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Marie Armstrong - Mountain Dew (clip)
Marie Armstrong, recorded live at the Downeast Western Square Dance Club in Kittery, Maine. Immediately before this, Marie called a patter tip.To hear the lyrics for Mountain Dew used in a different sort of square, watch Bill Litchman calling a dance…
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…
Mac McKenrick - Swanee River (clip)
McKendrick can also be heard on this site calling a singing square to the children's song, Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me.
Jim Brooks - Tulip Square (clip)
Square dance set to the popular tune, "When You Wore a Tulip (and I Wore a Big Red Rose").
Cal Golden - Too Old To Cut the Mustard (clip)
This is an excerpt; a complete recording can be found here.
Cal Golden - Barnacle Bill (clip)
Cal Golden was a prominent modern caller; another audio clip on this website shows him at the giant 1950 Santa Monica square dance, being introduced by Lloyd Shaw. He was a caller with deep Arkansas roots who called in all 50 states.See this entry on…
Bill Castner - Oh By Jingo (clip)
A detailed cue sheet with complete calls and descriptions is available.Wikipedia: "Oh By Jingo!" is a 1919 novelty song by Albert Von Tilzer with lyrics by Lew Brown. The song was featured in the Broadway show "Linger Longer Letty", and became one of…
Charley Thomas - Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet (clip)
Charley Thomas was a vendor of records and books for squares and contra dances. He founded American Squares magazine after World War II, and edited it until it was purchased by Frank Kaltman and Rickey Holden. Jim Mayo calls a MWSD tip to this tune…
Singing Squares - Chip Hendrickson's call book
This is a transcription by Walter Lenk of the singing squares in Connecticut caller Chip Hendrickson's call book, c. 1955, made available with the permission of the Hendrickson family. It contains words to dozens of popular singing calls. Walter…
Notes on Singing Squares - Walter Lenk
A collection of favorite singing square calls, with some musical examples, created by Walter Lenk. His site also includes a valuable transcription of singing calls in the repertoire of Chip Hendrickson, c. 1955.In his note to the trad-dance-callers…
"Rubber Crutches" - YouTube channel
Dan Freligh calls a regular dance in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, 45 minutes south of Erie. He has created a YouTube channel with nearly three dozen dances from his series.Among the singing calls on his channel:
Hot Time in the Old Town…
Lester Bradley - Singing Square - Listen to the Mockingbird
Lester Bradley (caller and guitar) with Paul Amey, fiddle, joined by other musicians: Bob Reed, banjo; David Colburn, guitar; George Randall, 12 string guitar, spoons; Mike Hebb, fiddle; Sylvia Miskoe, accordion; Sue Hunt, piano & accordion; John…