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Person Sylvia Miskoe 1135

Location
Concord, NH, USA
E-Mail
SMiskoe@aol.com
Areas of activity
  • Deviser of dances
  • Publisher of dance descriptions
  • Composer of tunes
  • Musician (or band)
Member of

Music play an important part in Silvia’s life from early on. With about 10 years of age she learned the piano. In college time she started playing the accordion and was playing for square and contra dancing.

She joined the NH Scottish Dancers in 1954. At that time it was common to dance to recordings from Scotland. Even in the early 1970 when there was a growing number of good musicians around, Scottish dancers still resisted hiring locals, preferring their recordings from Scotland. There was the opinion prevailing that to play SCD music you needed to be a born Scot. Finally, Silvia and others were able to convince the Branch to hire Angus Mackinnon, a well known Scottish band leader, to give a workshop about how to play for Scottish Country Dancing.

After that, four musicians, Silvia (accordion), Cal Howard (bass), Allan Chertok (drums), and Ralph Jones (flute), founded the first SCD band on East Coast, which was later named The White Cockade.

Please also read Silvia’s interview at the Maine Fiddle Camp for lots of interesting information.

NameTypeShapePublication
HiddenNamePublisherYearDancesTunes
Cross-Country Capers Burrage, Priscilla / Miskoe, Sylvia 1996
Kitchen Capers Burrage, Priscilla / Miskoe, Sylvia 1992
SortNameNameTypeArtist(s)AlbumMediaClip
Amelia's Waltz Amelia's Waltz W The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Auld Toon o' Ayr, The The Auld Toon o' Ayr S32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Beal's Reel Beal's Reel R40 5 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Beatles' Reel Beatles' Reel R32 4 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Campbell's Frolic Campbell's Frolic J32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Concord Wedding Concord Wedding S64 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Cool as a Cucumber Cool as a Cucumber J32 3 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Corn Rigs Corn Rigs R32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Crockett's Victory Garden Crockett's Victory Garden R32 4 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Gay Gordons Gay Gordons X16 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Hairy Mary Hairy Mary R32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Hey, Johnny Cope Hey, Johnny Cope R32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Hunting Horn Hunting Horn J32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Icebreaker Icebreaker J32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Madeline's Rant Madeline's Rant S32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Memories Memories R32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Mrs Watt's Teakettle Mrs Watt's Teakettle R48 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Myrtle and Joy Myrtle and Joy J32 6 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Old Mill, The The Old Mill J32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Perfect Ending, The The Perfect Ending S40 4 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Pinewoods Medley Pinewoods Medley M64 4 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Piper's Leg, The The Piper's Leg J32 5 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Queen City Strathspey, The The Queen City Strathspey S32 3 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Round Reel of Eight Round Reel of Eight R88 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Seashells Seashells R40 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Set of Jigs Set of Jigs J32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
Sins of My Youth, The The Sins of My Youth S32 5 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Stoner House Stoner House J32 4 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Celebrate Fifty Years of Dancing with the Boston BranchCD
Strathaven Strathaven S32 3 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Sugar on Snow Sugar on Snow S32 3 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Sweet Basil Sweet Basil R32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Tipsy O'er the Glen Tipsy O'er the Glen S32 8 The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan CapersCD
Waltz Waltz W The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band Tartan StewMC
Waltz Waltz W The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band The White CockadeMC
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