Join the SRSNH for a concert of traditional Scottish music this Sunday, June 4 at 2:00 p.m. at the historic Wayside Inn  in Sudbury, MA. Last year’s event, preceded by a heavy rainstorm, attracted an audience of nearly a hundred concert goers. The Wayside Inn in Sudbury dates back to Revolutionary times and still has […]

Our guest workshop leader on January 29, 2017, is Mari Black, 2015 & 2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, 2014 Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion, and 2014 & 2012 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion. Mari’s topic is Fearless Flying!: Building, polishing, and performing MSR (March-Strathspey-Reel) sets. She explains, “We’ll dive into the nuts and bolts of creating a classic Scottish performance set…We’ll look […]

SRSNH welcomes Don Roy as guest leader at the December 18 gathering. Don’s workshop is one of a series funded by the Benjamin Couch Trust, administered by TD Wealth. We’re grateful for this generous support. Don is a champion fiddler whose “uniquely Maine sound has roots in New England, Quebec, and the Canadian maritimes.” He […]

Did you know music could be a weight loss technique? According to this source, a 65 kg (143 lb) musician expends a fair amount of energy, depending on the instrument he or she plays. Drums apparently burn the calories the fastest (290 per hour), then piano and violin (181), cello, wind instruments and guitar (145), and […]

Our guest workshop leader on October 30 will be Jennifer Armstrong. Jennifer has spent her life writing, singing and making music with fiddle, bagpipe, banjo and words. She is a storyteller, singer, instrumentalist, poet and published author with humor, warmth and grace. She works as an artist-in-residence in folk arts, storytelling and writing as well as […]

We’re happy to welcome back Liz Faiella to lead our September 25 workshop (click on the calendar event for details.) A Celtic fiddler with New England contradance flair and classical sensitivities, Liz Faiella has played for audiences at premier folk venues, contradances, and festivals around New England. Along with her brother, guitarist Dan Faiella, Liz […]

The Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, will hold its required annual meeting on Sunday, May 29 at 2:00 p.m. in the Concord Community Music School, located at 23 Wall Street in Concord, NH (use the Fayette Street entrance for access to the building.)

If you are planning a trip to Scotland in 2016, the Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland’s calendar of events can help you decide where to go and when. Click here to view the calendar.    

It has been said that the bagpipe sounds like someone strangling a cat. Is this the proof?