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- 1931
Part of Jean Milligan Papers
Jean Milligans Life Membership card.
Part of Jean Milligan Papers
Jean Milligans Life Membership card.
Notes on the origins of the Scottish Country Dance Society
Part of Ysobel Stewart Papers
Handwritten recalling the formation of the SCDS. Includes typed version
Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18
Descriptions of dances published in Books 13-18 but without music.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Contents: Editorial;
Propaganda;
News from Abroad;
Petronella;
The Duke of Perth;
Progression in Scottish Country Dance;
Minutes of Annual General Meeting 5 November 1932;
Names and Addresses of Office Bearers;
?The County Meeting? by Lad Nairne;
?Red Steps? taken from ?Sketches relative to the art of dancing? Peacock 1805;
Notes at Random.
Scottish Country Dancer No. 3 Autumn 2006
4 News from Coates Crescent Management Board and admin matters 6 From around the world Reports from all over the world 8 From the archive The contribution of Lady Dorothea Stewart-Murray 9 Publishing news What's new in CDs and books 9 Money matters Payment of teachers and musicians 10 Bill and Hope Little Interview with two teachers of great experience 12 Scottish schools and the RSCDS The Society and the Scottish Education System 14 The E ightsome Reel Its history and development 16 The Society on camera Do you recognise anyone? 18 Spring Fling 2006 Seonaid Anderson reports on this year's event 19 In my opinion Opinion-piece by John Laurie of London 20 The Dunblane Conference Report on the Scottish Branch Conference 22 A branch and a club Belfast Branch and the Rose of Barcelona 23 Dancing matters The allemande and reels in tandem 24 Who's who? Profile of Irene Bennett and David Normand-Harris 24 Reprinted From The Daily Telegraph 24 Programmes Two dance programmes, one Scottish, one Canadian 25 Letters to the editor Members' views 26 Reviews Dancing Forth Too / A Dancing Master Remembered I Glasgow Primary Schools Day of Dance DVD 27 Overheard on the web Chris Ronald on the Strathspey list discussions 28 The Branch Awards List of recent recipients 28 Photograph project Membership services initiative 28 Video project Bruce Frazer films and interviews dance devisers 29 Day School Diary All schools from October 06 - December 07 30 End-pieces
RSCDS
Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2004
Minutes of meetings and discussion papers
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Highland Tunes for the Fiddle Volume 4
A collection of Marches, Hornpipes, Strathspeys and Slow Airs arranged for the Fiddle by Christine Martin (Taigh na Tued publisher)
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Photograph of HM Queen with Elspeth Gray and Alan Macpherson
Interview with Sam and Heather Heron Queensland Branch
Personal reflections and observations on Scottish Country Dancing and Music
Brian Hacker
Milton (Brisbane) Scottish Country Dance Club
25th Anniversary Booklet describing the club's history and events. Includes lists of Club Officials and demonstration team members.
Phyllis South
Letter from Archibald Campbell to Yosbel Stewart
Part of Ysobel Stewart Papers
Comments about The Nut, the 8-some and 16-some dances
Talk given at Bellshill West Church Women's Guild
Part of Florence Adams Papers
Minute book of the Summer School Sub-Committee of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Signed minutes.
Minute book of the Finance Committee of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Signed minutes.
Photograph of a group in front of University Hall
Note attached: 'Left to right Miss Dow, Miss Jarvis, Miss Maxwell, Miss Thomson, Miss Milligan, Miss Webster, Miss Barrow, Miss Kenyon, Miss Dunbar'
Photograph of Jean Milligan standing in front of Lumsden Hall
Photograph of Jeam Milligan trying out her new knees assisted by Jimmie Taylor and Bill Little
Photographs of Mary Murray teaching at Summer School
Photograph of Linda Bates, June Dick and Eileen Watt at the AGM, 2001
Photograph of Bruce Frazer receiving a scroll from the Hon. Peregrine of Moncrieffe
Photograph of Jean Sim being presented with a Scroll by Alastair MacFadyen at the AGM, 2009
Photograph of members of the Tokyo branch Committee
Photograph of the International team dancing in South Africa
Annotation on back of the photograph: "John Drewry and Margaret Brander"
unknown
Photograph of scroll recipients and members at the AGM, 1988
Interview with Joyce Stewart Liverpool Branch
Reflections and Observations on Scottish Country Dancing
Liverpool Branch
Video Interview with Arthur Littlejohns Adelaide Branch
Video Interview with Arthur Littlejohns about his thoughts and experiences of Scottish Country Dancing (Audio only available online).
