Strathspey, Scotland and continues North along the A9 towards Newtonmore, Kingussie, Aviemore and on towards Grantown-on-Spey. The Canadian merchant Robert Simpson, founder of Simpson's department store, was born there in 1834. Speyside is one of the main centres of the Scotch whisky industry, with a high concentration of single malt distilleries in the region, including the Glenfiddich and Balvenie distilleries. Strathspey, Scotland Strathspey (Scottish Gaelic, "Srath Spè") is the area around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, in both the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland. The term Strathspey usually refers to the upper part
Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society (L.S.S.R.S. for short) is an amateur Scottish fiddle orchestra based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The society consists of around 30 fiddlers, 2 cellists and currently 2 double bassists. They play at many concerts throughout the year and also attend the Kirriemuir Fiddle Festival every November, which, for the last two years running, they have won the large group competition and last year won the quartet competition. The aims of the society are as follows; To foster the playing of Scottish fiddle music by young people. To encourage an interest