Tod Whittemore - Grand Colonel
Title
Tod Whittemore - Grand Colonel
Subject
Northern / Prompt & Patter
Description
Tod Whittemore calling at his dance series at the VFW, Cambridge, MA, December, 1985. Musicians: New England Tradition (Bob McQuillen, piano; April Limber, fiddle; Pete Colby, banjo). Videotaped by Ernie Spence (dancer wearing red shirt).
The dance features a grand square figure. The dance is sometimes paired with the Colonel Bogey's March tune, the theme from "Bridge on the River Kwai." Here, the tune is Fair Jenny's Jig.
The dance features a grand square figure. The dance is sometimes paired with the Colonel Bogey's March tune, the theme from "Bridge on the River Kwai." Here, the tune is Fair Jenny's Jig.
Creator
Tod Whittemore
Source
"Country Dancing" tape (1985-86)
Ernie Spence Collection
New Hampshire Library of Traditional Music and Dance
University of New Hampshire
Ernie Spence Collection
New Hampshire Library of Traditional Music and Dance
University of New Hampshire
Date Created
December, 1985
Spatial Coverage
USA, Massachusetts, Cambridge
Temporal Coverage
1980s