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Newfoundland square dance - an introduction
Woody Wilson offers some introductory comments about square dancing, Newfoundland style. The occasion was a dance party at Dan's Hall, a beloved local venue, showcasing many styles of dance and… View itemMoving Image
Cape Breton - Iona-Washabuck set
Cape Breton square dance: Three figures of the Iona-Washabuck set, recorded at Boisdale, Nova Scotia. The Iona set is the same as the Washabuck set (hence the conjoined name), and is closely related… View itemMoving Image
Cape Breton - Inverness Set
Cape Breton square dance: this is the Inverness set, recorded in Brook Village, Nova Scotia. The video contains three figures. View itemDocument
Don Messer - souvenir booklet
The Don Messer Jubilee Show toured extensively, bring Down East music, song, and dance to audiences throughout the US and Canada. Messer was well known thanks to his weekly television show broadcast… View itemMoving Image
On the Road to Boston - Don Messer
The dances on the Don Messer show were choreographed by Gunter Buchta; he created two new dances each week for the show. View itemMoving Image
Maple Sugar - Don Messer and His Islanders
No calls, just a choreographed routine from Messer's popular television show. The dances on the Don Messer show were choreographed by Gunter Buchta; he created two new dances each week for the show.… View itemWebsite
New England Fiddles
Caller William Chaisson calls the changes and Joe Cormier's fiddle leads the band in two quadrilles recorded at the French American Victory Club in Waltham, MA. The link takes you to a… View itemSound
Down East Squares - 1950s, #2
Live recording made by Dudley Laufman (1955-57) at Orange Hall, Brookline, Massachusetts. Released on cassette tape as "Traditional and Ethnic Square Dance Music of New England —… View itemSound
Down East Squares - 1950s, #1
Live recording made by Dudley Laufman (1955-57) at Orange Hall, Brookline, Massachusetts. Released on cassette tape as "Traditional and Ethnic Square Dance Music of New England —… View itemWebsite
Rufus Guinchard: The life and music of Newfoundland's late legendary fiddle player
This is a 30-minute film made in 1990 that celebrates the life and music of Newfoundland fiddler Rufus Guinchard. The film is available online, and is well worth watching. Like Medicine Fiddle, the… View itemSound
Cut Away 6, 4, 2 (clip) - Fred Townsend
Canadian caller, born 1900, who was the caller for Don Messer's bands on its many cross-country trips. A three-LP boxed set of his dance calls (Let's Square Dance) was released (Doncaster DS-3-102).… View itemWebsite
Fogo Island, Newfoundland - A Wedding and a Party
A Roman Catholic wedding (1967) in the church in Joe Batt's Arm South on Fogo Island, Newfoundland; then a party afterward with music and dancing in Joe Batt's Arm North. There appears to… View item
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