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Bill Martin - Oregon Public Broadcast TV
Broadcast in 2003, this public television documentary profiles caller Bill Martin and the old-time southern Appalachian music and dance scene in Portland, Oregon. Bill is widely credited with creating a vibrant community, encouraging musicians and…
Bud Udick - Hash #2
This 1949 audio clip features Bud Udick calling with Tait's Orchestra, recorded live at the Broadmoor Hotel ballroom in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This audio file was digitized and cleaned by Don Ward, who features many such gems on his…
Bud Udick - Hash #1
This 1949 audio clip features Bud Udick calling with Tait's Orchestra, recorded live at the Broadmoor Hotel ballroom in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A set of five ten-inch 78rpm recordings with Udick calling was released by Pikes Peak Records asBar…
Docey-doe / Do Paso agreement
Docey-doe / Do Paso / Do-si-do / Dos a Dosexcerpt from Step by Step Through Modern Square Dance History by Jim Mayo... Others were more receptive to change. Another action that spread, probably from the Shaw schools, was the Wagon Wheel. It was a…
Ralph Sweet - If You Knew Susie
Recorded August 1, 2010, at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival, Burlington, Vermont, during a workshop on singing squares led by caller Ralph Sweet.
Musicians are Thal Aylward, fiddle; Will Patton, mandolin; Dono Schabner, guitar
Musicians are Thal Aylward, fiddle; Will Patton, mandolin; Dono Schabner, guitar
Ralph Sweet - When You're Smiling
Recorded August 1, 2010, at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival, Burlington, Vermont, during a workshop on singing squares led by caller Ralph Sweet.
Musicians are Thal Aylward, fiddle; Will Patton, mandolin; Dono Schabner, guitar
Musicians are Thal Aylward, fiddle; Will Patton, mandolin; Dono Schabner, guitar
Ralph Sweet - Shindig in the Barn
Recorded January 23, 2011, at the Powder Mill Barn, Hazardville, CT. This footage was recorded as part of a three-camera shoot for a proposed television series, "Barn Dance!"
Musicians are Peter Barnes, piano, and Dave Langford, fiddle.
Musicians are Peter Barnes, piano, and Dave Langford, fiddle.
Ralph Sweet - Deep in the Heart of Texas
Recorded January 23, 2011, at the Powder Mill Barn, Hazardville, CT. The clip starts with a walkthrough, followed by the dance. This footage was recorded as part of a three-camera shoot for a proposed television series, "Barn Dance!"
Musicians are…
Musicians are…
Red Warrick - Redwing (Grand Blossom)
Red Warrick, of Tyler, TX, calls with his demonstration team. Videotaped by Otto Warteman and uploaded with permission. Red calls a traditional singing square and adds in the Grand Blossom figure for a break.
It was recorded at the Fort Bend…
It was recorded at the Fort Bend…
From Our House to the White House
Note: The video cannot be played in this window. Click on the title link above. From that website, click on the link to the actual movie. It's the third item in the right-hand column, under The Arts Collection.From Our House to the White HouseThis…
Al Brundage – Live recording, 1952
Early MWSD choreographyThis recording is an example of what local callers in southern New England were calling in 1952. The location is not identified. Al says he is using a record without speed control on the player (which was not readily available…