Bill Ohse - Grapevine Twist
Title
Bill Ohse - Grapevine Twist
Subject
Southern / Appalachian / Four-couple squares
Description
"Take that lady by the wrist, around that couple with a grapevine twist... back to the center with a whoa haw gee."
Break: Dive for the Oyster
A search for "Grapevine Twist" in this project's digital collection will return at least four other video clips showing that figure, including Elizabeth Burchenal's silent footage from the 1930s.
Recorded May 5, 2012, at the evening dance at Dare To Be Square, Riner, Virginia. Bill Ohse, traditional West Virginia square dance caller, is at the mic.
Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Bob Browder -- guitar;; Mac Traynham -- banjo; Frances West - first bass player; Andrew Norcross - second bass player.
Break: Dive for the Oyster
A search for "Grapevine Twist" in this project's digital collection will return at least four other video clips showing that figure, including Elizabeth Burchenal's silent footage from the 1930s.
Recorded May 5, 2012, at the evening dance at Dare To Be Square, Riner, Virginia. Bill Ohse, traditional West Virginia square dance caller, is at the mic.
Musicians are Chance McCoy -- fiddle; Bob Browder -- guitar;; Mac Traynham -- banjo; Frances West - first bass player; Andrew Norcross - second bass player.
Creator
John-Michael Seng-Wheeler
Date Created
May 5, 2012
Spatial Coverage
USA, West Virginia
Temporal Coverage
2000 -