Would you be interested in increasing the number of Scottish music enthusiasts among your customers?  The Strathspey & Reel Society of New Hampshire (SRSNH) is presenting its annual Gala Scottish Concert on November 29, 2009.  Ads in our program get read by our audience and performers; both groups have diverse interests. Please consider placing an ad in the Gala program. Continue reading »

Denise Houseman, an exercise physiologist at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, recently won the title of Women’s Masters World Champion at the Highland Games in Inverness, Scotland. See this article for details. The Scottish connections to New Hampshire are deep and numerous!

SRSNH will perform at the 2009 New Hampshire Highland Games at Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH.

Saturday, September 19, 10:00 AM Concert in the Octagon Lodge; 3:00 PM, Play-along in the Octagon Lodge

Sunday, September 20, 11:15 AM Joint concert with the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Boston Branch Demo Team, in the Concert Tent.

Come immerse yourself in Scottish culture!

Seventeen SRSNH members took part in Concord Community TV’s Fifth Annual Arts Telefest on March 29 at the Concord High School. The program included classic jigs by Marshall and Nathaniel Gow and a set of traditional hornpipes. SRSNH dancers Alicia Lekas and Pauline Collins contributed an exuberant burst of color.

At the March 29 Gathering, R.P. Hale let a packed SRSNH session in on some of his trade secrets. Continue reading »

An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the world. Continue reading »

From Oct 4 to 13, I was in the Czech Republic. I traveled with David Millstone and fellow dancers for a tour of the country and attendance at a Country Dance Festival. Continue reading »

The November 2 SRSNH Gala rehearsal featured a visit by Josh Schreiber Shalem, cellist, viola da gamba player, Continue reading »

“Save the Hornpipe!”  That is the cry and motto of the N.H.P.S – the National Hornpipe Preservation Society. Continue reading »

On September 12, Jack, the market master met me as I pulled into the parking lot. He performed a short song(1) and dance(2)  about how he now realized why, despite his readings of the weather forecasts and maps, it was already raining on the market – the SRSNH was playing and bringing some Scottish weather to complete the experience.  Continue reading »