Hilton and Stella Kelly - Square Dance Tunes and Calls
Creator: Hilton Kelly (October 13, 2003)
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Hilton Kelly, of Fleischmanns, New York, was a Catskills fiddler and square dance caller. He started playing in 1932, at age 5, and started calling in 1937. By the time he was 15, he had a regular band and was playing regularly at house parties, schools, and public events throughout the region. In 1953, Kelly says he was doing 6 or 7 dances a week, which, combined with his work, was too much and he had to stop. Kelly died in 2015.
In this short video, Kelly, accompanied by his wife Stella on piano, demonstrates typical figures and tunes used for a typical tip of three dances, which he described as "a jig, a middle change, and a hoedown."
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Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Northeast - general
Tags: Fleischmanns, Hilton Kelly, New York
Subjects: Northeast - general
Tags: Fleischmanns, Hilton Kelly, New York
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Hilton Kelly - Catskill fiddler & caller |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Hilton Kelly, Catskill fiddler and caller |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Hilton and Stella Kelly - interview, with tunes |
| This Item | is related to | Item: The James W. Kimball Traditional Music & Dance in NYS Collection |
Citation
Hilton Kelly, “Hilton and Stella Kelly - Square Dance Tunes and Calls,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/2001.
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Hilton and Stella Kelly - Square Dance Tunes and Calls
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Hilton Kelly, of Fleischmanns, New York, was a Catskills fiddler and square dance caller. He started playing in 1932, at age 5, and started calling in 1937. By the time he was 15, he had a regular band and was playing regularly at house parties, schools, and public events throughout the region. In 1953, Kelly says he was doing 6 or 7 dances a week, which, combined with his work, was too much and he had to stop. Kelly died in 2015.
In this short video, Kelly, accompanied by his wife Stella on piano, demonstrates typical figures and tunes used for a typical tip of three dances, which he described as "a jig, a middle change, and a hoedown."
Click in the top left corner to go to the video.
In this short video, Kelly, accompanied by his wife Stella on piano, demonstrates typical figures and tunes used for a typical tip of three dances, which he described as "a jig, a middle change, and a hoedown."
Click in the top left corner to go to the video.
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October 13, 2003