The New Hampshire State Council for the Arts on March 30 informed Sylvia Miskoe that she had been selected to receive the Folk Heritage Award, one of the Governor’s Arts Awards for 2011.
This prestigious award “recognizes a New Hampshire traditional folk artist who has made a significant contribution to his or her art form and [...]

“Wait a minute! That looks like the New Hampshire tartan,” thought a recent observer of the picture of Keith Lockhart on the CD cover of the Boston Pops The Celtic Album.

Could that be true? A visit to the closet to pull out a kilt made with the New Hampshire tartan launched an inspection and comparison [...]

[ April 17, 2011; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] The SRSNH performs at NEFFA on Sunday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m. in rooms 103/104 in the Middle School at the festival site.

[ April 24, 2011; 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Regular monthly meeting. Visitors welcomed! Come and learn new tunes, jam, meet people, have pot luck refreshments. We’re in the Community Room of the Concord Community Music School, Concord, NH.  Address is 23 Wall St., but use the Fayette St. [...]

In Scotland, music flourished on the streets and in kitchens rather than in concerts halls as was more common in England and France, according to the compilation of Scottish music historical vignettes located here.
Learn more about the earliest roots of the traditional roots of the music of Scotland by perusing these sources.

[ March 27, 2011; 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ]

Regular monthly meeting. Visitors welcomed! Come and learn new tunes, jam, meet people, have pot luck refreshments. We’re in the Community Room of the Concord Community Music School, Concord, NH.  Address is 23 Wall St., but use the Fayette St. entrance.

Directions:  From Main [...]