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Marshall Flippo interview
Marshall Flippo is one of the most popular and durable of MWSD callers. This is a recent interview with him done at the Riverside County Square Dance Festival in November of 2011. View itemSound
Ralph Sweet - Oh Johnny (clip)
Singing square: this clip contains once through the figure and the break, which contains a Grand Square. Recorded at the February 2, 2004, at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, on the occasion… View itemSound
Louisiana Swing (clip) - Ralph Sweet
Singing square: this clip contains once through the figure and the break, which contains a Grand Square. Recorded at the February 2, 2004, at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, on the occasion… View itemSound
Annie Lurie (clip) - David Park Williams
The dance figure here is the familiar Head Two Men Cross Over, changing to the name tune, and a different meter,for the promenade and break. From the CD set "Mostly Quadrilles,"… View itemSound
Hash with stars - Ed Gilmore, 1956
live recording Jerry Reed - Ed Gilmore was one of the early full time traveling callers. He also was an early teacher of callers. He urged callers to keep their patter calls organized and this clip… View itemSound
Les Gotcher - hash - 1958
live recording - note the fast tempo, about 138 bpm Les Gotcher was one of the early full-time traveling callers. He was known as the "Hash Master" and this clip from a 1958 dance… View itemDocument
Bob McClary - Girl I Left Behind Me - Texas, 1942
The calls below come from "Play and Dance," A Collection of Songs and Tunes from the Library of Congress Archive of Folk Song. Recorded in 1942 by John A. Lomax. Liner notes and transcription created… View itemMoving Image
David Millstone - Ninepin
David Millstone, caller, with music provided by Jane, Sophie, and Russell Orzechowski (fiddles and piano) and Deanna Stiles, flute. Recorded at Kensington, NH, on May 21, 2004. The tune played is… View item
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