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Author: James Moray Calder
Publisher: John Donald
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 172
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society, the first of its kind, was formed in 1881, for the practice or promotion of Scottish National Music, more especially Reel and Strathspey playing in the old Highland fashion. This book takes a comprehensive look at its history.
Author: Ben P Robertson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-04-19
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 1000742431
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn energetic woman, Inchbald achieved fame as an actress, novelist, playwright and critic. This work includes her eleven surviving diaries, which record Inchbald's social contacts and professional activities, itemize her day-to-day expenditure, and chart the development of affairs such as the Napoleonic Wars and the trial of Queen Caroline.
Author: Wiliam Laird Manson
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 454
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mats Melin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-12-30
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1000334333
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDance Legacies of Scotland compiles a collage of references portraying percussive Scottish dancing and explains what influenced a wide disappearance of hard-shoe steps from contemporary Scottish practices. Mats Melin and Jennifer Schoonover explore the historical references describing percussive dancing to illustrate how widespread the practice was, giving some glimpses of what it looked and sounded like. The authors also explain what influenced a wide disappearance of hard-shoe steps from Scottish dancing practices. Their research draws together fieldwork, references from historical sources in English, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic, and insights drawn from the authors’ practical knowledge of dances. They portray the complex network of dance dialects that existed in parallel across Scotland, and share how remnants of this vibrant tradition have endured in Scotland and the Scottish diaspora to the present day. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Dance and Music and its relationship to the history and culture of Scotland.
Author: David Ewart
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851588459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSay goodbye to squashed feet, sore toes and dizzy heads with Scottish Ceilidh Dancing. Guiding you through intricate dance steps and various hand holds in simple, straightforward language, this book introduces you to the exuberant world of the Dashing White Sergeant, the Gay Gordons, the Gypsy Tap and the Lucky Seven, to name but a few. All your old favourites are here and, with over fifty dances, there's something for everyone, from the simple routines of the Dinkie One-Step, to the more adventurous Southern Rose Waltz and the Posties Jig.
Author: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 560
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Amy Jarecki
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2020-03-24
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1538750937
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA courageous Highlander falls for a strong-willed lass on the treacherous high seas in this action-packed Scottish romance. After a vicious attack on his ship, Sir Kennan Cameron washes ashore on a deserted Scottish island, nearly dead. But he soon finds he's not as alone as he thought. Kennan knows he can't stay on the island, but neither can he leave the brave and bonny lass who has nursed him back to health -- even if she is from a rival clan. Abandoned by her family, Divana Campbell is both terrified and relieved when a rugged Highlander drags himself from the surf. Trusting Kennan is her only chance for survival -- and by the time they arrive at his castle, she can barely imagine life without him. But as the heir to a powerful chieftain, Kennan could never marry the likes of her. Together, they'll brave tempests, pirates, betrayal, and ruin. But soon Kennan must decide what matters most: his thirst for vengeance or the woman who's won his heart.
Author: John Graham Gibson
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 0773515410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHe argues that the dramatic depopulation of the Highlands in the nineteenth century was one of the main reasons for the decline of Gaelic piping. Gibson follows the emigration of the Highland Scots from the Old World to the New - to where an echo of traditional Gaelic music can still be heard.
Author: Amy Jarecki
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Published: 2018-10-23
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 153872958X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFans of "romance a la Outlander" (RT Book Reviews), will love this sexy, action-packed Scottish historical as a battle-hardened Highlander will fight with all he has to save the woman he loves--even if she can never love him back. After being unceremoniously jilted by her betrothed, Lady Mairi MacKenzie is humiliated and heartbroken - but she's not desperate. As the daughter of an earl, she won't give her hand to just anyone, and she definitely isn't swayed by a last-minute proposal from Laird Duncan MacRae. The powerful clan chieftain may be disarmingly handsome and charming, but he's not a nobleman. Mairi doesn't want his pity or his charity - even though his dark smoldering gaze makes her melt with desire. Dunn may be a battle-hardened clansman, but he's always had a soft spot for Mairi. For years, she tormented him with flirtation - only to reject him. But he's not giving up. When Mairi is attacked by redcoats, Dunn goes after the woman he loves. Through brute strength and fierce action, he will protect her life at any cost. But to win her heart, he will have to show her the tenderness in his own.
Author: Anne McKee Stapleton
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9401211116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPointed Encounters establishes the literary significance of representations of dance in poetry, song, dance manuals, and fiction written between 1750 and 1830. Presenting original readings of canonical texts and fresh readings of neglected but significant literary works, this book traces the complicated role of social dancing in Scottish culture and identifies the hitherto unexplored motif of dance as an outwardly conforming, yet covertly subversive, expression of Scottish identity during the period. The volume draws upon diverse yet mutually revealing texts, from traditional dance and music to Sir Walter Scott and contemporary Scottish women novelists, to offer students and scholars of Scottish and English literature a fresh insight into the socio-cultural context of the British state after 1746.