Adelaide Branch
Notebook belonging to Jean Milligan
Part of Jean Milligan Papers
Includes notes on the history of dances and dance descriptions.
Muller's Basses to the Select Reels & Strathspeys of Scotland
By Robert Muller, 'Dedicated to Scotland, his native land'. Published by Robert Cocks & Co. London. Contain music for 200 selected Reels and Strathspeys
RSCDS Archivist
Contents include:
Branch reports from Aberdeen, Angus, Ayr, Ayrshire North West, Banffshire, Bath and west of England, Belfast, Blair Atholl, Birmingham, Boston, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Dunfermline Dumfries, Edinburgh, Fort William, Glasgow, Hamilton and Clydesdale, Inverness, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Lanark, Leven, Lockerbie, London, Manchester, Nether Lochaber, Newton Stewart, Perth and Perthshire, Peterhead, Renfrewshire west, Rochdale, St Andrews, Southport, Stirlingshire, Stirlingshire east, Stockport, Stonehaven, West Lothian, Wolverhampton;
Minutes of Annual General Meeting, 19 November 1949;
First Impressions of Summer School 1950
Photograph of Bill Zobel taken in the party room
Photographs of Informal group dancing, taken outside at Summer School
Music for "Glen Grant" (Strathspey); Gladstone (reel) composed by J. SCott Skinner (published by Bayley and Ferguson, London and Glasgow.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Copy of a photograph of Lord James Stewart Murray (9th Duke of Atholl)
Scottish Country Dancer Vol 29 October 2019
RSCDS Events 2
News from Coates Crescent 4
Chairman and Convenors’ Reports 6
Born into the Society - Jeanette McSporran 8
In My Opinion - Antoine Rousseau 11
Country Dance News 12
The Aberdeen Festival 15
Spring Fling 16
Summer School 17
Branch Anniversaries 18
Beginners in Sydney 20
Young Dancers 21
Dancing Around the World 22
Letters to the Editor 26
Reviews 28
Sadly Missed 29
Day School Diary 30
More News 30
RSCDS
A Jig 'n' A Reel. A Resource for Scottish Country Dancing in Schools
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Dance Nova Scotia
Rob Roy RRLP 00831 S1: The Happy meeting 8x32J; Trip to Bavaria 4x32R; Garry Strathspey 4x32S; Postie's Jig 4x32J; Ellwyn's fair Glen 8x32R; St. Andrew's Fair 8x32R S2: Mhairis Wedding 4x40R; Luckenbooth Brooch 8x32J; Baldovan reel 4x32R; Winding Road 4x32S; Round Reel od Eight 1x88R; Bonnie Anne 1x96J; Irish Rover 8x32R.
Jim Dawson Scottish country Dance Band
McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band 1947-1980 Remembered
A review of the life and times (1947-1980) of McBain's Band By Rob Sargent. Published by Tullich Agencies, Dores , Inverness
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Photograph shows demonstration in Birminham. Reverse has the autographs of the dancers.
