Scottish Weekend History

Buffalo Gap, 1989 - 1993

See also Canadensis, 1994 - 1995, Ramblewood, 1996 - 2005, Timber Ridge, 2006 - 2017, Camp Louise, 2018 - 2023

In 1988, a group of Scottish Country Dancers from the Washington DC and Philadelphia area dance groups decided to start a Scottish Weekend in the Mid-Atlantic area, emphasizing the very best in live music, quality teaching, good food and "controlled abandon." The result was Scottish Weekend at Buffalo Gap (West Virginia), in September 1989.

1989

Buffalo Gap Camp, West Virginia, September 29 - October 1.
Chair: Mel Briscoe
Teachers: Geoffrey Selling, Lance Ramshaw, Elinor Vandegrift, Barbara McOwen (music).
Additional Musicians: Liz Donaldson, Steve Hickman, Marty Taylor, Jim McConnell, Dan Emery (piper).
Local Teachers: Bruce Edwards (party review), Mel Briscoe (video critique).
Friday Night Welcome Dance MC and devisor: Elaine Brunken.
Saturday Night Ball MC and devisor: Ellie Briscoe.

1990

Buffalo Gap Camp, West Virginia, September 28-30.
Chair: Mel Briscoe
Teachers: Avril Quarrie, Bob Blackie, Robert McOwen, Ed Pearlman (music).
Additional Musicians: Liz Donaldson, Steve Hickman, Marty Taylor, Jim McConnell, Dan Emery (piper).
Local Teachers: Ellie Briscoe (party review), Jill Jahn (waltz).
Friday Night Welcome Dance MC and devisor: Betty Lee Barnes.
Saturday Night Ball MC and devisor: Cecily Selling.

1991

Buffalo Gap Camp, West Virginia, September 27-29.
Chair: Bruce Edwards
Teachers: Marjorie Easton, Ron Wallace, Wes Clindinning, Liz Donaldson (music).
Additional Musicians: Earl Gaddis, Pete Campbell, Bonnie Rideout, Jim McConnell, Marty Taylor, Steve Hickman, Dan Emery (piper).
Friday Night Welcome Dance MC and devisor: David Quarrie.
Saturday Night Ball MCs and devisors: Terry Harvey and Line Farr.

1992

Buffalo Gap Camp, West Virginia, September 11-13.
Chair: Bruce Edwards
Teachers: Colin Garrett, Marianne Taylor, Elaine Brunken, Alasdair Fraser (music).
Additional Musicians: Earl Gaddis, Pete Campbell, Bonnie Rideout, Jim McConnell, Malcolm Stephens, Steve Hickman, Dan Emery (piper).
Friday Night Welcome Dance MC and devisor: Sarah Harriman.
Saturday Night Ball MC and devisor: Mel Briscoe.

1993

Buffalo Gap Camp, West Virginia, September 10-12.
Chair: Ellie Briscoe
Teachers: Anthony Moretti Tufts, Bruce Hamilton, Vicky Goodloe, Susie Petrov (music).
Additional Musicians: Liz Donaldson, Elke Baker, Earl Gaddis, Keith Murphy, Malcolm Stephens, Steve Hickman, Marty Taylor, Jim McConnell, Dan Emery (piper).
Friday Night Welcome Dance MC and devisor: Connie Powell.
Saturday Night Ball MC, devisor, and Party Review Teacher: Kate Nealley.