Gay Gordon's - couple dance
Creator: Ernie Spence (February 15, 1986)
This couple dance was recorded at a Valentine's Day contra dance in Nelson, NH. Such couple dances—along with waltz, polka, schottische, hambo, and others—are frequently found in the program of evenings of square and contra dances, and Nelson has a very long dance tradition. Musicians include Kerry Elkin and Randy Miller, fiddles; Tom Hodgson, guitar; Gordon Peery, piano.
There are many examples of couple dances included in the SDHP collection. Click on this link to go to a listing.
Collection: Couple dances
Subjects: Couple dance
Tags: couple dance, Gay Gordon's
Subjects: Couple dance
Tags: couple dance, Gay Gordon's
Item Relations
This Item | is related to | Item: Two-Step at a Square Dance |
This Item | is related to | Item: Broom Dance - Ava, Missouri |
Citation
Ernie Spence, “Gay Gordon's - couple dance,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1536.
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Title
Gay Gordon's - couple dance
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Description
This couple dance was recorded at a Valentine's Day contra dance in Nelson, NH. Such couple dances—along with waltz, polka, schottische, hambo, and others—are frequently found in the program of evenings of square and contra dances, and Nelson has a very long dance tradition. Musicians include Kerry Elkin and Randy Miller, fiddles; Tom Hodgson, guitar; Gordon Peery, piano.
There are many examples of couple dances included in the SDHP collection. Click on this link to go to a listing.
There are many examples of couple dances included in the SDHP collection. Click on this link to go to a listing.
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Source
The original tape now is in the collection of the New Hampshire Library of Traditional Music and Dance, Special Collections at the UNH library in Durham, NH.
Date Created
February 15, 1986
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Duration
3:19