: Belfast Branch Platinum Anniversary Dances
year: 2016-12-01
adopted_date: 2017-01-05 00:24:50+00
notes:
  The Belfast Branch Platinum Anniversary Dances is a Book of 14 dances (with sheet music) with accompanying CD (track 15 is a waltz) by Marian Anderson's Scottish Dance Band which was launched at a Gala Evening in Belfast on December 3rd 2016.

  With regard to SCDDB and MiniCrib, Belfast Branch has expressly requested that no crib, diagram or video of any of the dances be made publicly available in the short term. In the meantime, only the 'bare bones' of this publication may appear on SCDDB.


created: 2023-10-29 22:22:08.025251+00
last_modified: 2023-10-29 22:48:53.938089+00
name: Liverpool at 70
year: 2022-00-00
notes:
  Information received from David Haynes of the MiniCrib team: "RSCDS Liverpool Branch celebrated their 70th Anniversary in 2021.  An event was planned but that never happened because of the pandemic.  In 2022 it was decided to publish a book of dances devised by branch members.  The book was a limited edition printing, copies being given to branch members - the book is not available to purchase."


created: 2023-10-31 12:12:21.261351+00
last_modified: 2023-12-21 18:29:09.79311+00
name: Formation Foundations
year: 2023-10-21
notes:
  This book with its accompanying music recording is a collection of dances that can be used to introduce a formation to a class. The dances are devised so that the chosen formation is the only unfamiliar movement in the dance; the dancers would already be familiar with the other movements. These dances have been used by my wife Sue and myself in the classes we have taught. 

  Since the collection is designed as an aid to teaching formations, we have included on each facing page some notes that may assist in teaching the formation. The notes draw on our experience of training all levels of dancers including candidates for the RSCDS examinations and, recently, under the Core Training for Instructors (CTI) scheme.


created: 2006-03-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-12-06 17:17:26.613542+00
name: Dances of the Budapest Scottish Dance Club Vol. 1
shortname: Budapest Dances Vol. 1
year: 2005-05-19
adopted_date: 2012-10-14 10:21:42+00
notes:
  This booklet was published as a PDF online on their webpage in 2002 and updated/corrected until 2005.

  The book contains dances written between 2001 and 2003.

  All dances were incorporated into the "<<ddpub:Reel Goulash, A#1109>>" book. Furthermore, this booklet has a strong overlap with "<<ddpub:Dances of the Budapest Scottish Dance Club Vol. 2#1776>>" published later also on their webpage. The PDF vanished from the webpage of the Budapest group some time after the publication of "<<ddpub:Reel Goulash, A#1109>>".

  This entry reflects the PDF version 1.13 of May 19, 2005 that had been available under http://bstk.hu/dances-bstk-1.pdf according to a link in the booklet PDF. The booklet is still available though the <<https://web.archive.org/web/20191030064919/http://www.bstk.hu/dances-bstk-1.pdf|Internet Archive's Wayback Machine>>.


created: 2024-05-03 21:54:28.330184+00
last_modified: 2024-05-04 17:50:45.446509+00
name: Wigan 18th Festival of SCD for Young People
shortname: Wigan 18th Festival
year: 2004-00-00
notes:
  A book of dances devised by young people. The majority of the dances are a collaboration of many individuals and are credited to their groups.


created: 2024-05-19 10:19:06.439634+00
last_modified: 2024-05-21 18:24:29.76365+00
name: Diack Dances, The
shortname: Diack Dances
year: 2024-05-00
notes:
  Dedicated to the memory of J. Michael Diack (1869–1946), who was instrumental in the founding of the [R]SCDS in 1923.

  Even though many of the people involved with this publication currently occupy or have occupied leadership positions in the RSCDS, this is *not* an official RSCDS publication.


created: 2023-12-06 16:54:33.597687+00
last_modified: 2023-12-06 17:17:52.706758+00
name: Dances of the Budapest Scottish Dance Club Vol. 2
shortname: Budapest Dances Vol. 2
year: 2011-03-21
notes:
  This booklet was published as a PDF online on the Budapest webpage with updates until 2011.

  The book contains dances written between 2001 and 2006.

  All dances were incorporated into the "<<ddpub:Reel Goulash, A#1109>>" book. Furthermore, this booklet has a strong overlap with "<<ddpub:Dances of the Budapest Scottish Dance Club Vol. 1#380>>" published earlier. The PDF vanished from the webpage of the Budapest group some time after the publication of "<<ddpub:Reel Goulash, A#1109>>".

  This entry reflects the PDF version 1.15 of March 21, 2011 that had been available under http://bstk.hu/dances-bstk-2.pdf according to a link in the booklet PDF. The booklet is still available though the <<https://web.archive.org/web/20191029161923/http://www.bstk.hu/dances-bstk-2.pdf|Internet Archive's Wayback Machine>>.


created: 2024-03-04 19:47:19.236976+00
last_modified: 2024-03-04 19:47:19.236976+00
name: Impropriety Volume 5
shortname: Impropriety 5
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This publication is mostly English Country Dances with one Scottish Country Dance. The latter has not yet been added to the database.


created: 2016-01-14 17:58:07.772532+00
last_modified: 2024-01-20 16:44:58.41798+00
name: Set and Link
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  "Set and Link" is the Toronto Branch Newsletter which started in 2005. There is an archive of past issues at <<https://www.dancescottish.ca/archives-newsletter.html>>.

  The dances were published singly in different issues, from 2011 onwards, and never together in a single volume.

  The web page <<https://www.dancescottish.ca/leaflets.html>> contains a list of all dances published in Set and Link with URLs for dances and videos where available.


created: 2011-07-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-12-11 13:40:39.216926+00
name: Graded and Social Dances 3 - 16 Dances
shortname: Goldring Graded 3
year: 2008-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-07-12 20:55:38+00
notes:
  Published by Scotscores, 2008

  Doreen Goldring: "When Roy died, this book was in the very early planning stages.  After studying his "possible", "Probable" and "??" lists of dances, I hope that my final selection would have met with his approval and will provide enjoyable dancing for many. 

  My thanks to Nancy Dickson, Muriel Johnstone and George Meikle for their kind permission to use their tunes and a special thanks to Muriel for all her help and hard work.


created: 2023-05-08 19:40:41.523861+00
last_modified: 2024-02-19 23:39:21.919042+00
name: November Knot, The
shortname: NovKnot
year: 2024-02-24
notes:
  Six dances from my teachers' workshop in Frankfurt, November 2009, plus a number of other dances I wrote for use in my class or at workshops elsewhere.


created: 2018-01-13 10:21:09.019288+00
last_modified: 2024-01-05 12:07:35.067625+00
name: From North Cape to the Bluff
shortname: North Cape
year: 2018-01-01
adopted_date: 2018-05-08 16:54:31.738712+00
notes:
  A collection of Scottish Country Dances to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the New Zealand Branch Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.


created: 2024-03-04 19:35:48.885792+00
last_modified: 2024-03-04 19:35:48.885792+00
name: Impropriety Volume 1
shortname: Impropriety 1
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This publication is mostly English Country Dances with a few Scottish Country Dances. So far only three (of the four) Scottish dances have been added to the database.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-02-10 23:51:24.928751+00
name: Fiddle Music of Scotland, The
shortname: Fiddle Music
year: 1979-00-00
notes:
  The original edition was published by James Hunter in 1979.

  In 1988 Alasdair and William Hardy have edited and corrected the 1st edition to to produce fully-bowed versions of all the 365 melodies, to correct mistakes and oversights from the 1st edition and finally to clarify that all-important ingredient in this music - the ornamentation. (rf. the Preface to the New Edition of 1988)

  The 1988 version was published by the Hardy Press, and there were reprints at least 1992, 1995 and 2001.

  The information of this entry was quite likely taken from the 'New Edition' from 1988, since this was the publication date originally indicated in the database.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-02-11 19:00:38.574815+00
name: Stoneywood Collection, The
shortname: Stoneywood
year: 2002-00-00
notes:
  From <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3442/|issue 3442>>: The Stoneywood Collection was originally published as the <<ddpub:New Dances by John Drewry up to June 2002#1784>>.


created: 2024-02-09 16:11:48.297268+00
last_modified: 2024-02-11 19:02:46.525555+00
name: New Dances by John Drewry up to June 2002
shortname: Drewry 2002
year: 2002-00-00
notes:
  Preliminary publication of dances which were later published in Drewry's Stoneywood Collection.

