Pinewoods: Back to the Highlands

Scottish Sessions 2019: Session 1: July 5-8 ~ Session 2: July 8-13 ! Our Deepest Appreciations Button Design Ellen Scannell-Woods Button Assembly MaryEllen and John Scannell Tour Guides Laura and Meyer Billmers Parking Coordinator Karen Sollins Bookstore Manager Dawn Little Webmasters Laura and Meyer Billmers Dance Binders Betty Allen Sound Manager Cathy Fahey Sound Assistant Thom Howe IT Guru !Ross Parker Session 1 Rides Coordinator Keira Hartstein Bookstore Assistant Mike Little Welcome Party Hosts Ellie and Mel Briscoe !Marian and Kent Smith First Night Party Hosts Elena and Justin Giacoletti First-timer Party Host Laurie Somario Sherry Party Hosts Debbie Jarvis and Jessica Kittel Tea Party Hosts MaryEllen Scannell and Hannah McArdle Ceilidh MC Jack O’Connor Ceilidh Refreshments Marsha Byrnes Teacup Auctioneers Sam and Nathan Wiesler, Julie MacRae Pinewoods Demystified Teacher Karen Sollins Ball Decorations Elizabeth Holtan Grand March Devisor BDan Fairchild

Session 2 Rides Coordinator Mary and Peter Olszowka Bookstore Assistant Nicole Wimberger Welcome Party Hosts kate fais and Ian Patrick First Night Party Hosts Ilene Goldstein First-Timer Party Hosts Dale Birdsall Lowland Games Coordinator Blaine Peet Games Night Hosts Mary and Peter Olszowka Feelies Creator Becka Pouy Live Auctioneer Terry Harvey Silent Auctioneers Janet Anderson and Leslie Drost Auction Accountants The Accounting Firm of Friedman- !Shedlov and Friedman-Shedlov Auction Refreshments Sally and David Grubb Ceilidh MC Linda McJannet Ceilidh Refreshments Amy and Ned Cummings-Leight Pinewoods Reel Demystified Teacher Marc Hartstein Candlelight Dinner Decor MaryEllen Scannell Liqueur Party Hosts Fen-Lan Bohan and John Horrell Ball Decorations Chrissy Gore Grand March Devisor Robert McOwen Greetings from! the Co-Chairs !Welcome! Whether it’s your first year attending Pinewoods or you really are coming “back to the Highlands”, we are so excited to have you here for !a wonderful week of dancing, , and friendship. This year we’re letting ourselves take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy a quieter summer. There will still be plenty of opportunities to dress up (how will you costume your favourite tune?), but we invite you to focus on the roots of this hobby. Enjoy discussing your favourite Great Scots from history during the Session 2 Costume Dance. Take tea with her majesty the queen during Session 1. Sip your morning coffee while looking out over the foggy banks of Long Pond…well, unless that good !weather we ordered arrives on time! As you’re planning your adventure, please use this Gazette to keep track of the classes and the schedule for each day. There’s a lot of important information we’ve packed into this little booklet- from which camper teachers are offering “potpourri” classes to enhance your general dance knowledge, to what time you need to leave at the end of !Session 2. (10:00. It’s 10:00AM. Please leave on time.) The Gazette also has information about the rules and regulations of Pinewoods camp. We’re lucky enough to be able to come here each summer because the marvelous Pinewoods crew keeps things running. Additionally, a huge number of people throughout the Boston branch have shared their time, creativity, and sanity with your poor co-chairs to help this session be great. We’ve named as many as we can remember in the list at left, and offer our deepest apologies to anyone !we’ve forgotten. Thank you all. Above all, please take this great opportunity to reach out and try something new. Learn a new board game on the porch, exchange addresses with a new pen-pal, try a dance you’ve never seen before! Pinewoods camp is very much what you make of it, so reach out and see what new opportunities you can find this year. ! Katarina Dutton, Laurie Somario, and Ellen Scannell-Woods Co-Chairs, Pinewoods 2019 ! ! Gazette designed and created by Katarina Dutton. Please report any errors you find - you could be eligible to win a free eel! Pinewoods Camp Rules and Policies ! Campers are responsible for abiding by all Pinewoods Camp regulations. Please read and follow the full list of regulations found in your camper !packet (on back of the map) or posted in all bathrooms. Pinewoods Camp reserves the right to remove any camper who knowingly does not follow these regulations, or whose actions or behaviors endanger the health !and safety of other campers, camp facilities or the camp environment. ENVIRONMENT: Pinewoods Camp is very fragile. Stay on the designated paths. Do not use soap or shampoo in the ponds. Please limit water usage - !particularly the length of showers. !AUTOMOBILES: Keep cars in their assigned spots; do not drive around camp. WILD ANIMALS: Do not feed them! Please be sure cabin doors are latched at all times so they will not come in and explore your cabin. Please empty your trash !each morning. SMOKING: Smoking is permitted only in two designated areas; ashes and butts !must be deposited in the cans provided. Smoking in cabins is not permitted. DANCE PAVILIONS: To maintain the quality of the dance floors, no food or drink (except water) is permitted inside the pavilions. Please do not dance in the !same shoes you are walking in around camp. Grit on shoes damages the floors. AMPLIFIED SOUND AND LATE NIGHT NOISE: After 11 pm end the activities in C# and turn off amplified sound. After midnight move all dance and music activities indoors (this means off of porches), with pond-side doors and !windows closed. We like our neighbors, and want them to like us! CELL PHONE AND LAPTOPS: Cell phone use is prohibited in all public spaces, including all dance pavilions, dining hall, paths between buildings or the Camphouse. Please be considerate of other campers and their desire to retreat !in the woods away from your laptop computer/tablet use. SCENT POLICY: Pinewoods Camp is working to create a safe environment for those with chemical sensitivities. Please use only fragrance-free deodorant while at camp, and do not use perfumes, colognes, or scented/essential oils. Additionally, no scented products should be used in the Paris 1 bathroom and shower. Thank you for your care in this matter. Boston Branch Participation Policies ! Classes and events sponsored by the RSCDS Boston Branch are intended to be pleasurable occasions for learning and enjoying the performance of Scottish country dancing. To foster those goals and to ensure the safety of all, the Branch expects that everyone attending its events will conduct themselves courteously and with appropriate respect for other !participants. Physical contact and flirting are integral parts of Scottish Country Dancing, but it is important to be sure that everyone involved is a willing participant, both on and off the dance floor. If someone is making you uncomfortable by touching you, flirting with you, making suggestive comments, following you, etc., you are encouraged to inform the event organizers or any member of the Executive Committee, who !will address the issue. The RSCDS Boston Branch reserves the right to expel from an event any person who is unable to conform to these standards or whose behavior is determined by the event organizers or the Executive Committee to be offensive, dangerous, or disruptive to the enjoyment of the event by other participants. If a person is required to leave an event for any of these reasons, no refund of registration or other fees will be made. Repeated offenses, or individual blatant and deliberate offenses, may result in a ban from future Branch events at the discretion of the !Executive Committee. Massachusetts law prohibits the consumption of alcohol by anyone under age 21 and imposes severe penalties for supplying alcoholic beverages to such a person. It is the stated policy of the Boston Branch to ensure that participants in the events it sponsors comply with Massachusetts law. Participants in Branch events who consume alcohol in violation of Massachusetts law may be denied participation in the event or in future events. Anyone over age 21 who supplies alcohol to or otherwise enables its consumption by participants in Branch events who are under 21 violates Branch policy and, as a consequence, may be denied participation in Branch events. Class Descriptions! For further information about timing and location,! please consult the daily schedule During the first class period, we are offering four different technique classes. Please consult the formation lists on the opposite page to help identify the class that would provide the most enjoyment for both you and your fellow dancers. ! Fundamentals: Tonight’s Easy Dances: This class is for dancers who would like to practice the steps and formations involved in the easier dances on the evening program (those marked with a [E] in this Gazette and on the posted programs). The goal is to help participants enjoy those dances and to assist them in improving their technique, while learning the Easy dances. This class !is taught by the evening MC. Intermediate: Technique and Repertoire: The goal of this class is to improve performance of the steps and formations in List One (see right), to introduce those from List Two, and to refine transitions. Dancers will also have the opportunity to explore the social aspects of dancing, such as teamwork, handing, eye contact, musical phrasing, deportment, and !covering. Advanced: Technique Focus: This is a physically demanding class that expects a high level of proficiency in dancing. Participants should be able to execute all steps and formations in Lists One and Two (see right) at a high standard, and perform smooth transitions. While polishing all aspects of individual techniques, teachers will also introduce more advanced or unusual !material. Advanced: Repertoire Focus: This class is geared toward dancers with an advanced level of knowledge and experience. While expanding dancers' repertoire with interesting and challenging dances, teachers will also focus on such essential skills and etiquette as teamwork, phrasing, covering, handing, and eye contact. There will be less emphasis on individual steps and ! technique. Additionally, there are many other classes offered throughout the week. Some are offered only once, others occur regularly. Please check each day’s schedule !grid to know when the classes are occurring! Morning Social: This class is for all dancers who wish to expand their repertoire of dances and formations in a social setting. Attendees are expected to dance !all steps and formations in List One with little or no teaching. Tonight’s Tricky Dances: This class is taught by the evening MC and is for everyone who wants to practice the trickier dances on the evening program (those marked with a [T] in this Gazette and on the posted programs). The class is recommended for dancers in the Intermediate and Advanced SCD classes who are unfamiliar with the evening’s tricky dances. List One:! Formations Stepping down & up Promenade for 2 and 3 Hands round Allemande for 2 and 3 Turn partner Set to corners Lead/dance down & up Set to & turn corners Hands across Grand chain Casting Ladies’ chain Rights & lefts Reels of 3 (across & on the side) Advance & retire Reels of 4 (on the side & diagonal) Back to back Turn corners & partner Figures of 8 Poussette (in reel and time) Balance in line Steps Skip change of step traveling step Pas de basque Strathspey setting step Slip step ! List Two:! Formations The rondel Rights & lefts for 3 Set & link for 2 and 3 Poussette in strathspey time Set & rotate Set to corners & partner Crossover reels of 3 (Hello-Goodbye Setting) Corners pass & turn The knot ! Double triangles Men’s chain Steps Highland , Glasgow Highlanders and other Highland steps

