Links

RSCDS Links

RSCDS Headquarters in Scotland.
The Society was established in 1923 by its co-founders to protect and promote the standards of Scottish country dancing.

RSCDS in Ontario

• RSCDS London Branch
• RSCDS Kitchener Waterloo Branch
• RSCDS Hamilton Branch
• RSCDS Toronto Branch

RSCDS in the USA

• RSCDS Chicago Branch
• RSCDS Detroit Branch
• RSCDS Cincinnati Branch
• RSCDS Buffalo Branch

RSCDS affiliated groups

• Trinity Scottish Country Dance Group in Toronto, Ontario
• Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers

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Scottish Country Dancing related sites

• Teachers' Association Canada, affiliated with the RSCDS.
• Grand Chain is a Scottish dance resource site based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
• The Intercity Scot Online offers information about other SCD events in North America.
• The Strathspey Server.Operated from Germany, the site offers a wealth of Scottish country dance and music resources. Includes discussion board.
• SCD WebRing. This web page indexes a selection of SCD related sites.
• Minicrib, a website that offers a wealth of dance briefs on dances old and new. Don't remember how a dance works? You'll find the answer here!
• JC's ABC Tune Finder. This page helps you find and remember tunes. (No recordings, just midi files!)

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SCD music sites

• John Chambers' Scottish Country Dance Music Collection. Scottish Country Dance tunes and sets organized by dance name. (Similar to above mentioned JC's ABC Tune Finder.)
• The Music of James Scott Skinner. James Scott Skinner (1843 – 1927), the Strathspey King,' was a key figure in Scottish traditional music. He took the art of Scottish fiddle music to a new height through his playing and his compositions.
  Also see Multimedia, including dance video clips.
• Scottish Fiddling. Information about Scottish fiddling and links to renowned Scottish Fiddlers' webpages!

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Scottish and Celtic Festivals

• Sarnia Supreme Highland Games
  August, Sarnia, Ontario.
• Fergus Scottish Festival
  August, near Guelph, Ontario.
• Chatham Highland Games
  July, Chatham, Ontario.
• Owen Sound Celtic Festival.
  September, Owen Sound, Ontario.
• The Beach Celtic Festival.
  September, Kew Gardens, Toronto, Ontario.
• Highlands of Durham Games.
  July, Egin Park, Uxbridge, Ontario.
• Brockville Celtic Festival,
  June, Brockville, Ontario.
• Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games,
  July, Victoria Park, Kincardine, Ontario.
• Cambridge Highland Games,
  July, Churchill Park, Cambridge, Ontario.
• Celtic Roots Festival,
  August, Lion's Harbour Park, Goderich, Ontario.
• Alma Highland Festival.
  May, Alma, Michigan.
• Detroit Highland Games.
  August, Livonia, Michigan.

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Other sites of interest

• Simply Scottish, a Scottish resource.
• Gaelic Links, a collection of website links.
• SCD Events in Scotland, a collection of dances and events all over Scotland.
• ASTA, the Association for Scottish Traditions and Arts based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
• The Scottish Banner, The largest Scottish newspaper in the world outside of Scotland
• Global Friends of Scotland, a dynamic showcase of the best that Scotland has to offer the world.
• Scottish Archive Network. Internet access to the written history of Scotland.
• National Library of Scotland, provides information about Scotland's knowledge, history and culture.
• Shall We Dance, Windsor an educational and information sharing website about dance in Windsor and Essex county for the over 30 crowd. For information please contact Dr. Marliese Kimmerle.