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Phil Jamison - Double Bow Knot
Phil Jamison, caller. This clip includes a walkthrough.
Recorded at Dare To Be Square, Brasstown, NC, November 19, 2011.
Musicians for this session were Claudio Buchwald and Steve Hickman, fiddles; Jim Morrison, guitar; and Sam Bartlett,…
Recorded at Dare To Be Square, Brasstown, NC, November 19, 2011.
Musicians for this session were Claudio Buchwald and Steve Hickman, fiddles; Jim Morrison, guitar; and Sam Bartlett,…
Phil Jamison - Shoo-Fly Swing (instruction)
See the notes elsewhere comparing this dance with La Boulangère, the only dance mentioned by name by Jane Austen. Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different…
Southern Appalachian squares The Shuffle
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. Phil described this simple as a common dance from the area around Mt. Airy, NC, and Galax, VA.
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Southern Appalachian squares Thread the Needle
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region.
This was recorded at Dare To Be Square on November 19, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School,…
This was recorded at Dare To Be Square on November 19, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School,…
Southern Appalachian squares Mt. Airy Big Set
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. Throughout the weekend, we did several dances in this basic big circle formation. In this version, from…
Southern Appalachian squares Glenville
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. There is a flourishing square dance tradition in Glenville, WV, and Phil encouraged dancers to…
Phil Jamison - Carcassonne big set
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. Carcassonne, Kentucky, still hosts a regular traditional dance series, and these figures are typical of…
Southern Appalachian Squares 0 - Sampler
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. This samples provides excerpts of the dances presented in that workshop. You will be able to find…
Phil Jamison - Shoo-Fly Swing - dance
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. He described this figure as an ending figure that can come at the end of a big circle dance. A separate…
Phil Jamison - Big Circle Dance from Carcassonne, KY
Phil Jamison led a workshop session on square dances from the southern Appalachians, focusing on dances from different communities in that region. In this video, Phil introduces the big set formation danced in Carcassonne, Kentucky; an accompanying…
Phil Jamison - Texas Star
Recorded May 5, 2012, at the evening dance at Dare To Be Square, Riner, Virginia. Phil Jamison, Asheville, NC, is the caller. Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Bob Browder -- guitar;; Mac Traynham -- banjo; Frances West - first bass player;…
Phil Jamison - Big Set
Recorded May 5, 2012, at the evening dance at Dare To Be Square, Riner, Virginia. Phil Jamison, of Asheville, NC, is the caller for this first dance of the program.
Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Sebastian Zijp -guitar; Mac Traynham --…
Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Sebastian Zijp -guitar; Mac Traynham --…