George Wade, Old Time Reel Medley
This is from a series of Canadian Victor recordings by George Wade and his Cornhuskers. The Old time reels, are; Flowers of Edinburgh, Ricketts Hornpipe, Money MuskThe source is RCA Victor,Canada...
View ArticleKentucky Running Set, Black Mountain Rag
Check out this fiddling ! Talk about hot !!!! This is Sleepy Marlin on fiddle and there’s nothing sleepy about his style.Recorded in key of A, tempo 144, ABCCThis recording is by Frank Kaltman on his...
View ArticleLOOK OUT!! A Texas Whirlwind is coming………..
Its a whirlwind by way of Richard “Rickey” Holden, known for his hot driving square dance calling. His figure, “Texas Whirlwind” kept all the dancers busy with less than a dozen movements. MWSD’rs if...
View ArticleAlabama Jubilee, Windsor Records 2 versions
One of the early favorites of MWSD was Alabama Jubilee. Almost every record company published their own version.However Windsor records issued 2 versions. The first was a 12″ 78rpm recording that...
View ArticleAlabama Jubilee, Windsor Records later version
This later version of Windsor’s Alabama Jubilee wasn’t a remix of the CX103. This 7144/4144 version is a totally different recording from the original 12″ 78rpm version.You’ll have to decide which you...
View ArticleEnglish Country Dance Music, A Trip To Paris
Long ways set, dancing is light springy steps. This comes by way of the Country Dance Society music played by Phil Merrill.Instructions for the dance can be found on line.I do not have the rights to...
View ArticleEnglish Country Dance, Hole in the Wall
Here’s another dance from The Country Dance Society of America, “Hole in the Wall”.Dance instructions are available on line. The Pinewood Players are directed by Phil Merrill.I do not have the rights...
View ArticleKentucky Running Set Hoedown, Encore. Eigth of January
Born Morris Wayne on Aug 7, 1915, in Carmi, IL, “Sleepy” Marlin took up the fiddle at age 12 and won his first fiddlers’ contest at age 18. He was an international champion fiddler, winning 17...
View ArticleEd Gilmore, 1958 club dance excerpt
Thanks to an amateur tape recording we can once again hear an example of why Ed Gilmore was so popular in the early years of Western Square Dancing.In the first dance Ed has alerted that one...
View ArticlePortland Fancy, Contra dance
In my dance world, Squares, Contras, circle and couple dances are all part of the same pie to be enjoyed over and over. This being said I’m putting up this 1920 recording of a Contra dance, Portland...
View ArticlePortland Fancy, Henry Ford Circle mixer
From the Henry Ford “Good Morning” recordings comes this called version of “Portland Fancy, as a circle mixer (couple facing couple).
View ArticleMWSDing without a single puzzle
Much has been discussed lately about too many moves and too many puzzles in todays MWSDing ….. How about an entire tip with nothing more than allemande left/right, 4 ladies chain, right and left...
View ArticleEd Gilmore Lady Be Good, request
Welcome to “Our” square dance music room. I say “Our” because this is a place where you may be able to locate vintage dance music and I get to share some of my favorite classics.Rich Sabardella...
View ArticleLady Be Good, Calls by Ed Gilmore
Now here is the called version. You will notice a distinct difference in the music on the Decca records release which was recorded before the instrumental version on Balance.
View ArticleDe Boom, The route music
De Boom, Hoedown is the background for Bob Osgoods calling of The Route and features the banjo artistry of Jack Hawes. The original 78 rpm recording is Sets In Order #2087. The tempo is 130bpm which...
View ArticleDancing the Route with Bob Osgood
Heres an uncomplicated dance but will keep you on your toes without any puzzles to solve.The choreograph comes from the 1948-1953 Sets In Order Archive. Bob Osgood makes good use of ladies chain....
View ArticleHow do you define “Old Time” Square Dance music” ?
This is the second of what I put in the traditional list of tunes played by a more traditional band, Floyd Woodhull, who play’s accordion with his bandThis is “Soldiers Joy” a good example of 4/4...
View ArticleHow do you define “Old Time” Square Dance music” ?
I am posting 2 of what I would put on my list of “traditional” dance tunes played by a traditional band, Floyd Woodhull and his Old Tyme Masters.The first is “Blackberry Quadrille”, in 6/8 or what is...
View ArticleSugar Time & 8 More miles to Louisville
Here’s 2 great singing calls for your dancers. Totally refurbished (response 40hz-10khz) Jack Barbour and Rhythm Rustlers, Sugar Time and 8 More Miles to Louisville. Almost any 32 bar singing call...
View ArticleAll aboard for musical cruise
Treat your dancers to a musical cruise, Down Where The Trade Winds Blow, along with the Sundowners band. The melody is infectious, the beat moves your feet and you can ride the phrase all way through....
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