Chain Lightning - Butch Nelson (clip)
Creator: Butch Nelson
Another example of Butch Nelson's calling, with fast-paced patter keeping dancers moving briskly. Again, the patter clearly shows the caller's western roots.
The music is played by the Cottonpickin' Five:
Chuck Moore, fiddle
Johnny Balmer: banjo
Jeff Jacka, accordion
Bill Harris, guitar
Everett Helman, bass
"And the coyotes howl and the birdies sing,
Pick up your own and you make a little ring..."
Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s
Tags: Butch Nelson, Chain Lightning, Cotton Pickin' Five
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s
Tags: Butch Nelson, Chain Lightning, Cotton Pickin' Five
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Butch Nelson, “Chain Lightning - Butch Nelson (clip),” Square Dance History Project, accessed October 31, 2025, https://www.squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1667.
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Chain Lightning - Butch Nelson (clip)
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Another example of Butch Nelson's calling, with fast-paced patter keeping dancers moving briskly. Again, the patter clearly shows the caller's western roots.
The music is played by the Cottonpickin' Five:
Chuck Moore, fiddle
Johnny Balmer: banjo
Jeff Jacka, accordion
Bill Harris, guitar
Everett Helman, bass
"And the coyotes howl and the birdies sing,
Pick up your own and you make a little ring..."
The music is played by the Cottonpickin' Five:
Chuck Moore, fiddle
Johnny Balmer: banjo
Jeff Jacka, accordion
Bill Harris, guitar
Everett Helman, bass
"And the coyotes howl and the birdies sing,
Pick up your own and you make a little ring..."
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1:39