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Ed Gilmore - Ends Turn In, live recording. 1958
In this clip Ed Gilmore uses a shortened version of the original Ends Turn In figure that was published in 1951. At that time the Square Thru call that he uses here to set up the lines did not exist.… View itemWebsite
Mountain Dance Trail - West Virginia
Created by folklorists Gerry Milnes and Becky Hill at Davis & Elkins College in Augusta, West Virginia, the Mountain Dance Trail is a statewide effort to support local square customs. The project… View itemSound
Push Pa, Shove Ma (clip) - Caroline Oakley
Caroline Oakley, Portland, Oregon, learned to call from her mentor, Bill Martin. Here she is as a beginning caller in a piece by Oregon Public Broadcasting. In this audio clip, she's leading the… View itemMoving Image
Square Dancing on Pike's Peak - 1963
Square dancing at 14,000' — footage put online by the Pikes Peak Library. The actual dance footage starts at 1:17 in the footage, and lasts for about a minute. The added sound track is… View itemSound
Rod's Right and Left (clip) - Rod Linnell
This dance was recorded on the flip side of Mountain Music Madness, on the Apex label, #9-26431. The band is Don Messer's Islanders. The tune is Debbie's Jig.In her notes, Louise Winston writes, "This… View itemSound
Pack Up Your Troubles / Three-Quarter Promenade (clip) - Rod Linnell
The tune is Pack Up Your Troubles. Linnell's calls were released on the Rodeo label (Canada, RXP1), with music by The Maritime All Stars. View itemSound
Presque Isle Eighth (clip) - Rod Linnell -
The tune is Crooked Stovepipe. Rod Linnell: "We used to spend each winter in northern Maine and call dances there and in neighboring New Brunswick. During one of these winters, the Presque Isle club… View itemSound
Mountain Music Madness (clip) - Rod Linnell
The tune is "I Like Mountain Music," here adapted into a singing call. Recorded on the Apex label, #9-26431. The band is Don Messer's Islanders. In her notes to the dance in Square Dances from a… View itemSound
Maple Sugar Gal (clip) - Rod Linnell
This clip includes once through the figure, once through the chorus (which comes after each figure), and the closing break, which mirrors the start of the dance.The dance is described in detail in… View itemSound
I Want a Gal (clip) - Rod Linnell
Released on the Rodeo label (Canada, RXP1), with music by The Maritime All Stars. Note the chorus singing the refrain! View itemMoving Image
Nils Fredland - Bachelor Mill
This dance originated with George Waudby, of Tucson, Arizona, and was adopted by Jimmy Clossin of El Paso, Texas. It is described in more detail in Lee Owens, Advanced Square Dance Figures of the West… View itemDocument
Square Dance with Soul, booklet
Liner notes and dance descriptions, the booklet that came with the LP recording View item
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