RSCDS
Scottish Country Dancer Vol 28 April 2019
RSCDS Events 2
News from Coates Crescent 4
Chairman and Convenors’ Reports 6
Afternoon Tea with Miss Milligan 8
Chairman Andrew Kellett 10
England Now Largest Country 11
Recruiting Ideas 11
Branch Anniversaries 12
In My Opinion 14
The Matched Funding Initiative 15
No Wind on Loch Fyne! 16
20th Winter School 17
Scottish Schools 18
Young Dancers 19
Dancing Around the World 20
Letters to the Editor 26
Reviews 28
Sadly Missed 29
Day School Diary 30
More News
RSCDS
Music for: "The Lovat Scouts" (march); The Kirrie Kebbuck (Strathspey); The Thrums Cairn (reel). Composed by J. Scott Skinner (published by Bayley and Ferguson, London and Glasgow)
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Photograph of Bill Little taken in the party room
The Etive Selection of Scottish Country Dances
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Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band
Contents include:
Branch reports from Aberdeen, Angus, Annan, Ayr, North Ayrshire, Banffshire, Bath and west of England, Belfast, Blair Atholl, Birmingham, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Dunfermline Dumfries, Edinburgh, Fort William, Glasgow, Hamilton and Clydesdale, Inverness, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Lanark, Leven, Lockerbie, London, Manchester, Motherwell, Newton Stewart, Perth and Perthshire, Peterhead, Renfrewshire west, Rochdale, St Andrews, Southport, Stirlingshire, Stirlingshire east, Stockport, Stonehaven, West Lothian, Wolverhampton;
Affiliated Groups: Airdrie, Alburne Knowe, Abernethy, Amersham and District Scottish Association, Angus, Bridge of Allan, Burnside, Caledonian Society Colombo, Comunn Dannsaidh an Obain, Comrie, Crieff Scottish Country Dance Club, Cumbrae, Dunblane, Essie and Nevay S.C.D. Class, Farelf Scottish Country Dancers (Singapore), Invergowrie, Kilmartin, Kippen, Kirriemuir Scottish Country Dance Club, Leamington and Warwick Caledonian Society S.C.D. Class, Leslie Scottish Country Dance Club, Leuchars W.R. Institute, Pitlochry Scottish Country Dance Club, Port William Country Dancing Class, Prestwick Scottish Country Dance Club, Richmond (Surrey) Caledonian Society, Rothes Old Time Dance Club, R.A.F. Officers S.C.D. Society of Seletar Singapore, Shanghai Reel Club, The Scots' Society of St Andrew, Slough and district S.C.D. Classes, Southampton Scottish Association, Stewartry (of Kirkcudbright) S.C.D. Association, Taynuilt Scottish Country Dancing Club, Tayside Scottish Country Dance Club;
Minutes of Annual General Meeting, 30 October 1948;
The Festival of International Folk Music and Dance at Venice
An Impression of the Summer School 1949;
Note on the Development of the Society's Finances.
Photographs of Informal group dancing, taken outside at Summer School
Manual of Dancing or, A Companion to the Ball-Room
By Walter F Gillies, Professor of Dancing, third edition. Published by Mackill & Co.
Scottish Country Dancer Vol 27 October 2018
RSCDS Events 2 News from Coates Crescent 4 Chairman and Convenors’ Reports 6 From Around the World 8 Interview with Lorn Macintyre 11 Winter School in Australia 14 Recruiting Success in New Zealand 14 Scots in Argentina 15 The RSCDS in Pictures 16 The First Five Years 18 In My Opinion 20 Spring Fling 21 Spring Fringe 21 Scottish Schools 22 Young Dancers 23 Anniversaries 24 News 24 Letters to the Editor 25 Reviews 28 Sadly Missed 29 Day School Diary 30 More News 30
RSCDS
Celebrate Fifty Years of Dancing
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Boston Branch RSCDS
Printed music for the tune compose by Jimmy Shand (Published by Mozart Allan, Glasgow)
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Photograph of Aberdeen University SCD Members
Photograph shows some members of the group. Reverse is annotated with the names of the members
RSCDS
Photograph of Dorothy Hamilton and Brenda Burnell taken in the party room
Contents include:
The Scottish Country Dance Society 1923-48;
Branch reports from Aberdeen, Angus, Ayr, Ayrshire North West, Bath, Belfast, Blair Atholl, Birmingham, Dumfries, Dunfermline Dundee, Edinburgh, Fort William, Glasgow, Hamilton and Clydesdale, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Lockerbie, London, Manchester, Motherwell, Nether Lochaber, Newton Stewart, Perth, Peterhead, Renfrewshire west, Rochdale, St Andrews, Stirlingshire, Stirlingshire east, Southport, West Lothian, Wolverhampton;
Minutes of Annual General Meeting, 15 November 1947;
The Summer School of 1948;
News from Overseas.
