Issue 265 (September 2008 - December 2008) Articles include: Scottish dancing - a pre-history, John Mitchell biography, New recordings, Letters to the Editor. Issue 264 (May 2008 - August 2008) Articles include: RSCDS Winter School, Scottish Dancing Prehistory, New Recordings, Letters to the Editor. Issue 263 (February 2008 - April 2008) Articles include: The Chelsea Reel Club - Adieu, Ladies Step Dances, New Recordings, Letters to the Editor. Issue 262 (December 2007 - February 2008) Articles include: Roy Goldring - an appreciation, International news, New recordings, Dance Scottish, Letters to the Editor. Issue 261 (September 2007 - November 2007) Articles include: Mary Isdale McNab, Programmes, Have train will travel, Obituaries, Letters to the Editor, New recordings. Issue 260 (May 2007 - August 2007) - 3Mb Articles include: Five couple dances, Will you MC our next dance, The Adamsons of Fife, Bill Clement highlights, Scottisches, Letters to the Editor, New recordings. Issue 259 (March 2007 - May 2007) - 1.5Mb Articles include: Burns Night Ceilidh, Mini Crib, Rural Dances in Eastern Scotland, Letters to the Editor, New recordings. Issue 258 (December 2006 - March 2007) - 663Kb Articles include: The MacLennans: Dancers and Pipers, The 19th Shetland Fiddle and Accordion Festival, On first looking into James Smith’s animations, The Waltz Cotillion, Letters to the Editor, New recordings. Issue 257 (September 2006 - Nov 2006) - 433Kb Articles include: Polesden Lacey dance review, Folk Virgins fiddle in London, Mary Stoker reminisces, James Scott Skinner - Dancing Master, So What’s in your loft?, Letters to the Editor, New recordings. Issue 256 (May 2006 - August 2006) - 1.1Mb Articles include: Members Abroad, The Sash - is it here to stay?, Mary Stoker reminisces, Joseph Lowe: A Royal Dancing Master, Letters to the Editor, New recordings. Issue 255  (February 2006 - April 2006) - 818kB Articles include: A Dancing Master Remembered, Local Heroes, Thomas Wilson: A Dancing Master, Letters to the Editor, Our Quadrilles, New recordings, Members Abroad. Issue 254  (December 2005 - February 2006) - 1Mb Articles include: CCPR - On show at the Albert Hall, Summer School 2005, Obituaries, Letters to the Editor, Article on Francis Peacock- Dancing Master, Dancing in Provence, New Recordings. Issue 253  (September 2005 - Nov 2005) - 652kB Articles include: Fifty Years On, Polesden Lacey review, Highland Fling, Dancing in Auckland, Letters to the Editor, New Recordings. Issue 252  (May 2005 - August 2005) - 556kB Issue 251  (February 2005 - April 2005) - 769kB Issue 250  (December 2004 - February 2005) - 544kB Issue 249  (September 2004 - Nov 2004) - 557kB Issue 248  (May 2004 - August 2004) - 827kB Issue 247 (February 2004 - May 2004) - 298kB Issue 246 (December 2003 - February 2004) - 289kB Issue 245 (September 2003 - November 2003) - 451kB Issue 244 (May 2003 - August 2003) - 224kB Issue 243 (February 2003 - May 2003) - 453kB Issue 242 (December 2002 – February 2003) - 532kB Issue 241 (September 2002 – November 2002) - 790kB Issue 240 (May 2002 – August 2002) - 217kB Issue 239 (February 2002 – May 2002) - 440kB Issue 238 (December 2001 – February 2002) - 576kB Issue 237 (September 2001 – November 2001) - 223kB Issue 236 (May 2001 – August 2001) - 187kB Issue 235 (February 2001 – April 2001) - 133kB Issue 234 (December 2000 – February 2001) - 181kB

Old Reels - from the early days Here is a selection of the earliest issues of The Reel in pdf format (approx 1Mb each) Issue 1 (September 1951) Issue 2 (October 1951) Issue 3 (November - December 1951) Issue 4 (January - February 1952) Issue 5 (March 1952) Selected other Reels Reel 229 - (Sep 1999 - Nov 1999)