Highland Dancing: Highland Dancing is an energetic, athletic, solo performance style of dance. Attendees of all experience levels are welcome and encouraged to attend, and should be prepared for a high-energy class with much hopping !and jumping. Step Dancing (also known as Ladies’ Step): This dance form involves many of the same foot and leg movements as Highland dancing, but in a gentler style. There are almost no arm movements. Dancers of all experience levels are !welcome. Yoga: Led by Roberta Lasnik, this is a restorative class meant to keep bodies and minds flexible and refreshed for dancing. Please bring a yoga mat and belt if you have them, or a blanket and bathrobe tie if not. Technique & Critique: This class is for dancers who wish to improve the technical aspects of their dancing, and will feature one-on-one critique from a member of the teaching staff. Attendees should be able to dance all the steps and formations in List One. Attendance is limited. Please sign up on the sheets !posted at the beginning of the session. Teacher’s Choice: This class invites teachers to do something a little different. Lance is featuring dances with diagonal rights and lefts in novel contexts (Saturday). Jean is going to introduce us to Scottish Country Dances from Down Under (Sunday). Howard will share dances with us with twists on familiar figures (Tuesday). Janet has selected dances with a theme of “water, water everywhere” (Wednesday). Katherine is going to explore the common roots of English and Scottish Country Dancing & Music (Thursday). Howard will round off the session with dances he devised as tributes in honor of Boston Branch !members (Friday). Teacher’s Workshop: This workshop invites all who teach and those who aspire to teach Scottish Country Dances to explore teaching techniques and share teaching experiences. Janet will lead the workshop to help us evaluate our own !personal dance-related skills to help other dancers improve those skills as well. Pinewoods Reel Demystified: This is a class specifically focused on the fun but relatively complicated Scottish Pinewoods Reel. It was written for and debuted at Pinewoods Scottish Sessions by John Bowie Dickson in 1968 !and is danced during each session’s Highland Ball. Potpourri Classes: This is a series of camper-led classes exploring other elements of social dancing enjoyed by our community. Thank you to those !wonderful teachers and musicians for offering their time and knowledge! Ballroom with Special Guest Come enjoy some social Ballroom Dancing in the American Smooth style! We will be focusing on 2 of the most popular !traveling dances, Foxtrot and Tango (time permitting) International Dances with Laura DeCesare: Come down from the Highlands and explore the dances of other countries. We’ll do some simple and easy-to- !learn dances from Israel, Romania, and more. No experience needed! Dutch Crossing workshop with Anna Rain Dutch Crossing is a cooperative effort by 16 people to dance a delicious pattern together: the "crossing" will remind us of "Trip to Bavaria," for 16 instead of 8! This dance requires a thorough teach, and the attentive nature and geometric skills of Scottish country dancers will make this a joyful, satisfying session.

