Meryl has written several essays on historical dance and music topics for the RSCDS London Branch publication, The Reel. These can be accessed below:
“The Nut” from RSCDS Book 1 – Reel 311 page 13 (March – May 2020)
“Lady Susan Stewart’s Reel” from RSCDS Book 5 – Reel 317 page 7 (September – November 2021)
“Lady Glasgow” from Miss Milligan’s Miscellanies – Reel 319 page 7 (March – May 2022)
“The College Hornpipe” from RSCDS Book 20 – Reel 320 page 14 (June – August 2022)
Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise ( a friend to Scottish traditional music and dance) – Reel 321 page 11 (September-November 2022)
“Auld Lang Syne” from RSCDS Book 27 – Reel 322 page 9 (December 2022-February 2023)
“None So Pretty” from RSCDS Book 19 – Reel 323 page 9 (March – May 2023)
History of popular ceilidh dances – Reel 324 page 12 (June – August 2023)
Where have all the traditional dances gone? – Reel 325 page 10 (September – November 2023)
Robert Burns and dancing amongst the corn – Reel 326 page 10 (December 2023 – February 2024)
Occurrence of 40 bar dances in RSCDS publications – Reel 327 page 10 (March – May 2024)
The two Henry Bishops – Reel 328 page 10 (June – August 2024)
“Fight About the Fireside” from RSCDS Book 1 – Reel 329 page 10 (September – November 2024)
“C’est L’Amour” from RSCDS Book 34 – Reel 330 page 10 (December 2024 – February 2025)
The Caledonian Quadrilles – Reel 331 – page 10 (March – May 2025)
“The Duke of Atholl’s Reel” from RSCDS Book 16 – Reel 332 – page 10 (June – August 2025)
Meryl has also written articles for the RSCDS magazine, The SCD-er:
A Man of Letters and Ignatius Sancho – SCD-er Issue 32 April 2021
Music in the RSCDS since 1923 – SCD-er Issue 36 Spring 2023
In 2020, Meryl also took part in an Early Dance Circle talk online about the music and dance works of Ignatius Sancho