RSCDS Archive

Scotland Dancing Again

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2001

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Scotland Dancing Again - narration to accompany the video

Scotland Dancing Again

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2001

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

This video tells the story of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - through 27 of its dances . It is illustrated with extracts from the Society's Archive. The text or the narration is provided in a separate booklet.
Written and presented by Dr. Alastair MacFadyen, Past President of the RSCDS.

Independent Video Productions

Sandy Ower The Sea

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1996

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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Scotscores and Chris Duncan Music

S1The Flowers of Edinburgh; S2 Highland Schottische No. 2

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Regal Record No G 6618 - J. Scot Skinner Violin Solo
Side 1 The Flowers of Edinburgh
Side 2 Highland Schottische

RSCDS Archivist

S1. The Linton Ploughman; S2. Jenny's Bawbee

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25/05/23

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Beltona 6168 George F Davie's Quartette
S1. The Linton Ploughman
S2. Jenny's Bawbee

RSCDS Archivist

S1 Medley No.2; S2 Bagpipe Marches

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25/05/23

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Regal G 6624 (Columbia Gramophone Co. Ltd)
J Scott Skinner Violin Solo
S1 Medley No. 2: The Bonnie Lass O' Bon Accord; Marquis of Huntly's Farewell; The £10 Fiddle
S2 Bagpipe Marches: Athole Highlander's Farewell to Loch Katrine; Cameron Highlanders; Inverness Gathering

RSCDS Archivist

RSCDS Winnipeg Branch Centenary Project

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2022

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Branch Demonstration team dancing "The Flying Scotsman" at the VIA Rail Union Station Winnipeg on 27th October 2022 as part of the Branch's Project for the RSCDS Centenary. https://youtu.be/xAhSW2OwbKM

RSCDS Archivist

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Book 51. 12 Scottish Country Dances for Yong and Less Experienced Dancers

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July 2017

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A book of dances for children and young folk. Instructions and music for: The Edinburgh Toy Shop (J); The Somerset Children's Reel (R); Save the Children (J); Fair Enough (J); Summer on the Beach ((R); And for the Young Ones (J); Holyrood Strathspey (SJ); New Year Jig (J); Hello-Goodbye (S); Pluto's Head (R); Come What May (J);Bohemian Reflections (R)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Book 50 Spring Fling 12 Scottish Country Dances

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June 2016

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Instructions and music for: The Spring Fling Reel (R); Les Remparts d Seville (J); There's Something about Thirty (S); 192 Miles Home (J); Tge Doonhammer Delight (R); Mathilde is a Delight (S); The Wandering Wallaby(J); Double Trouble Triangles (R); Shadow (J); A Trip to Applecross (J); Dancing Spirit (J); La Baratte your Way Home (R)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Book 49 12 Scottish Country Dances

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June 2015

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Instructions and music for the following dances: Neil M Grant (J); Orpington Caledonians (R); Midsummer Common (S); The First Rain of Spring (J); Miss Eleanor (S); The Ruby Rant (R); Round and Roundabout (Rundumadum) (S); Flora's Fancy (J); The Library of Birmingham (S); John Cass (J); MacDonald of Keppoch (M); The Countess of Dunmore's Reel (R)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Book 48 15 Scottish Country Dances

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June 2014

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Instructions and music for: Newburgh Jig(J); The Rutland Reel (R); The Golden Years (S); Monica's Way (J); Rye Twist (R); City of Belfast (S); Sunshine and Sweetie's Jig (J); The Tri-Mariner (R); A Summer Meeting (S); The Festival Man (J); The Fireworks Reel (R); Rougemount Castle (S); Lady in Red (J); Farewell to Helensburgh (S); McLeod's Wedding (R)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Book 47 - 12 Dances to Celebrate the 90th Anniversary

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June 2013

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Contains the music and instructions for 12 Scottish Country Dances with an introduction to the book by the late Dr. Alastair Macfadyen, President of the RSCDS.
Dances: Bill Clement MBE (Jig); Linea's Strathspey (Strathspey); Flight to Melbourne (Reel); Aging Gracefully (Strathspey); Vintage Simon (Jig); The One O'clock Canon (Reel); Memories of Mary Ann (Strathspey); Welcome to Ayr (Jig); The Kissing Bridge (Reel); It wisnae me (Strathspey); Glastonbury Tor (Reel); The Mentor (Strathspey).

RSCDS

Royal Paton -Platinum Jubilee Booklet

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2022

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The booklet celebrates the Royal Paton's Platinum Jubilee through her connection with Scottish Dance and Music and reprints dances and music and places linked to her tenure as the Society's Patron.

