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Hilton Kelly - Catskill fiddler & caller

Creator: Bill Birns (November 2, 2011)

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Article about Catskills fiddler and caller Hilton Kelly, who has been playing and calling square dances in that region of New York for more than 75 years.

Kelly died March 3, 2015; his death was noted in the local paper in this story along with additional memorial information.

A lengthy interview with Hilt and Stella Kelly was conducted by Robert Nisbet. The two interviews are on YouTube now.
First part: https://youtu.be/jZdsYz2TspM
Second part: https://youtu.be/4Cud_VlbyLI

Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Person, Northeast - general
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Item Relations

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Citation

Bill Birns, “Hilton Kelly - Catskill fiddler & caller,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1170.
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