Music Class: For all instruments and levels. This class focuses on playing music for Scottish Country Dancing. The teachers will cover such topics as strathspeys, , and reels, arranging music sets suitable for dancing, and playing in a band. Wednesday's class is focused on preparing for Wednesday evening's dance (camper band plays first half). Friday's class is for all dancers and listeners, a lecture/demo on the History of Scottish Dance Music, 400 years in 1 hour. Also on the Schedule ! Auctions: In S1 there will be a Teacup Raffle (run by Nathan and Sam Wiesler, helped by Julie MacRae) with tickets drawn on Sunday after dinner. In S2 there will be a live auction (run by Terry Harvey) on Wednesday night and a silent auction (run by Janet Anderson) closing at Thursday before dinner. Please talk to our auctioneers about donating your items or time, then dig deep to help !keep Pinewoods Camp thriving. After all…it’s for a good cause! Ceilidh: In each session, there will be a Ceilidh in the Camphouse —it’s a talent show…or sometimes a lack of talent show! If you’d like to show off, please talk !to Jack O’Connor (S1) or Linda McJannet (S2) who will be our lovely MCs! Staff Concert: Thursday afternoon, there will be an informal concert held in C# minor, for all our staff musicians to show their stuff. Come enjoy beautiful !music while resting your feet! Bookstore: The Boston Branch runs a bookstore service that offers dance- related books, instruction manuals, reference materials, and lots of CDs and music from our awesome musician staff. The shop itself is located near the !Camphouse, and accepts cash and checks. Scottish Vendors: Once each session you can find our Scottish vendors in the User Group Office next to the Camphouse. They will have , Scottish clothing, pins, and other goodies! During S1 come find Thistles & Things and The Atholl Brose on Sunday from 1-5. In S2, The Atholl Brose will be in !attendance on Wednesday from 1-5. Lowland Games: This year we’ll be having some fun and games on Tuesday right after lunch. Toss some “cabers”, herd some “sheep” and strut your stuff at the Pinewoods Lowland Games! See Blaine Peet for more details. ! Friday, July 5 ~ Program of the Day

3:00! !Session 1 begins — Welcome to the Highlands! 4:45! !Camp tour departs from Camphouse 5:00! !Welcome Party in front of Dining Hall 6:30! !Dinner is served (note time) *7:45 ! !Announcements in C# 8:15! !Friday Welcome Dance in C# 11:00 “Welcome to ” party in the Camphouse

*It’s very important that all dancers be on time. Please arrive as quickly as you can, so we can begin the evening’s dance promptly at 8:15! ! !

Friday Welcome Dance Program Devisor & MC: Connie Kent ! ! Light and Airy [E] 8x32 J 3C RSCDS Book 4! Shiftin’ Bobbins [E] 8x32 R 3C ! Clowes: Ormskirk Mem. Sugar Candie [E] 8x32 S 3C ! RSCDS Book 26 Haste to the Wedding [E] 8x32 J 2C ! RSCDS Book 25 Mairi’s Wedding [E] 8x40 R 3C ! Cosh: 22 SCD ! ! ~Intermission~ ! The Piper and the Penguin [E] 88R 4Sq Set ! Goldring: Scotia Suite Seann Triubhas Willichan [E] 8x32 S 2C ! RSCDS Book 27 The Flight of the Falcon 8x32 J 3C ! Priddey: Anniversary Tensome Balquidder Strathspey [E] 8x32 S 3C ! RSCDS Book 24 The Deil Amang the Tailors [E] 8x32 R 3C RSCDS Book 14 ! [T] Tricky dance;! [E] Easy dance ! Following the welcome dance, there will be a first night party for all in the Camphouse. It will feature refreshments, a volunteer band, and likely more dancing! Saturday, July 6 ~ Program of the Day

7:00-7:15! !Piper greets the day — Good morning, campers! 7:45! !Breakfast is served 9:00-10:15! !Class I 10:30-11:45! !Class II 11:50-12:25 First-timers’ Reception — outside Pinecones. ! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 12:30! !Lunch is served 1:15-2:10 Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty ! !Slow jam in the Camphouse 2:15-3:30! !Class III 3:45-4:45! !Class IV 3:45-5:00! !Bookstore open 5:00-5:45! !Sherry Party in the Camphouse 6:00! !Dinner is served 7:30! !Assemble outside Camphouse for the Grand March 7:45! !Session 1 Highland Ball in C# 11:00 Ceilidh in the Camphouse ! C# C# Minor Ampleforth Newbiggen

Class I Adv. Tech Adv. Rep Fundamentals Intermediate 9:00-10:15 Janet Jean Melissa Shaner Lance Elke & Liz Anne & Dave Elizabeth & Beth Keith & Larry

Class II Morning Social Teacher Choice Highland 10:30-11:45 Jean Lance Katherine Elizabeth & Anne & Liz Dan Beth

Class III Tricky Dances Tech & Critique Step 2:15-3:30 Melissa Shaner Katherine Janet Dan, Debbie, Elke & Lyle Keith & Dave & Terry

Class IV Potpourri: Pinewoods Reel Music Class in Yoga 3:45-4:45 International Karen Sollins Camphouse Roberta Laura dC Anne & Dave Keith Debbie, Larry Session 1 Highland Ball in C#: An Evening at Loch Ness Devisor & MC: Melissa Shaner ! ! The Greenbelt Jig [E] 8x32 J 3C Brunken: Moments in Time! Memories of Mary Ann [T] 6x32 S 3C Set ! RSCDS Book 47 Summer Wooing [T] 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 38 I’ll Mak’ Ye Fain to Follow Me [E] 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS Book 6 Land o’ Cakes [E] 8x32 S 3C RSCDS Book 29! Pinewoods Reel [T]** 8x32 R 3C ! Dickson: Yankee Sampler ! ~Intermission~ Joie de Vivre 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS Book 39 Midsummer Common [T] 8x32 S 3C ! RSCDS Book 49 Swiss Lassie [T] 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 39 The Bramble Bush [E] 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS Book 25 Light on the Water 8x32 S 3C Kass: Let’s All Dance! The Highland Rambler 8x40 R 3C ! Goldring: Leeds Silver Jubilee [T] Tricky dance; [E] Easy dance **Taught in the Pinewoods! Reel Demystified class ! You can find the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne on the page for Sat. July 13th. After the ball, join us for a riotous ceilidh in the Camphouse! Sunday, July 7 ~ Program! of the Day Join the Scottish Vendors in the User Group Office this afternoon! 7:00-7:15! !Piper greets the day — Good morning, campers! 7:45! !Breakfast is served 9:00-10:15! !Class I 10:30-11:45! !Class II 11:50-12:25! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 12:30! !Lunch is served 1:00-5:00 Vendors will be present in the User Group Office ! !next to the Camphouse. 1:15-2:10! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 2:15-3:30! !Class III 3:45-4:45! !Class IV 4:30-5:30 Her Majesty’s Garden Party at Pinecones. Wear ! your best hat and gloves for this elegant tea party. ! !Costumes welcome but not required. 6:00 Dinner is served ! !Teacup raffle drawn after dinner 8:00! !Sunday Evening Dance in C# 11:00 Farewell Party at Pinecones ! ! C# C# Minor Ampleforth Newbiggen

Class I Adv. Tech Adv. Rep Fundamentals Intermediate 9:00-10:15 Jean Lance Chrissy Gore Katherine Keith & Beth Elke & Dave Sarah & Liz Anne & Terry

Class II Morning Social Tech & Critique Highland 10:30-11:45 Lance Janet Katherine Keith & Liz Elizabeth & Lyle Dan

Class III Tricky Dances Teacher Choice Step 2:15-3:30 Chrissy Gore Jean Janet Elizabeth & Anne & Beth Elke & Larry Dave

Class IV Music Class in Yoga 3:45-4:45 Camphouse Roberta Elke Sunday Evening Dance Devisor & MC: Chrissy Gore ! ! The Machine Without Horses 8x32 J 3C RSCDS Book 12! Mist O’er the Loch [T] 8x32 S 3C ! Short: QE Diamond Jubilee Catch the Wind [E] 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 45 Blue Bonnets 8x32 J 2C ! RSCDS Book 3 Adieu Mon Ami [E] 8x32 S 3C RSCDS Book 24! Trip to Timber Ridge [T] 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 52 ! ~Intermission~ St Andrew’s Fair 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS 1982 The Minister on the Loch [T] 3x32 S 3C Set ! Goldring 24 G&S Dances The Black Mountain Reel [T] 5x32 R 5C Set ! Haynes: Carnforth Coll. 3 The Duke of Atholl’s Reel [E] 8x32 J 2C ! RSCDS Book 16 Miss Gibson’s Strathspey [E] 8x32 S 3C RSCDS Leaflets! Mrs MacPherson of Inveran [T] 8x32 R 3C ! Drewry: Bon Accord [T] Tricky dance;! [E] Easy dance ! Following the dance, there will be a farewell party in Pinecones which may last to greet the sunrise. Feel free to bring refreshments, instruments, and your own good time! Monday, July 8 ~ Program of the Day

7:00-7:15! !Piper greets the day 7:45! !Breakfast is served 9:00 End of Session 1

If you’re leaving after Session 1, please clear your cabin and be on the road by 10:00 AM so the Pinewoods crew will have time to prepare the !camp for the next session. !Thanks for coming to Scottish Session 1! See you in 2020!! If you are staying for Session 2, you will have the option of eating the crossover lunch at 1:00 in the Dining Hall. 3:00! !Session 2 begins — Welcome to the Highlands! 4:45! !Camp tour departs from Camphouse 5:00! !Welcome Party in front of Ampleforth 6:30! !Dinner is served (note time) *7:45 ! !Announcements in C# 8:15! !Monday Welcome Dance in C# 11:00 Party in the Camphouse - come dressed as your favourite dance or tune! Costumes encouraged but not required.

*It’s very important that all dancers be on time. Please arrive as quickly as you can, so we can begin the evening’s dance promptly at 8:15! Monday Welcome Dance Program Devisor & MC: Geoffrey Wood ! ! A Wee Nothin’ [E] 8x32 J 2C Brunken: Moments in Time! Bohemian Reflections [E] 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 51 Asilomar Romantic 8x32 S 3C ! Cuthbertson: San Francisco Coll. 2 The Merry Dancers [E] 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS Book 4 [E] 8x32 R 3C RSCDS Book 1 ! ~Intermission~ ! The Wild Geese [E] 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS Book 24 Macdonald of the Isles for Five Couples 5x32 S 5C Set ! Rigby: Montreal Moments Maxwell’s Rant 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 18 Wisp of Thistle [E] 8x32 S 3C ! RSCDS Book 37 The Ambassadors’ Reel [E] 8x32 R 3C Mayr: Vienna Book ! [T] Tricky dance;! [E] Easy dance ! ! Following the welcome dance, there will be a costume party for all in the Camphouse! Dress up or dress down, but come for some refreshments, impromptu music, and quite likely more dance! Tuesday, July 9 ~ Program of the Day

7:00-7:15! !Piper greets the day — Good morning, campers! 7:45! !Breakfast is served 9:00-10:15! !Class I 10:30-11:45! !Class II 11:50-12:25 First-timers’ Reception — outside Pinecones. ! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 12:30 Lunch is served ! After lunch, join us outside the dining hall for the ! !Lowland Games! 1:15-2:10 Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty ! !Slow jam in the Camphouse 2:15-3:30! !Class III 3:45-4:45! !Class IV 6:00! !Dinner is served 8:00! !Tuesday evening dance in C# 11:00 Games and Root Beer Floats in the Camphouse ! ! ! C# C# Minor Ampleforth Newbiggen

