Buddy Weaver Podcast

What MWSD sounds like today and every listener's opportunity to learn easy dance steps at home.

Your caller, Buddy Weaver will guide you through calls like "Do Sa Do", "Right Hand Star", and "Swing".  Set to modern music, this is a terrific way for a single or couple to really dance.

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Buddy Weaver Music is the copyright owner of Blue Star Records.  Some episodes of this podcast will be presenting the Blue Star Records album collection.  Here is BS 1003 "Andy Andrus Calls 'Em Wild"

Released in April 1962 for dancer's home practice.  At this time in history, demand for long-play albums of square dancing was growing and this is the second album from Blue Star in as many months.  Today's dancer may have to research some of the calls used on this release.

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Modern Western Square Dancing was the first to progress away from traditional dancing and welcome the female square dance caller.  This episode celebrates the female MWSD caller by featuring some of the top names in the square dance recording field.

Singing calls are tune derivatives that are produced for square dance education.  Here are the callers and their singing calls included:

Deborah Carroll-Jones calling "Cowboy's Sweetheart" on Blue Star Music 2471

Lisa Lincoln calling "Round Round" on Female Blue Star Music 205

Sue Dellere calling "When The Saints Go Marching In" on Rawhide Music 1232

Naomi Tomosada calling "Blue" on Female Blue Star Music 203

Lottie Hummel calling "Operator" on Rawhide Music 1113

Erika Spur calling "Save Me" on Rawhide Music 1207

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What MWSD sounds like today.

Here is Plus level (intermediate level) square dancing patter calls.  Our featured caller is Vic Ceder, one of the most creative MWSD callers today.  This is great for practice dancing in your home.

The following accompaniment is used:

"Forked Tail Deer" on Hi Hat Music 1029

Learn more about Vic and Debbie Ceder here

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Here is what Modern Western Square Dancing sounds like today.

Singing calls are a big part of the dance activity in the 21st century.  These tune derivatives are produced for square dance education.  Reflecting the dance calls, the style of calling, the speed of dancing, and the changing musical tastes of the dancers, they represent the best of today's Modern Western Square Dancing.

The calls used in these singing calls are from the SSD or Social Square Dance program.  The callers are staff recording artists for the Blue Star Music label.  

"Someday (We Could Be In Love)" by Buddy Weaver on Blue Star 2619

"Forever Young" by Mike Hogan on Blue Star 2629

"Round Round" by Eric Henerlau on Blue Star 2630

"Hallelujah" by Ken Bower on Blue Star 2595

"Nice To Be With You" by Andy Allemao on Blue Star 2627

"Open Arms" by Buddy Weaver on Blue Star 2633

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Buddy Weaver Music is the copyright owner of Blue Star Records.  Some episodes of this podcast will be presenting the Blue Star Records album collection.  Here is BS 1002 "Marshall Flippo Calling New Dances And Old Favorites"

Released in March 1962 for dancer's home practice.  While only twenty calls are used (the basic of MWSD at the time), they are put together in challenging combinations.  Marshall Flippo's presentation is excellent and shows how he had evolved as a caller from his previous album, covered in episode 323.

Read more about Marshall Flippo here

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Buddy Weaver Music is the copyright owner of Dance Ranch Record/Dance Ranch Music.  This episode features the Dance Ranch Staff CD released in 2005.  

Dance Ranch was active from 1971 through 2012.  Here are the recording staff callers doing patter calls from the 2005 CD.  Five great callers from three countries.  Dancing is at the Mainstream level and much of the musical accompaniment can be found on the Rawhide Music website.

Featured callers are:

Brian Hotchkies

Mike Driscoll

Darin Keith

Shozo Nishimura

Scott Bennett

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What MWSD sounds like today.

Here is square dancing for two-couple squares.  Both couples are "head couples" and the SSD or Social Square Dance program of calls is featured.

Called by Buddy Weaver.  The following accompaniment is used:

"Cripple Cricket" future release on Blue Star Music

"Grand Slam" on Blue Star 582

"Here Comes That Rainy Day" on Blue Star 577

"Candy Girl" on Blue Star 579

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Buddy Weaver Music is the copyright owner of Blue Star Records.  This episode features Blue Star Records 1001, the first long-play album featuring Marshall Flippo.

Released in June 1961 and an excellent representation of the square dance music, calls, and style of the time.  For today's dancer, you may notice there are none of the "Ocean Wave" calls that are so popular today.  The pace of dancing is a bit quicker and is true "wind-in-your-face" dancing.  Marshall Flippo was the master of moving dancers smoothly from call to call.

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Modern Western Square Dancing as enjoyed by a world-wide audience in the 21st century.

This is a continuation of episode 321.  The second of two parts featuring the Blue Star Music dance held in Los Angeles, October 2019.

The following callers and songs are featured:

Ken Bower - "Blue Stone Rag" (hoedown) on Blue Star 526

Ken Bower - "Marry You" on Blue Star 2581

Andy Allemao - "Michi Hoedown" (hoedown) on Blue Star 569

Andy Allemao - "Summertime" on Blue Star 2463

Buddy Weaver - "All I Want To Do Hoedown" on Blue Star 583

Buddy Weaver - "Let Me Sing" (future release)

All Staff - "Let The Good Times Roll" on Blue Star 2563

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