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05 Mar 14 - 11:36 PM (#3607593) Subject: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Bert Of course it is the first one who taught you square dancing. So that would be Len Jannaway, of Basildon Essex, UK. Running a close second would be the late Tommy Cavanagh of the Lister Square Dance Club. Others way up there are Pete Sansom and Robin Rumble. Feel free to add your own choices. |
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06 Mar 14 - 07:01 AM (#3607678) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: doc.tom Culver Griffin |
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06 Mar 14 - 07:39 AM (#3607699) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Mo the caller John Chapman, Colin Hume, Ralph Meakin (who introduced us to modern squares one year at Whitby and brought some very helpful members of his club to get us through), Geoff Cubbitt. We went to Ranch House Squares in Wythenshawe for a couple of years with Trevor Day. No sign of them on Google. Whitby also had Culver Griffin one year (his tour company went bust while he was here - before the days when they all propped each other up) |
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06 Mar 14 - 10:26 PM (#3607878) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Sandy Mc Lean Bonny MacDonald called for many years for dances fiddled by Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald. It's hard to surpass that! |
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07 Mar 14 - 05:57 PM (#3608121) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Bert Then there is Chris Vear, and Wally Spratt. And who was that English style caller who was with the YHA in the late Fifties, Early Sixties, I remember him from High Roding and Maldon Youth Hostels. |
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07 Mar 14 - 06:58 PM (#3608136) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: GUEST,Guest Nice to see some folks with a dance interest on mudflap |
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07 Mar 14 - 11:39 PM (#3608173) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Bert Mudflap LOL. It gets like that sometimes doesn't it? |
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08 Mar 14 - 02:33 AM (#3608187) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: GUEST,BobL IMHO, the late Bernard Chalk. Memorial dance in London tonight (called by Mark Elvins, another candidate) and I shan't be able to get to it - grrr! |
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09 Mar 14 - 03:03 AM (#3608395) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: BrooklynJay On this side of the pond, I have to cast my vote for Bugs Bunny in Hillbilly Hare. You be the judge. Jay |
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09 Mar 14 - 03:52 AM (#3608400) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Joe Offer I'm surprised there's so much interest in square dance here. I thought it would be 90 percent contra dance and 10 percent square dance. I learned square dance in fourth grade, and haven't done it since. On the West Coast of the U.S., I think the best-known contra dance caller is Eric Hoffman. He's a nice guy, too. -Joe- |
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01 Jul 19 - 11:00 AM (#3998698) Subject: Wally Spratt From: GUEST,Brian Faulkner Was with Wally in the early days at Harrow/South Kenton. Wonder if Wally is still alive and Cora as well. Long time back now. |
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01 Jul 19 - 11:55 AM (#3998705) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: beardedbruce A slight aside: Coming up: https://www.marylandsquaredancing.com/MDSDF7.asp Past ( list of callers 2nd page top of flyer) http://www.wascaclubs.org/wascaclubs-60th-festival-flyer/ |
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01 Jul 19 - 03:51 PM (#3998735) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: GUEST,Guest Francis Hawkins. He took Country Dancing after school at Blackwell County Primary in East Grinstead, where he taught. This was some 55 years ago! He also called at local barn dances, some of which I attended. |
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01 Jul 19 - 05:01 PM (#3998743) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: BrooklynJay Previous link from years ago is no more. Time to stir the pot anew: Hillbilly Hare square dance Jay |
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02 Jul 19 - 10:10 AM (#3998847) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Mo the caller Squares win over contras any day, for me. Contras often go on so long that I lose track and start doing the previous dance. Squares have a lot more scope for interesting moves, and if called (or partly called) without a walkthrough can be exciting. Or utter chaos, but never mind, square your sets and wait for the call. |
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02 Jul 19 - 06:27 PM (#3998927) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: GUEST,SB Great sequence of square dancing antipodean style in 1968 ... Country and western music legend Tex Morton presents this popular 60s Saturday night music show. The Auckland studio audience is seated on hay bales in a barn-styled set and provide the chorus to the musical numbers. The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, The Country Touch Singers and Square Dancers, Jan Butler, fiddler Colleen Bain, and resident guest singers Kay and Shane perform. Tex himself sings a novelty number about the good ol’ days, and applauds Butler: “Isn’t she a redheaded little spark? I wish we had colour television!” https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-country-touch-1968 ==== |
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03 Jul 19 - 03:11 AM (#3998986) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Mr Red FWIW I only seem to recall the worst Irish Set callers. Like the the Irishman in Gennetines (Le Grand Bal de la Europe) calling in Franglais. Imagine having to translate in your mind from the garbled Franco-Irish Franglais to Irish to Barn Dance. Monde = Tout le Monde = House (around) = all Polka around the set. Moulinet = Wheel = Star (just to confuse; moulinet is French for reel!) and I didn't get to hear what was said for christmas (=basket). But I do remember Lynn Render at Chippenham this year calling a contra square in a workshop. (think 2D contra in squares across & down the room). Clear instructions and even changing the dance halfway through because some sets get trapped in a corner loop. Which happens if the number of sets does not fit neatly orthogonally. |
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03 Jul 19 - 04:17 PM (#3999049) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Murpholly Pat Palcic was my favourite square dance caller. First met him at Cecil Shaarpe House but then followed him all over the south east he was such a good caller. Danced for him out side various museums in London and in a variety of old pubs too. Great man and very happy days and evenings. |
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03 Jul 19 - 04:56 PM (#3999054) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: meself George Wade is my new favourite - just discovered this today: https://soundcloud.com/user-19695412/masons-apron-square-dance |
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03 Jul 19 - 05:06 PM (#3999055) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: meself Here's another Ontario guy I've always liked: Fred Townsend |
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05 Jul 19 - 08:15 AM (#3999353) Subject: RE: Your favorite square dance caller. From: Mo the caller Yes, to Mr Red. Irish set dance isn't 'called' it is taught, and some of the teachers have no mike technique at all but will come round and explain to each set in turn. Val Knight ran a good workshop though. And called a good dance (I remember one at Chippenham) |