Class I Adv. Tech Adv. Rep Fundamentals Intermediate 9:00-10:15 Jean Janet Steven Rusche Lois Elke & Beth Keith & Liz Elizabeth & Anne & Larry Robert

Class II Morning Social Teacher Choice Highland 10:30-11:45 Janet Howard Katherine Elizabeth & Elke & Liz Dan Larry

Class III Tricky Dances Tech & Critique Step 2:15-3:30 Steven Rusche Katherine Jean Martha & Larry Anne & Patti Elke

Class IV Potpourri: Music Class in Yoga 3:45-4:45 Ballroom Camphouse Roberta Anne & Beth Keith Tuesday Evening Dance Devisor & MC: Steven Rusche ! ! New Year Jig [E] 8x32 J 3C RSCDS Book 51! Strathglass House [E] 8x32 S 3C RSCDS Book 13

The Sailor 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 24 John Cass [T] 5x32 J 5C Set ! RSCDS Book 49 The Sauchie Haugh [T] 8x32 S 2C RSCDS Leaflets! Airing Your Oxters [T] 8x40 R 3C ! Rusche ! ~Intermission~ Miss Hadden’s Reel [E] 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS Book 23 Snowdrops in a Storm [T] 8x32 S 3C ! Inagaki: Tokyo: 10th Anniversary Book Red House 8x40 R 2C ! RSCDS Book 7 A Capital Jig 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS 5 Dances 2009 The Shores of Solway [E] 8x32 S 3C Goldring: 10 Social Dances! General Stuart’s Reel 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 10 [T] Tricky dance; [E] Easy dance ! Following the dance, there will be a party in the Camphouse. Drink root beer floats and play board games…are you going to be this year’s Feelies Champion? Wednesday, July 10 ~! Program of the Day Join the Scottish Vendors in the User Group Office this afternoon! 7:00-7:15! !Piper greets the day — Good morning, campers! 7:45! !Breakfast is served 9:00-10:15! !Class I 10:30-11:45! !Class II 11:50-12:25! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 12:30! !Lunch is served 1:00-5:00 Vendors will be present in the User Group Office ! !next to the Camphouse. 1:15-2:10! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 2:15-3:30! !Class III 3:45-4:45! !Class IV 5:00! !Open Band Rehearsal in the Camphouse *5:45 ! !Dinner is served (Note time!) *7:30 ! !Wednesday evening dance in C# (Note time!) 10:30 Live Auction in the Camphouse ! ! C# C# Minor Ampleforth Newbiggen

Class I Adv. Tech Adv. Rep Fundamentals Intermediate 9:00-10:15 Janet Katherine Beth Birdsall Howard Anne & Beth Keith & Liz Elke & Patti Elizabeth & Larry

Class II Morning Social Tech & Critique Highland 10:30-11:45 Lois Jean Katherine Elke & Larry Keith & Beth Dan

Class III Tricky Dances Teacher Choice Step 2:15-3:30 Beth Birdsall Janet Jean Anne & Dave A. Liz Keith

Class IV Potpourri: Music Class in Yoga 3:45-4:45 Dutch Crossing Camphouse Roberta Anna Rain Elke Elizabeth & Larry Wednesday Evening Dance Devisor & MC: Beth Birdsall ! ! The Dillsburg Jig [E] 8x32 J 3C Tang: Performance Dancing! Portsmouth Intersection [E] 88 R 4Sq Set ! Boyd: Here We Go Again Bewitched in Salem 6x32 S 3C Set ! Boyd: Here We Go Again Miss Muriel Johnstone’s Jig [E] 8x32 J 3C ! Birdsall: A Cup of Kindness The Flower of Glasgow [T] 3x32 S 3C Set RSCDS Book 46! The Mason’s Apron 8x32 R 3C ! Border Book ! ~Intermission~ Pelorus Jack [E] 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS Book 41 Granny Kempock 8x32 S 3C ! Gomersall: Montréal 60 The Irish Rover [T] 8x32 R 3C ! Cosh: 22 SCDs The Cranberry Tart [T] 8x32 J 3C ! Glasspool: 7 Year Itch The Silver Tassie 8x32 S 3C RSCDS Leaflets! Bauldy Bain’s Fiddle [T] 8x32 R 3C ! Dickson: Lothian Coll. [T] Tricky dance;! [E] Easy dance ! Promptly following the dance, there will be a live auction in the Camphouse to raise money (and laughter) for Pinewoods Camp. Thursday, July 11 ~ Program of the Day

7:00-7:15! !Piper greets the day — Good morning, campers! 7:45! !Breakfast is served 9:00-10:15! !Class I 10:30-11:45! !Class II 11:50-12:25! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 12:30 Lunch is served ! !Silent Auction bidding will commence at lunch 1:15-2:10! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 2:15-3:30! !Class III 3:45-4:45! !Music Staff Concert in C# minor 6:00 Dinner is served ! Silent auction bidding closes at ! !the second bell 8:00 Great Scot themed dance in C# ! Costumes encouraged but not ! !required 11:00 Ceilidh in the Camphouse ! ! ! ! C# C# Minor Ampleforth Newbiggen

Class I Adv. Tech Adv. Rep Fundamentals Intermediate 9:00-10:15 Jean Janet ME Scannell Lois Anne & Liz Elke & Beth James & Patti Keith & Larry

Class II Morning Social Tech & Critique Highland 10:30-11:45 Howard Janet Katherine Anne & Larry Elizabeth & Beth Dan

Class III Tricky Dances Teacher Choice Step 2:15-3:30 ME Scannell Katherine Jean Anne & Larry Elke & Liz Keith, Dan, & Beth

