Members of the Society receive this quarterly newsletter.

'The Viol' contains general information, ad hoc articles on viol-related topics (including reviews of meetings), information on Society personnel, membership changes, Society publications, meetings, courses, viol news, instruments for hire and sale, new music publications, music & CD reviews, young players pages and correspondence.

Below you can find a summary of the articles found in each issue:

No.11, Summer 2008.    (Editor: Mary Iden, Front Cover: Ted Copper)

• Voices and Viols In Performance: Clare Griffel.
  A Talk Given at the March 2008 VdGS meeting in Oxford.
• Oyez! Fresh Thoughts About the "Cries of London" Repertory: John Milsom.
  Brief Summary of a Talk Given at the March 2008 VdGS meeting in Oxford.
• Style & Spirit - The Importance of Gestures & Ornaments in the Music of Marin Marais: Tal Arbel.
  A Talk Given at the June 2008 VdGS meeting in Warwick.
• Lady Godiva - Only a Fiver? Report on the 5 Day Viol-Making Challenge: Jane Julier.
• Your Chance to Win the 5-Day Viol for the Price of a Raffle Ticket!
• The Ueno Gakuen Collection of Early Instruments, Tokyo: Stephen Pegler.
• Trio Sonata Day - Cheltenham February 2008: A Report
• Viols and Voices in Venice with Philip Thorby - February 2008: Ken Thomson.
• VdGS Baryton Playing Day - London April 2008: Michael Mullen.
• The Aquila Strings Workshop: Mary Iden.
• Makers in the Making - West Dean Diary: Toby Rzepka.

No.10, Spring 2008.    (Editor: Mary Iden, Front Cover: Ted Copper)

• The (New) Renaissance of the Consort Song: Loren Ludwig. A Talk Given at the March 2008 VdGS meeting in Oxford
• Ruth Dodd 1919-2007 - An Obituary: John Catch
• The Well-Tempered Consort: Ruth Dodd
• 'Isabella's Garden' and 'Snow in Bologna' - Two Poems: Vivien Jones
• Seeing the Wood from the Trees: Jane Julier
• Keeping It Alive - Some Thoughts on the Viola da Gamba as a Musical Ambassador: Tal Arbel
• Makers in the Making - West Dean Diary: Toby Rzepka
• Viol-Making in Beijing: Charlie Ogle
• Morley Viols - Easter Concert and End of Term Report: Esha Neogy and Ibi Aziz
• Recent Research on the Viol: Ian Woodfield From Journal of VdGSA 43 (2006): 69-71
• Ask Your Viol Teacher - Reprinted from the VdGSA News Vol. XLII, No 1
• 'Apt both for viols and voices' - A Review of an Edition of John Ward Madrigals and Some Questions about the Visual Aspect of Consort Music: Caroline Ritchie
• From the Archives - On the Training of Audiences and Others: Sheila Marshall

No.9, Winter 2007/8.    (Editor: Mary Iden, Front Cover: Ted Copper)

• Report on VdGS Autumn Meeting about Godrey Finger
• Report on RCM International Festival of Viols November 2007
• VdGS Music Editions Recall
• The New VdGS Journal
• Byrd's Choral Songs with Viols: Richard Turbet
• A Thematic Index From The Stone Age: James V. Whittaker
• Tuning and Temperament Revisited Again: Richard Campbell and John Catch
• The Kessler Collection: Marc Soubeyran
• The Carved Head of the Henry Jaye Bass Viol JP 21: David Pinto
• From the Archives: Peg's Pegs (First printed in The Bulletin of the VdGS June 1966)
• Makers in the Making - West Dean Diary: Toby Rzepka

No.8, Autumn 2007.    (Editor: Mary Iden, Front Cover: Ted Copper)

• The Ruby Viol - In Praise of a Re-born Hybrid: Jan Goorissen
• Teaching Techniques and Resources: Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder
• Isabella Pillath 1952-2007: Dr David J Smith and Alison Crum
• Pan-Pacific Gamba Gathering: John Bryan
• Course Report - NWEMF Summer School, Ambleside July 2007: Bianca Brajuda
• Reports of the VdGS Summer Course for New Viol Players:
Caroline Dunn, Louise McInnes and Christopher Edge
• Dr Hélène la Rue (1951-2007) - Two Tributes: Michael Fleming and Alison Kinder
• Examinations in Viol Playing? Michael Steinkuehler
• Tuning and Temperament Revisited:
Thomas Munck, Stuart McCoy & Richard Carter
• The Jaye Project:
Michael Fleming, Thomas MacCracken, and Klaus Martius
• An Introduction to the Baryton: Jeremy Brooker
• Building Barytons: Owen Morse-Brown
• Makers in the Making - West Dean Diary Start of Year 2: Toby Rzepka