[Callers] trad NH squares - videos

Lester Bradley calls a very traditional square dance program in central New Hampshire. (Lester was one of the dance callers selected to represent New Hampshire at the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in DC.) Here are five videos of traditional singing squares from Lester's monthly dance in Wentworth, NH. The files are lower-quality than some others I've posted; I tried out a different compression algorithm to speed up the process. My goal in posting all this material is to encourage callers to include more squares in their repertoire. The squares are part of our rich country dance heritage and they add variety to an evening's program. For callers unfamiliar with this material, seeing some of the dances may make it easier for you to think about calling them. David Millstone Lebanon, NH Here's the latest batch: Red River Valley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMhOllPhq5w This one also has shots of the various musicians playing with Lester; those shots come about halfway through the video. Forward Six and Back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wPM7ncM4Yg Comin' Round the Mountain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tyR3J-5ydM Oh Johnny (big circle mixer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWRGauYCPwY Listen to the Mockingbird http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsdiBIvRLVc