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Bachelor Mill square dance

Creator: Bill Litchman (Nov. 20, 2011)

Bill Litchman calls at the Dare To Be Square weekend held November 18-20, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC.

This is Bill's version of the dance, which is also known from the calling of Jimmy Clossin, of El Paso. Bill credits the original dance to George Waudby of Tucson, Arizona.

Musicians are Steve Hickman and Jim Morrison, fiddles; Claudio Buchwald, piano, Sam Bartlett, banjo. The tune is "Spotted Pony."

Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Traditional Western (pre-1940)

Item Relations

This Item is related to Item: Nils Fredland - Bachelor Mill
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Citation

Bill Litchman, “Bachelor Mill square dance,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 22, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/452.
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