Auctioneer - Ralph Sweet
This is the opening of Ralph Sweet calling his version of Marshall Flippo's classic singing square, Auctioneer. Ralph is calling a basic goal post pattern; compare other versions of the dance and read a full description here. The musicians are the band Swallowtail. Recorded January 15, 2000, at the annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, Durham, NH.
Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Northern / Singing, Transitional/Western 1950s
Tags: Auctioneer, Ralph Sweet, singing square
Subjects: Northern / Singing, Transitional/Western 1950s
Tags: Auctioneer, Ralph Sweet, singing square
Item Relations
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Citation
“Auctioneer - Ralph Sweet,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/522.
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Auctioneer - Ralph Sweet
Description
This is the opening of Ralph Sweet calling his version of Marshall Flippo's classic singing square, Auctioneer. Ralph is calling a basic goal post pattern; compare other versions of the dance and read a full description here. The musicians are the band Swallowtail. Recorded January 15, 2000, at the annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, Durham, NH.
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Duration
1:04
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DV
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H.264