Many SRSNH members get involved each year in staging a dance event named for a famed New England dance caller. The 24th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend runs January 14 – 16, 2011 in the Memorial Union Building at UNH in Durham, NH.  This outstanding weekend of contra and square dancing celebrates the New [...]

This picture says it all! Do not park any kind of vehicle in a tow-away zone in Scotland!

SRSNH members who traveled to Scotland with the group in 1996 and 2006 will remember the thrill of visiting Stirling Castle.The Castle has been undergoing extensive renovations to its royal court as part of The Palace Project. That project finishes up this winter and the Castle court reopens this spring. Get a sneak preview by [...]

Bill Millin, who piped his comrades ashore on D-Day in 1944, has died. See this BBC report for more about a true Scottish hero.

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 [...]