We had a conversation at our dance tonight how many of our local callers get tune names from the bands and pass that along to the dancers right before starting.
Many visiting callers do not do this - is this just a local tradition or am I missing something?
Most of our local bands are old time but a few are more contemporary. We do this with visiting bands and they seem to appreciate it.
We feel the music is a major part of the tradition and deserves to be acknowledged along with the musicians and callers. Often we find a band is about to play a tune they wrote. Dancers also give a little cheer when we announce a tune they especially enjoy
Where are the rest of you on this?
Mac McKeever
St Louis