  This book also has notes about the Bankette formation and the origin of his dance <<ddd:Bratach Bana#769>>.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-04-18 21:23:37.80692+00
name: Kauri Collection
shortname: Kauri
year: 1992-00-00
notes:
  The book was the result of a competition in 1991. (Information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3513/|issue 3513>>).


created: 2024-03-04 19:43:05.176091+00
last_modified: 2024-03-04 19:43:05.176091+00
name: Impropriety Volume 2
shortname: Impropriety 2
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This publication is mostly English Country Dances with a few Scottish Country Dances. The latter have not yet been added to the database.


created: 2024-03-04 19:45:59.294283+00
last_modified: 2024-03-04 19:45:59.294283+00
name: Impropriety Volume 4
shortname: Impropriety 4
year: 0000-00-00
notes:
  This publication is mostly English Country Dances with a few Scottish Country Dances. So far only one (of the four) Scottish dances have been added to the database.


created: 2024-05-03 20:52:43.664069+00
last_modified: 2024-05-03 20:52:43.664069+00
name: Primrose Collection (1992), The
shortname: Primrose 1992
year: 1992-00-00
notes:
  7 Scottish Country Dances to celebrate 15 years of the URAWA Scottish Country Dance Group.

  This 1992 publication was later expanded with more dances as <<ddpub:Primrose Collection, The#299>> in 2011.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-05-23 18:09:20.858268+00
name: Roll Back the Carpet - We Agree to Differ
year: 0000-00-00
adopted_date: 2011-07-30 22:03:43+00
notes:
  The publication carries no date, but it must be after 1954 as there is a reference to that year.  Much of the text was originally published in "The Reel" of the London Branch.

  This delightful and interesting book describes and analyses a large variety of possible SCD figures.  Only one dance is described, "Fugal Fergus", in the section on Counterpoint.  The final discussions between "Light" and "Dark" in "We agree to differ", especially the famous "The Reel of Three Perplexes Me", should be read by every dancer interested in the deeper structures of SCD.


  London Branch has recently made scans of old issues of The Reel available on the web via <<https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/the-reel-archives/>>

  Those without access to the subsequent collection in book form can use the following links to the complete issues containing the original articles.
  One bonus issue (77) contains two articles.

  _We Agree to Differ (1952)_

    1. <<link:thereel/4|Reel#004|2>> *The Reel of Three Perplexes Me*
    2. <<link:thereel/5|Reel#005|2>> *Should We?*
    3. <<link:thereel/6|Reel#006|2>> *The Women's Reel*
    4. <<link:thereel/7|Reel#007|2>> *New Dances*
    5. <<link:thereel/8|Reel#008|2>> *Beginners*


  _Roll Back the Carpet (1963-5)_

    1. <<link:thereel/71|Reel#071|5>> *Madrigals*
    2. <<link:thereel/72|Reel#072|4>> *New figures from old*
    3. <<link:thereel/73|Reel#073|2>> *More new reels*
    4. <<link:thereel/74|Reel#074|4>> *Grafting*
    5. <<link:thereel/75|Reel#075|4>> *Counterpoint*
    6. <<link:thereel/77|Reel#077|4>> *Joints, plain and fitted*
    7. <<link:thereel/77|Reel#077|5>> *Joints, flows and pauses*
    8. <<link:thereel/78|Reel#078|2>> *The dance and its tune*
    9. <<link:thereel/79|Reel#079|2>> *The tune: Structure*
    10. <<link:thereel/80|Reel#080|5>> *The tune: content*
    11. <<link:thereel/81|Reel#081|3>> *Petronella*
    12. <<link:thereel/82|Reel#082|3>> *The Montgomeries' Rant*


created: 2006-11-28 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-06-03 13:09:03.312573+00
name: Aurora 10th Anniversary Book of SCD
shortname: Aurora 10
year: 2006-00-00
notes:
  Created in 1996, Aurora is a group of dancers and musicians based in and around Aberdeen, Scotland, who share an interest in traditional Scottish dance and music.


