The SRSNH returns to the main stage at Veteran’s Memorial Park in the center of Manchester, NH on Saturday, August 28 from 3:00-4:00 for People Fest.  People Fest is a big, annual celebration of the ethnic richness of our state.  Besides performances all day, there will be a great variety of food, and lots of [...]

The SRSNH repertoire contains several hundred tunes as we approach the end of our 21st year as an organization. This number just scratches the surface of all the Scottish tunes that exist, of course. One interesting resource for Scottish tunes of the 1740-50 time period can be found here. This site offers recorded versions of [...]

Prince Charles is visiting an Edinburgh hospital. He enters a ward full of patients with no obvious sign of injury or illness and greets one.
The patient replies:
“Fair fa your honest sonsie face,
Great chieftain o th e puddin race,
Aboon them a ye take yer place,
Painch, tripe or th airm,
As langs my airm.”
Charles is confused, so he [...]

The Retrospective Dance session at this year’s Ralph Page Legacy Dance Weekend (RPLDW) pays tribute to Marianne Taylor. Held on Saturday, January 16 from 1:30-3:00 and hosted by Sylvia Miskoe and Marcie Van Cleave, the Retrospective dance celebrates the life of those who made extraordinary contributions to the New England dance scene. Marianne Taylor, who [...]

The SRSNH sends out heartfelt thanks to all who attended the 2009 Gala on Sunday, November 29.
The weather was perfect and the crowd enthusiastic as the SRSNH ensemble, under the musical direction of Emerald Rae, offered up a varied selection of Scottish tunes. With pianist Jacqueline Schwab providing her unique touch as a solo [...]

A series of 0s, Is, and IIs could be the musical notation for the earliest piece of Scottish instrumental music. These markings were recently discovered on a wooden medallion in Stirling Castle.
Scholars believe that this notation could be the oldest written Scottish tune. You can read more, and even hear a harp interpretation of the [...]

On both its visits to Scotland in 1996 and 2006, the SRSNH stayed in the charming west coast seaport at Oban.
The city has much to offer given its relatively small size. Among these offerings is a Highland celebration of all things Gaelic, an event called the Royal National Mod. This article details some of [...]

The original manuscript for Robert Burn’s Auld Lang Syne sold today for $10,000. It will become a part of the new Burns Birthplace Museum.
Read the full story here. Most would call that piece of music “priceless.”

On its first trip to Scotland in 1996, the SRSNH visited the Tam O’Shanter Experience, a memorial to Robert Burns. Plans are underway to add a Burns Birthplace Museum to this location in Ayrshire. This article discusses the new museum with the project’s leader. It might make you want to plan a trip in 2012!

During a rousing concert session on Sunday in the concert tent at the New Hampshire Highland Games, Red Hot Chilli Piper member Stuart Cassells joined the SRSNH ensemble on stage for a spirited rendition of The Atholl Highlanders. Cassells, known in Scotland/England as one of the top five bagpipers currently playing, performed as the headliner [...]