Archivist RSCDS

Rose of Allandale

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20/9/22

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The Rose of Allandale music arranged as a divertimento for the piano by W Grosse and published by Leoni Lee, London 1836

Archivist RSCDS

Rocky Mountain Medley, Pt. 1; Rocky Mountain Medley, Pt. 2

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1939

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Beltona Record No 2394 James Shand (Button Key Accordion), Miss Low (piano), Len Kidd (Drums)
S1 Rocky Mountain Medley Part 1 (She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain, Can I Sleep in Your Barn, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane)
S2 Rocky Mountain Medley Part 2 (Intro, Chicken Reel, Turkey in the Straw)

RSCDS Archivist

Rob Gordon's Book of Scottish Music

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1970

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

11 original compositions by Rob Gordon . Published by James S Kerr, Glasgow.

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Rik-Ma-Ree (March; )Rig-Ma-Tick (March)

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Jun-45

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Beltona Record No BL2457 Jimmy Shand - Accordion (accompanied by John Knight, Piano & Owen McCabe, Drums)
S1 Rik Ma Ree
S2 Rig-Ma-Tick

RSCDS Archivist

Register of Recipients of the Society's Scroll of Honour

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1983

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Contains the names of members and their branches who have been awarded a Scroll of Honour for services to the RSCDS

Reels and Wheels

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2001

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band

Reel Scottish Dancing

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1999

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

An instructional video which is suitable for both experienced dances and those new to this dance style. The video explains how to dance reels, jigs and strathspeys and includes a helpful commentary. The Steps are walked out and shown in slow motion and the most frequently used formations demonstrated with many walked through. 34 dances which appear frequently on dance programmes are demonstrated.
Details of the Steps, Formations and the Dances are listed in the Notes Section (below)

Anita Mackenzie (Independent Video Productions)

Reel On ? Roy Goldring's Graded and Social Dances 3

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2009

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Scotscores

Jim Lindsay & Muriel Johnstone

Reel of Tulloch Shean (sic) Trubhais

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Beltona Record No 2109 Pipe Major Robert Reid
S1 Reel of Tulloch
S2 Sean (sic) Trubhais

RSCDS Archivist

Ready... And!

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n.d

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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Bobby Brown, The Scottish Accent, Cape Breton Symphony & Guest Artists

Quick Here's Anither Yin!

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2003

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band

Queen Victoria Public School (Canada)

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2017

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A description (with illustrations) of the 22nd season of SCD and Ceilidh dancing at Queen Victoria Public School)

Archivist RSCDS

Programme for the Tribute and Dance for Dr. Alastair MacFadyen

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2015

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Leaflet lists the order of events, the Speakers and the dance programme.

Glasgow Branch RSCDS

Programme for talk given at Bandon or Cairns Church to Bandon/Cairns Mens Fellowship

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18-Nov-71

Part of Florence Adams Papers

Programme for 'SCD Joint Celebration in Concert Hall, Civic Centre, Motherwell'

RSCDS-FA-17
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23-Aug-91

Part of Florence Adams Papers

Practice in Variations in a Regulated Dance Form

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2019

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A thesis presented to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology for a Masters degree.

mona Momeni

Portfolio of Photographs Sydney Branch

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1974

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

7 photographs illustrating dance titles taken at the Ceilidh at Narrabeen Camp organised by Sydney Branch October the 5th 1974

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Platinum

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2007

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The CD of 12 dances was produced to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Branch. The booklet contains instructions for the dances.
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St Andrews Branch RSCDS

Piper's Choice

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2000

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Bill Clement with Muriel Johnstone's Band

Photoraphs of J Michael Diack

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photoraph of Kevin Connolly

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December 1996

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Presentation of the RSCDS Scroll to Kevin Connolly in December, 1996

Canberra abd District Branch

Photogtaph of members of the Tokyo branch

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2004

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs taken at presentation to Florence Adams from Glasgow Branch

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22-Mar-83

Part of Florence Adams Papers

Photographs taken at Golden Jubilee Garden Party mounted on a board

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1973

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of young Scottish country dancers taken during filming of a Blue Peter TV Event

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c. 2000

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of the top table and dignitaries at the AGM, 1988

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1988

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of The Olympians

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of The Maclachlan Trophy, the Chain of Office of the Edinburgh Branch Chairman

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of the International team travelling to St. Jean de Luz, Biarritz

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1964

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of the International Team performing at the International Folklore Festival 1954 at Pescara, Italy

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1954

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of the Demonstration Team performing

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2003

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of staff members

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2003

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Scroll recipients at the AGM 2001

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2001

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of RSCDS 75th anniversary souvenirs

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1998

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Pam Dignan dancing at Summer School ceilidhs

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1990s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Norah Dunn, May Yarker, Alec Gray, Jean Sim

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1994

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Muriel Gibson in Army uniform

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1943

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

2 photographs of Muriel Gibson taken during her Army service. One formal photograph in the uniform of a Captain and the other an informal snapshot when she was a Major.

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society