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Gib Gilbert - Colorado caller
We're fortunate to have these live recordings from a 1979 dance called by Gib Gilbert with Yankee Ingenuity. In his introduction to the Boston area crowd, Tony Parkes comments, "All I'm going to say… View itemWebsite
Buddy Weaver Podcast - Vintage MSD- Joel Pepper with Jack Barbour at Sunny Hills Barn
A live recording done at Sunny Hills Barn in Fullerton, California. From 1948 to 1962, it was the largest square dance hall in America boasting a dance floor that would hold 150 squares. Ed Smith,… View itemDocument
The Square Dance Caller
This is one of the most successful efforts to describe in detail just what is involved in being a good square dance caller. (Tony Parkes, in his Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century,"… View itemWebsite
When Vermont barn dances were all the rage
"Someone's grandparents always seem to remember one, and sometimes you can still find the scuffs and scrapes of shoes and boots on the floors. But where'd those hoedowns go?" This… View itemSound
Keeler Calling - audio
These six files are the recordings contained in Keeler Calling, the 1950 release by New York caller Elisha Keeler.The album's first three disks contained the six dances, one on each side; the final… View itemDocument
Texas Whirlwind - detailed calls
This is the detailed transcription of calls for Rickey Holdlen's version of the Texas Whirlwind. It illustrates the fast-paced nature of traditional Texas squares, the caller keeping up a… View itemDocument
A Look at Southern Squares - Document by Bill Martin
Bill Martin was a pivotal figure in the revival of old-time square dancing in the Pacific Northwest and, by extension, elsewhere throughout the U.S. This information was originally posted on the … View item
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