Photograph of Alice McLennan and Bobby Watson
Cambridge University Strathspey and Reel Club Book of Dances
A Dancers "manual " with a brief introduction to form and style together with descriptions of 29 Scottish country dances and Reels. Publshed by the University Reel Club
Archivist RSCDS
By Joseph Lowe. Published by Paterson & Sons. Book 1 contains 68 tunes and Book 2 66 tunes. One volume (FL) has a Table of Contents; the other (AM) is unindexed.
Joseph Lowe
A Booklet of dances commemorating the Delaware Valley Branch of the RSCDS 50th Anniversary. The Booklet contains descriptions of dances (with music) created by members and former members of the Branch. A short history of the Branch is inclded.
RSCDS Archivist
Scottish Country Dancer Vol 26 April 2018
RSCDS Events 2
News from Coates Crescent 4
Chairman and Convenors’ Reports 6
From Around the World 8
Introducing Chris Milne 11
Membership Numbers 11
Our Inaugural Meeting 12
20 Tips for a Good Dance Programme 14
50 Years Ago 14
Young Dancers 15
The RSCDS in Pictures 16
Anniversaries 18
Recruiting Successes 20
In my Opinion 22
Scottish Schools 23
Spotlight on London 24
Turning around Asilomar 25
Letters to the Editor 26
Sadly Missed 29
Day School Diary 30
RSCDS
Highland Tunes for the Fiddle Volume 11985
A collection of Marches, Hornpipes, Strathspeys and Slow Airs arranged for the Fiddle by Christine Martin (Taigh na Tued publisher)
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Photocopies of photographs taken at various Summer Schools
Photograph of Wilma Miller, Chairman of the Society 1991-1994
Buffalo (NY )Branch Demonstration Team 1998
Photograph shows members of the Branch demonstration team in 1995. No names provided.
Archivist RSCDS
Photograph of Linda Gaul and Gabor Turi taken in the party room
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Muriel Johnstone's Scottish Dance Band
Photograph of Aberdeen University SCD Class in Progress
Photograph shows members of the class with their teacher (Adele McKinnon)
RSCDS
Francis Day's Album of Scottish Country Dancing
Dance instructions with music for: Duke of Perth, Hamilton House, Petronella, La Russe, Strip the Willow
RSCDS Archivist
Cambridge University Strathspey and Reel Club Dances. Booklet. Dance instructions book. 15 pages
Dance instruction book. Broun's Reel, Circassian Circle, Cumberland Reel, Dalkeith's Strathspey, Dashing White Sergeant, Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh, Duke of Perth, Eightsome Reel, Flowers of Edinburgh, Foula Reel, Foursome Strathspey & Reel of Tulloch, Gay Gordons, Glasgow Highlanders, Hamilton House, Haughs of Cromdale, Highland Scottishe, Jenny's Bawbee, Light and Airy, Miss Cahoon's Reel, Montgomeries' Rant, New rigged Ship, Petronella, Reel of the 51st Highland Division, Rory O'More, Scottish Reform, Sixteensome Reel, Speed the Plough, Strip the Willow and Waltz Country Dance.
RSCDS Archive
Photograph of a large group sitting outside
Photographs of Pam Dignan dancing at Summer School ceilidhs
Scottish Country Dancer Vol 25 October 2017
RSCDS future events 2 News from Coates Crescent 4 Chairman and Convenors Reports 6 From Around the World 8 CD timings 11 First Timers at Winter School 11 A Historic Trip to Paris in 1950 12 Bill Little Retires 14 Branch Anniversaries 15 The RSCDS in Pictures 16 Pinewoods 18 Australian Winter School 18 Summer School 19 In our Opinion 20 Focus on Technique 20 Back to Our Roots in Glasgow 21 Basecamp to HQ! The Bonn Weekend 22 Young Dancers 24 Letters to the Editor 25 Reviews 28 Sadly Missed 29 Day School Diary 30
RSCDS
Photograph of Aberdeen University SCD Group
Photograph shows members of the group with their teacher (Adele McKinnon)
RSCDS
The Speyside Collection of Scottish Country Dance Muis Book II
A selection of 36 tunes from the John Young MS (18th) compiled by Jack McConnachie and arranged byt Edith MAcpherson (publisher Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing)
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
The photograph appears to have been taken during a RSCDS Ball. There is no provenance with the item but it is stamped on the reverse "Southport Visitor, Southport Journal , Copyright Photograph".
