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Don and Marie Armstrong - In My Adobe Hacienda
Recorded live, Don and Marie Armstrong call a singing square. The tune was recorded by such country artists as Hank Snow, Gene Autry, and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys.
Don Armstrong - progressive squares
Don Armstrong calls a tip that moves dancers from one square to another. At the start of the clip, he alerts dances how this will be done and warns them that when they reach the outside of the hall they will need to do a frontier twirl / California…
Don & Marie Armstrong - Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Don and Marie Armstrong call Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Recorded live at the Downeast Western Square Dance Club in Kittery, Maine.A clip of Don's commercial recording of this dance can be found here, and a search on this website will reveal…
Tony Parkes - Singing Square - Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Recorded at the Greenfield, MA, Grange Hall on June 27, 2010. The event was sponsored by Country Dance and Song Society to celebrate the publication of "On the Beat with Ralph Sweet."
Tony Parkes, caller. Don Armstrong is credited with setting…
Tony Parkes, caller. Don Armstrong is credited with setting…
Tod Whittemore - Singing Square - Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Tod Whittemore is the caller; music is provided by Bob McQuillen, piano; Randy Miller, fiddle, and Peter Siegel, mandolin. This was part of a dance workshop on singing squares, recorded on January 15, 2011, at the 24th annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy…
Tony Parkes - Gents and Corners
Danced during a Retrospective session at the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, January 15, 2011. The caller is Tony Parkes; musicians are Randy Miller, fiddle; Peter Siegel, mandolin; and Bob McQuillen, piano. The tune is Dusty Bob's Jig. Tony found…
Heiner Fischle's website
Heiner Fischle is a German caller, choreographer, and organizer. He has compiled a detailed website including some material of general interest.
Don Armstrong - Trail of the Lonesome Pine (clip)
Armstrong took the figures from Ralph Page's "Gents and Corners" dance and set them to a popular tune, creating a well-known singing square. A cue sheet for the dance is available from the Lloyd Shaw Foundation.
Don Armstrong - Paddock Parade
Recorded at the York Contra Holiday, November, 1996; Don Armstrong, caller. Instructions for the dance can be found here.From a set of videos issued by Kentucky Dance Foundation, c/o Folk Dancer Record Center, 6290 Olin Road, Brandenburg, Kentucky…
Rich Sbardella - Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
Called by Rich and Lynn Sbardella at Ralph Sweet's Powder Mill Barn, Hazardville, CT. Dance was hosted by the South Windsor MWSDC. Ralph Sweet, who owns this barn, is in the middle square. The singing square was created by Don Armstrong, who adapted…