Class IV Staff Concert 3:45-4:45 with all staff musicians! Great Scot’s Costume Ball Devisor & MC: MaryEllen Scannell ! ! Up the Pond [E] 8x32 J 3C Mulligan: All Around the Circle ! Bob Campbell [T] 8x32 S 3C ! Drewry: Canadian Book The Music Will Tell You [E] 4x32 R 4C Set ! RSCDS Book 41 Napier’s Index [T] 8x40 J 3C ! RSCDS Book 45 The Lea Rig [E] 6x32 S 2C (3C Set) RSCDS Book 21! The Reel of the 51st Division 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 13 ! ~Intermission~ Fair Jenny’s Jig [T] 8x32 J 3C ! Wallace: From the Redwood Forest The Mercat Cross [E] 3x32 S 3C Set ! Dickson: Dunedin 3 Montréal Rendezvous 8x32 R 3C ! Birdsall: Montréal A Trip to Bavaria 4x32 R 4C Set ! MacGregor-Brown: Collins SCD Miss Milligan’s Strathspey 8x32 S 3C RSCDS Leaflets! The Left Handed Fiddler 8x32 R 3C ! Lasnik [T] Tricky dance; [E] Easy dance ! ! Costumes encouraged but not required. Following the dance, come to the Camphouse to be amused and amazed by this session’s Ceilidh! Friday, July 12 ~ Program of the Day

7:00-7:15! !Piper greets the day — Good morning, campers! 7:45! !Breakfast is served 9:00-10:15! !Class I 10:30-11:45! !Class II 11:50-12:25! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 12:30! !Lunch is served 1:15-2:10! !Bookstore open and lifeguard on duty 2:15-3:30! !Class III 3:45-4:45! !Class IV 6:00 Candlelight Dinner is served ! !Dress for dinner in your formal ball outfit if you wish 7:15! !Liqueur tasting party outside the Camphouse 7:45! !Assemble outside the Camphouse for Grand March 8:00! !Session 2 Highland Ball in C# 11:00 Farewell party at Pinecones ! ! C# C# Minor Ampleforth Newbiggen

Class I Adv. Tech Adv. Rep Fundamentals Intermediate 9:00-10:15 Janet Jean Pam Stephens Katherine Elizabeth & Liz Keith & Beth Elke, Dan, & Anne & Robert Guinevere

Class II Morning Social Teacher Choice Highland 10:30-11:45 Lois Howard Katherine James & Liz Keith & Larry Dan

Class III Tricky Dances Dance Teacher Step 2:15-3:30 Pam Stephens Workshop Jean Debbie, Dan, & Janet Anne & Liz Larry Elizabeth & Beth

Class IV Pinewoods Reel Special Music Yoga 3:45-4:45 Marc Hartstein Class in Roberta Elizabeth & Camphouse- Larry History of SCD! Elke Session 2 Highland Ball in C#: Scots Under the Stars Devisor & MC: Pam Stephens ! ! Trip to Gretna Green [E] 8x32 J 3C Unknown!! The Kissing Bridge 8x32 R 3C ! RSCDS Book 47 Invercauld’s Reel [E] 8x32 S 3C ! RSCDS Book 11 Berwick Johnnie 8x32 J 3C ! RSCDS Graded Book The Trysting Place [T] 6x32 S 2C (3C Set) RSCDS Book 35! Pinewoods Reel [T]** 8x32 R 3C ! Dickson: Yankee Sampler ! ~Intermission~ Jean Robertson’s JIg [E] 8x32 J 3C ! Rhodes: Snowdon 2 Mary Hamilton [T] 4x32 S 4C Set ! Drewry: Hamilton Silver We are Tying the Knot [T] 8x32 R 3C ! Hoppmann-Lacour Flights of Fancy [T] 8x32 J 3C ! McColl: Boston Branch 50 Years The Lammermuir Hills 6x32 S 2C (3C Set) Goldring: Wells House ! Da Rain Dancin’ [T] 8x32 R 3C ! Wallace: Whiteadder Coll. [T] Tricky dance; [E] Easy dance **Taught in the Pinewoods! Reel Demystified class You can find the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne on the next page. Following the evening dance, there will be a farewell party in Pinecones that may last to greet the dawn. Saturday, July 13 ~ Program of the Day

7:00-7:15! !Piper greets the day 7:45! !Breakfast is served 9:00 End of Session 2

Please clear your cabin and be on the road by 10:00 AM so the Pinewoods crew will have time to prepare the camp for the next session! Anyone still in camp !at 10:01 AM will have to face the notorious Long Pond eels… Thanks for coming to Scottish Session 2! See you in 2020!!

Auld Lang! Syne Should auld acquaintence be forgot, And never brought to min’? Should auld acquaintence be forgot, !And auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, !For auld lang syne! And here’s a hand, my trusty fiere, And gie’s a hand o’ thine; And we’ll tak a right guid-willie waught, !For auld lang syne! For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, !For auld lang syne! ~Robert Burns ! Teaching! Staff Jean I was born in Scotland and, at 10 years old, travelled with my parents and siblings by sea to Adelaide, South Australia as “10 Pound Migrants". At the age of 12 I began Highland Dancing which I embraced with a passion. As well as competing, I completed all the exams, including the Australian Adjudicators' Exam. During a six year stay in Melbourne I was introduced to Scottish Country Dancing and completed my Teachers' Certificate in 1988. Since that time, I have taught classes regularly in Adelaide as well as teaching workshops in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and Cyprus. I have been a committee member of the Adelaide Branch on and off for most of my dancing life and have helped to organise three Winter Schools. I believe Scottish Country Dancing provides not only exercise but a friendly social environment and the opportunity to meet many like-minded dancers from around the world. On a personal note, I am married to Sandy (an Englishman - but very nice!) who has been a keen Scottish Country Dancer. I have three grown up sons - Stuart, !Calum and Andrew - none of whom is remotely interested in Scottish Dancing! !