RSCDS Archivist
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Keith Smith & Muriel Johnstone
Five Scottish Country Dances 1982
Instructions and music for five Scottish Country Dances published by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, 1982:
Haig of Bemersyde(S); St. Andrew's Fair (J); Joe MacDiarmid's Jig (J): The Royal Wedding(S); Sunday Morning (R)
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Photograph of Hamilton Meikle, Chairman of the Society 1936-45 and 1948-51
Kerr's Guild of Play Containing 49 Singing Games with Pianoforte Accompaniments
By James S Kerr
Photograph of Members gathered at Coates Crescent before leaving for the Jubilee Garden Party
No attribution. John Drewry Climbing in the Snow
unknown
Photographs of a group of women in Japanese costume at Summer School garden party
Scottish Country Dancer Vol 24 April 2017
New Society President 3 News from Coates Crescent 4 From the Chairman 6 Education and Training Committee 6 Youth Services Committee 7 Membership Services Committee 7 From around the World 8 Mrs Elma McCausland MBE 11 Mrs Mary Ross BEM 11 Belfast Branch 11 Kilmarnock and District Branch 12 Birmingham Branch 12 The Stooshie 13 The AGM from a French Perspective 13 Nathaniel Gow’s Dance Band 14 The Society in Pictures 16 Tribute to Alastair Aitkenhead 18 Focus on Technique 20 In my Opinion 20 Spotlight on Iberia 21 Young Dancers’ Page 22 Global Youth Week 23 Scottish Schools 24 Edinburgh Branch in Barcelona 25 Summer School Social Class 26 Letters to the Editor 27 Reviews 28 Sadly Missed 29 Day School Diary 30
RSCDS
Photograph of a demonstration at the Younger Hall
The Competitive Highland Dancer's Champion's Choice
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Donald MacPhee
The Speyside Collection od Scottish Country Dance Music Book 1
A selection of 36 tunes from the John Young MS (18th) compiled by Jack McConnachie and arranged byt Edith MAcpherson
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Parlophone Record No F.3395
Jimmy Shand and his Band
Bulletin No. 22, December 1944
Two Airs afor Violin and Piano
Music for "Mackenzie Hay" and "Spey in Spate" by J Scott Skinner. Published by Bayley and Ferguson, London and Glasgow
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Scottish Country Dancer Vol 23 October 2016
RSCDS future events 2 News from Coates Crescent 4 Reports from the Chairman and Conveners of Management Committees 6 Who’s Who in the RSCDS – Finance & Advisory Government Committee 8 Interview with Robbie Shepherd 9 From around the World – reports from our regional correspondents 12 The World of Scottish Country Dancing 16 The Patron’s lunch 18 Edinburgh Scottish Dancers 19 The Countess of Dunmore 20 Spotlight on … York and North Humberside Branch 21 The RSCDS and the media 22 Robert Mackay – 40 years at Summer School 22 Young Dancers’ page 23 Dancing in a French nursery school 24 A new class in Aberdeen 24 Kiama Ceilidh and Australian Winter School 25 Reviews 26 Letters to the Editor 27 Obituaries 28 A dancing weekend in Vichy Tribute dance in memory of Alastair MacFadyen 29 Day School Diary 30
RSCDS
The Macadians the Dance Goes On!!
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The Macadians
Photographs of young Scottish country dancers taken during filming of a Blue Peter TV Event
No attribution. John Drewry Studio Portrait
unknown
Photograph of a large group taken outside
Parlophone Record No F.3392
Jimmy Shand and his Band
Scottish Waltz; Hamilton House
Parlophone Record No F.3388
Jimmy Shand and his Band