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For 60 years, since 1955, a great many people have enjoyed the experience of Scottish country dancing at the vibrant Sheffield RSCDS Branch. To celebrate this, The Third Sheaf Collection contains 12 new dances devised by Branch members. The accompanying CD features Yorkshire-based Neil Barron & his Scottish Dance Band. For more details click here.

RSCDS Leeds Branch celebrated their 50th Anniversay in 2012, producing this book of 12 dances, entitled The Leeds Golden Collection. There are clear instructions for each dance and music for the lead tunes is included. The accompanying CD has now been recorded by Yorkshire-based Neil Barron & his Scottish Dance Band, with an additional track for the dance South from Oban (instructions published in Leeds 10 th Anniversary Book). For more details click here.

Laird Brown (son of Bobby), Donny Wood, Warren Beesley & Rob Wolanski who all played with Bobby Brown & the Scottish Accent, have now been joined by Stefanie Hutka to form Scotch Mist. On this debut CD, ‘Kerry D. Boax’ plays 2 nd accordion. To complement this showcase of Canadian Scottish Country Dance music, the 13 dances accompanying this recording come from far and wide across Canada from a variety of teachers, and full instructions are included in the CD booklet, making it excellent value for money. For more details click here.

The second CD from the talented Dewhurst family band - Chris & Julie on accordion with son Nick on drums. As with their first CD (Crossing Borders), many tracks are for use when ‘any good tune’ is required but there are four tracks for well-known dances and four for dances by Gillian Jennings (instructions available on request). With no less than 22 tunes composed by Chris himself, this CD of 14 tracks should cover every occasion! For more details click here.

Released at the same time as The Sunday Class Book 1 CD, but quite different, reflecting its Australian origins, and another excellent show-piece of Marian's talent! Keith Smith and his fiddle join Marian and her usual line-up of Graham Bell (2 nd accordion), Issy Hodgson (Piano & Bass) and Max Ketchin (Drums) to play some excellent tune sets. There are no less than 12 original tunes by Marian Anderson and two of Keith Smith's, plus an impressive array from other composers. Instructions for the 10 new dances are contained in the CD Booklet. For more details click here.

This CD, first released in 2008, and now re-issued by The Sunday Class, contains music for 6 dances devised to celebrate RSCDS Belfast Branch’s Diamond Jubilee (including City of Belfast to Marian’s own legendary tune), 2 dances devised to celebrate their Ruby Anniversary (The Glens of Antrim and The Drumlins of Down) and two generic sets of good tunes for reels and jigs. Marian’s standard band line-up of herself, Graham, Issy and Max are joined by John Sinton (Bass), making this a ‘classic’ Marian Anderson recording. For more details click here.

The Book contains full instructions and crib diagrams (by Keith Rose) for 15 new dances by 6 local devisers, with sheet music for 5 original tunes. On the CD there are 15 tracks for dances in the Book plus Marian’s own set for John Drewry’s ‘Ramadan-ce’, and a bonus track, ‘Barry & Doreen’s Continental Capers’ (with dance instructions and sheet music included in the CD booklet). For more details click here.

with accompanying CD by Marian Anderson’s Scottish Dance Band

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and Stirling at 90 CD by The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band plus Bannockburn 700 Dance Book

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2 CDs from The Dewhurst Band: • Beyond the Borders • Crossing Borders, their first CD

The debut CD from Scotch Mist (with Laird Brown): • COAST TO COAST The Leeds Golden Collection • RSCDS Leeds Branch 50th Anniversary Dance Book • CD by Neil Barron & his Scottish Dance Band The Third Sheaf Collection • RSCDS Sheffield Branch Diamond Jubilee Dance Book • CD by Neil Barron & his Scottish Dance Band The Second Sheaf Collection • RSCDS Sheffield Branch Golden Jubilee Dance Book • CD by Ceol na h-Alba

ALL Marian Anderson’s CDs: • The Sunday Class Dance Book 1 & accompanying Book • Belfast RSCDS Diamond Jubilee Dances & Book • Robert Burns’ Dances • The Other Kangaroo Paw • The Kangaroo Paw • The Fisherman’s Reel (includes The Elephant’s Stampede) • Dancer’s Choice Vol.1 • Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol. 12 • St Bernard’s Waltz • Bordering on Scottish (Marian’s first CD from 1999)

and also a selection of new Dance Books

Higham Hall Anniversary Booklet 25 years ago, at Higham Hall in Cumbria, Derek & Maureen Haynes started a festive 3-day dancing holiday for experienced dancers at New Year. To celebrate their 25 th anniversary year, the 2016 Hogmanay At Higham participants held a competition and devised 4 new dances - 2 strathspeys (3x32 and 8x32), a reel (8x32) and a jig (8x32). Proceeds from the sale of this booklet will go to Cockermouth Mountain Rescue.

6 Books of Dances by Francis Walduck From the Danube to the Liffey - 10 dances - June 2012 The Dancing Brolga Collection Vol I - 16 dances - September 2012 The Dancing Brolga Collection Vol II - 16 dances - September 2012 The Dancing Brolga Collection Vol III - 17 dances - February 2013 The Auckland Suite - 8 dances and a recipe! - February 2013 The Clan Mackenzie - 18 dances - April 2013 For more details click here.

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Alex Hodgson is a Scottish singer/songwriter, story teller and comedian based in Prestonpans, East Lothian. His music is distinctively Scottish, with both a charm and humour that reflect his background and love of music and he has twice been a finalist in the 'Burnsong' song writing competition. Alex has a musical career spanning several decades and has performed in the Scottish Parliament, for the Queen at Balmoral, for the BBC and various radio stations, and most recently on Forth 2. He has also toured in South Africa, Malaysia, New Zealand and performed in Sorrento in March 2017, where his wife Issy was playing with Marian Anderson’s Scottish Dance Band.

Jeelie Jars ‘n’ Coalie Backies - July 2010 The Brig Tae Nae Where - August 2014 For more details click here.

2 CDs by Alex Hodgson (vocals)

The dance “Elma McCausland MBE” was specially devised by Lucy Mulholland to acknowledge the Belfast Branch’s delight at the award of MBE to Elma “for services to Scottish country dancing” in the 2017 New Year Honours list. The Book contains full instructions for this dance and “Glencoe” devised for Elma by Daphne Jones, with a one-track CD by The Marian Anderson Trio. The tunes on the CD are Elma McClausland MBE (Marian Anderson), Cecil McClausland (Nan Main) and Tribute to West Renfrewhire (Ian Muir).

RSCDS Belfast Branch honour Elma McCausland MBE with CD by The Marian Anderson Trio

Launched at the Branch’s 70 th Anniversary Gala Evening on December 3 rd 2016 in the magnificent surroundings of the Titanic Suite, Belfast, this Book and accompanying CD by Marian Anderson’s Scottish Dance Band is set to rival their Diamond Collection from 2006. The Book contains full instructions and music for 14 new dances and a beautiful waltz. For more details click here.

RSCDS Belfast Branch Platinum Anniversary Dances & CD by Marian Anderson’s Scottish Dance Band

The Book contains full instructions and crib diagrams (by Keith Rose) for 16 new dances by 9 devisers, with sheet music for 8 original tunes. On the CD there are 15 tracks for dances in the Book plus a bonus track, ‘Staircase in Styria’ (with dance instructions and sheet music included in the CD booklet), and the Band’s favourite polka followed by Alex Hodgson singing Auld Lang Syne. For more details click here.

The Sunday Class Dance Book 2 & CD by Marian Anderson’s Scottish Dance Band

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day . . .

Christmas CD by The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band

Now it can be with The Sunday Class

14 tracks for dances in all three tempi, with various barrings, plus a final cool-down waltz. 64 seasonal tunes including traditional carols, songs from musicals, pop music and children’s favourites - from Bach and Holst to Greg Lake and Shane MacGowan, with a sprinkling of snowmen and jingle bells!

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and coming soon . . . 4 Books of Dances from Holly Boyd including her latest “Celebrations”.

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Around the World with Scotch Mist Their first CD, Coast to Coast, featured dances by Canadian devisers so this CD focuses on Canadian composers, with 23 tunes by 12 Canadian composers as well as traditional and Scottish composers. The dances, on the other hand, are from 13 devisers from Around the World - UK, Germany, Japan, New Zealand as well as Canada. The dance instructions are available for free download from www.scotchmist.ca .