Lois New Lois New has been dancing Scottish since college. She helped Gregor and Vickery Trinkaus-Randall establish the RSCDS class that is now the Madison branch while completing graduate work at U. of Wisconsin. She earned her prelim in May of 1981 and full certificate in 1986. Returning to her home state of NY, and with strong ties to her Madison friends who had returned to Boston, she joined the Boston Branch and started a class in Albany in 1982, traveling regularly to all the Branch events. Her class has been meeting regularly since 1982, and she gives full credit to the support she has always received from the Boston Branch and the members who have generously contributed time, advice, teaching, music and encouragement over the years. If anyone wonders why the Albany class meets in Halfmoon, NY, it’s quite simple – Lois and her husband Cecil included a sprung wooden floor in their great room, which has served as the class location ever since. Their small but dedicated class meets weekly, hosts a Branch dance with live music every fall, and shares the joy of Scottish Country dancing with a dedicated following at the Saratoga Dance Festival every February. Katherine Giacoletti Katherine Giacoletti has been dancing her whole life, training in classical ballet, jazz, and modern from a very young age. Then she discovered Scottish dancing in college and never looked back! Scottish dance has been her passion ever since, and along the way she also took up English country dancing and contra dancing. She takes great joy in dancing with her husband Justin and daughter Elena, and in the communities of friends they have all found through dance. Katherine has been teaching Scottish country dancing for over 20 years, including at workshops and camps up and down the Eastern seaboard. She also studies and competes in highland dance (along with Elena), and is a member of the Federation of United States Teachers and Adjudicators (FUSTA) of Highland Dancing, with her highland teaching certificate from the British Association of Teachers of Dance (BATD). When she has to be not dancing, Katherine supports the habit !as a self-employed statistical consultant based in the Philadelphia suburbs. ! Janet Janet and her sisters were brought up in Fife, Scotland. They learned to dance as children. She’s attended Summer School in St Andrews regularly since 1984 and gained her Teaching Certificate there. She has taught evening, day, and weekend courses throughout the UK and across the globe. Janet is a member of RSCDS Stirling and co-ordinates any Branch demonstrations. She presently shares the teaching of the Ochil SCD Club in Stirling and regularly teaches !classes for RSCDS Falkirk. She is delighted to be asked to teach at Pinewoods! ! Lance Ramshaw Once upon a time, a fellow graduate student noticed a flyer for Scottish Country dancing, checked it out, and then told Lance and his colleagues about the wonderful and welcoming group that he’d discovered. Lance promptly jumped on board and became an active member of the Delaware Valley branch, following their lead to Pinewoods, and to St. Andrews for the teachers’ course. He later moved to the Boston area, and took his second trip to St. Andrews from there. His day job in computer science encourages a structural, geometric perspective on dances, and his classes often track themes along those lines. His identical twin brother Lyle, out in California, took up Scottish dancing after Lance’s emails for months dealt with little else, and both twins now play music for dancing and are happily married to dancers. Not bad for a single flyer posted on a bulletin board many years !ago. Howard Lasnik Howard Lasnik has been involved with Scottish Country Dancing since 1967 (dancing with the Boston Branch all that time). He received his full Teacher's Certificate in 1995, and has taught Scottish dance classes and workshops all over New England, and in Arizona, California, Georgia, New York, and Japan. From 2001 to 2007, he was the teacher of the Boston Branch Demo Team. He has as well been a tutor for the Boston Branch candidate class. He is also the drummer in several SCD bands, including Highland Whisky and The Sprig of Ivy. In his spare time, he plays tournament table tennis and teaches linguistics at the University of Maryland, where he holds the titles Distinguished University Professor and Distinguished Scholar Teacher (and where he is teacher of the university SCD !club). He is delighted and honored to be teaching at Pinewoods again.

Roberta Lasnik Began doing yoga in 1975 to help with the physical strains of her professional dance career. In 1986 she took her yoga teaching training with Ruth Bender and continues to study with teachers who emphasize the healing aspects of yoga. She’s danced with the RSCDS Boston Cambridge Class since the early 1970s. Since being certified as an SCD teacher in 1995, she has taught in Texas, Georgia, New York, California, and all over New England. She has been a member of the Boston Branch Demonstration Team since the 1990s.

Music !Staff Elke Baker Since discovering Scottish country dancing in college, Elke Baker (fiddle, Music Director) has returned to Pinewoods many times as a dancer and musician. She is a frequent performer at Scottish dance events across North America and around the world. 1995 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, Elke taught at the Washington Conservatory of Music, as Artist-in-Residence at Montgomery College, and has taught monthly workshops for the Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club for more than 25 years. She has played concerts at venues such as the Kennedy Center and the Birchmere and countless festivals. Elke's most recent recordings include an SCD album A Dancer's Best Friend (Terpsichore) and a single, The Finger Lock. Playing Scottish music for dancers is one of her very favorite things...although dancing runs a close !second.

Dan Emery Dan Emery (Fort Washington, PA) has been the piper at Pinewoods Scottish sessions many times since 1986, where he got his first taste of piping for RSCDS. He has been the designated piper at Scottish Weekend (now at Camp Louise) since the first session at Buffalo Gap in 1989. As well as the Highland pipes, Dan plays the Scottish small pipes, and flute with the band Thistle House. He can also be heard playing all those instruments (and occasionally fiddle) at socials and parties around the Delaware Valley. When not piping, Dan is a fine Scottish country dancer, and retired highland dancer. ! Dave Wiesler Pianist Dave Wiesler (Newark, DE) began playing traditional Scottish music for dances and concerts in 1993, started dancing it in 1995, and started writing silly ceilidh songs in 1996. Since then he has become highly regarded for his strong rhythm, his technical skills, and his deep knowledge of the genre, as well as his versatility in other styles ranging through , parody, classic rock, and many other dance forms. Most often he plays SCD with his band Thistle House and with fiddlers Hanneke Cassel and Mara Shea, but regularly joins other musicians. Dave is a capable guitarist, a prolific composer of tunes, a dabbler in more complex musical pieces, and a soccer coach and chauffeur for his two ! growing boys. Elizabeth Anderson Elizabeth Anderson (Westborough, MA) is a violinist and fiddler raised in Boston’s Scottish music and dance community. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, she spent the fall of 2016 in Glasgow, refining her style under renowned Scottish fiddler Douglas Lawrence. While in Scotland, Elizabeth won the 2016 Perth All- Scotland Fiddle Championship and once home, continued on to win the 2018 New England Scottish Fiddle Championship. Elizabeth plays in a Scottish fiddle and cello duo with her brother Ben, and together they have played to full houses at iconic Boston venues The Burren and Club Passim and have given popular performances and workshops as far away as France and Scotland. They released their debut album “Over the Isles” in 2018. In addition to performing, Elizabeth teaches middle school orchestra in Walpole, Massachusetts. ! Keith Keith is internationally renowned for performing, broadcasting and teaching of classical and Scottish music. His professional concert and teaching tours with fiddle and highland bagpipes regularly take him to North America, Africa, Europe and Asia. Keith is featured on many CD recordings for Scottish Country !Dancing.

Anne Hooper Two-time winner of the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championships, Anne Hooper has performed for dance events of the Royal Society Boston Branch, since 1984. She has served as Music Director of RSCDS Boston Branch concerts and at Pinewoods. She is a longstanding member of the dance band Tullochgorum, which has performed in the U.S. and in Scotland and has recently recorded the CD Shining Lights. She has frequently taught at the Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School, as Music Director, from 2014 to 2018. Also a classical violinist, Anne plays with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. She teaches violin and Scottish fiddle at the Rivers School Conservatory in Weston and at the New School of Music in Cambridge. Anne lives in Quincy, Mass. with her husband and two adorable cats. Beth Murray Beth Murray has enjoyed many years with the Scottish community as a pianist (1980 – present), teacher and dancer (1978-2000). Beth teaches in her home studio and plays for Scottish, Contra, and English dances. She can be heard on the CD Strawberry Jam, featuring original compositions by band members, Back Cove, a CD of New England tunes, Celebrate Fifty Years of Dancing, a Boston Branch CD celebrating its anniversary, and the Scottish CD Boston Hospitality with fiddler Ed Pearlman. Beth has two grown children (both musicians), a grandson, a dog, and a very supportive husband. ! Liz Donaldson Liz Donaldson plays piano and accordion. She is known for her innovative back-up style incorporating exciting rhythms, textures, and harmony lines in her music. In addition to playing for Scottish, English and American contra dances, Liz teaches all these styles, and dances, too! She is a member of Terpsichore, Waverley Station, and The New Hip Trio. Her recordings include: A Dancer’s Best Friend (recently released), Caledonian Muse, Terpsichore, Scottish Dance Music, Waverley Station: First Stop! Memories of Scottish Weekend (’98) and More Memories of Scottish Weekend (’02), as well as English Echoes: English Country Dance Favorites (’06) and now English Echoes II: More English country Dance Favorites (’18). Liz has two books of Scottish tune medleys. She has taught and played at numerous dance weekends and led music workshops including at Scottish Weekend, Pinewoods, and Asilomar. Liz is a 2017 recipient of the Royal Scottish Country Dance’s Scroll of Honor for her contributions to the dance and . !www.lizdonaldson.com

Larry Unger Larry Unger was raised in Detroit, and he moved to the Boston area as a young adult. He has been a full time musician since 1984, and he has presented a diverse range of music at contra dances, Scottish and English country dances, events, dance weekends, dance and music camps, festivals, coffee houses and concerts all across the United States. He has also toured in Canada, England, Scotland, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Denmark and Sweden, and has taught music in Afghanistan and performed in India. He also gives workshops in tune composition, having written over !5000 melodies himself. Session Staff ! ! Ellen Scannell-Woods Laurie Somario Kat Dutton

! ! ! Co-Chair Co-Chair Co- Chair Catherine Scannell Julie MacRae Karen Cotting

! ! ! Jobs Coordinator First Aid S1 First Aid S2 Jeremy Thorpe Neil Miller Bree Humphries

! ! ! Housing Coordinator Lifeguard S1 Lifeguard S2 ! ! When you see these folks, please! thank them for all they do!! ! The RSCDS Boston! Branch Membership: You'll find a branch membership application in your camp packet. Membership has its privileges — any RSCDS member (of any branch) will get a discount on their Scottish Session attendance fee next year! You’ll also get discounts to other RSCDS events worldwide (like the Boston Highland Ball and Delaware Valley ), and you’ll be supporting !the Scottish dance tradition. Evaluations We pay very close attention to your evaluation forms. Very close. We can’t take all your suggestions, but some of the changes to this year’s Scottish Sessions came as a direct result of what we read in the 2018 evals. There will be some paper forms available at lunch on the last full day of camp, or you can fill out an electronic evaluation. Those forms will be emailed shortly after camp ends. ! ! For More Information Boston Branch Email List: To keep abreast of news about Boston Branch dance parties and classes, future Pinewoods Scottish and ESCape Sessions, the Boston Highland Ball, the November ceilidh, and much more, you can subscribe to the Boston Branch email notification list or RSS feed. Both are free and fully !confidential. Subscribe at www.rscdsboston.org/site-rss.html. Scottish Pinewoods Updates: You can follow the latest news about next year's Scottish Sessions on our website (www.rscdsboston.org) or our Facebook page (“Pinewoods Scottish Sessions”). Either of them will let you know when applications !are available, and when we have news about teachers, musicians, etc. The Facebook page is a great way to keep in touch with the people you met this year! We love watching the community share jokes, pictures,events, news, and other Scottish Dance related content !throughout the entire year. Get in touch: Next year will be run by the same great team of volunteers. If you need us for anything, please get in touch via [email protected] ! And one last huge thank you to all the hardworking members of the Teaching and Music Committee, who did so much behind the scenes to make this year wonderful. Thanks, y’all! Looking for more Pinewoods-Related Fun…?

Pinewoods Benefit Ball ! December 7, 2019 Gourmet Potluck @ 6:00 PM Dancing @ 7:30PM ! Hospitality available, but why not make plans !with one of your new friends? Contact MaryEllen Scannell [email protected] ~ 617 462 1925

! Pinewoods Remix Session 1: July 10-13 2020 !Session 2: July 13-18 2020 ! ! “Because after all, hindsight is (Pinewoods) 2020.” Contact the co-chairs (Ellen, Laurie, and Kat!) for more information and to volunteer to help! [email protected]

! Art Credits for this Gazette include: “Back to the Highlands” by Katarina Dutton “National history of British Fishes” & RawPixel.com “Bagpipe Player” by Hendrick ter Brugghen “The book of Scottish Ballads” “Extinct Monsters” & bibliodyssey.blogspot.com “Robert Burns” by the Detroit Publishing Company “A history of the Highlands and of the Highland clans” “Scottish Songs in Two Volumes”