Bernard Chalk Calling a Square Dance

Larry Edelman writes: "I recorded this file in 1978 or 1979 when British square dance caller Bernard (Bernie) Chalk was visiting me in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and leading a square dance accompanied by the Pittsburgh-based band Devilish Merry. Bernie was a great patter caller who called actively from the 1950s until the following century. Even though he was from England, Bernie had a vast knowledge of traditional American square dancing and folk music and always shared great material. Bernie visited the U.S. frequently over the years, often promising to purchase a house and settle here. Bernie passed away in London on June 14, 2013 and he is sorely missed by his many friends throughout the U.S."

Performers:
Bernard Chalk, Caller
Devilish Merry:
Burr Beard, hammer dulcimer
Larry Edelman, guitar
Jan Hamilton, fiddle
L.E. McCullough, flute, whistle, bodhran
Sue Powers, banjo

00:00:00 Circle Dance: Nervous Breakdown (Rock the Cradle Joe)
00:01:29 Contra Dance: Timber Salvage Reel written by Ralph Page (Green Willis)
00:03:16 Square Dance – Patter Call: The Covered Bridge (Puncheon Floor)
00:08:15 Square Dance – Patter Call: Texas Star (Run that Rabbit Out of Town)
00:12:09 Sicilian Circle (Sixpenny Money)
00:14:10 Sicilian Circle (Jaybird)
00:18:35 Square Dance – Patter Call: Cross Over Stars (Chinese Breakdown)
00:25:17 Square Dance – Patter Call: Right Hands High Left Hands Low (Cricket on the Hearth)
00:32:01 Circle Dance: Lucky Seven (Spotted Pony)
00:33:27 Square Dance – Singing Call: Going Uptown (Golden Slippers)
00:35:16 Square Dance – Patter Call: The Bachelor Shack (Ebeneezer)
00:41:33 Contra Dance: Saskatoon Traveler written by Bernie Chalk (Petronella)
00:43:45 Square Dance – Patter Call: Take A Little Peek (Ragtime Annie)
00:51:06 Circle Dance: Nervous Breakdown (Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss)