Publications

1992 Scottish Country Dance Collection —the Cormorant Scottish Country Dance Book 1.
1994 Transcribed the ABC of Highland Dancing and Games Directory, Kinmore Music, 1994, on behalf of Charlie Mill and the SOHDA.
1995 Developed and produced together with Maria Leask the teaching aid booklet and cassette Dancing in Shetland for use in Shetland and published by Shetland Arts Trust, 1995. [Available through SAT]
1995 Acair (Stornoway) published bi-lingual book on Hebridean dancesDannsa nan Eileanach — prepared and transcribed in 1992.
1996 Articles on Traditional Dance were published by both the Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust and Community Dance Scotland.
1997 Produced a 22 minute Step-Dancing video together with Caithness fiddler Karen Steven for the Sutherland dance classes as part of the Traditional Dance Artist for Sutherland project. [limited and finished copy run]
1997 Wrote, designed, and produced A Sutherland Dance, a book containing 27 dances primarily in the Sutherland dance fashion as part of the Traditional Dance Artist for Sutherland project. [First print run finished. Second edition in production]
1998- Articles on dance related matters in The Autralasian Highlander, Piping and Dancing Association of New Zealand newsletter, The Reel (London Branch RSCDS newsletter, Community Dance Scotland newsletter, and The Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust newsletter.
2001

Tak Yer Places, produced by the Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust. A photographic record of dance and music in Angus over the past 200 years.

[Available from STDT, 18b Broad Street, Stirling FK8 1EF, Scotland. Tel: 0044 (0)1786 849247 Fax: 0044 (0)1786 849248 E-mail: info@stdt.org or www.stdt.org]

2001 December - Shortlisted for the Creative Scotland Awards 2002 to create a CD-Rom on Scottish Step Dancing and Reels.
   
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