Big Set square dance

Phil Jamison calls at the Dare To Be Square weekend held November 18-20, 2011, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. This southern Appalachian dance kicked off the Friday night session of the weekend. Phil relies here on just two of the many figures that can be incorporated into that style, "right hand across" and "roll the barrel." Musicians are Steve Hickman, fiddle and harmonica; Claudio Buchwald, fiddle; Jim Morrison, guitar; Sam Bartlett, banjo. There's a shot of the musicians starting at 3:44 in the video. The tune is "Jaybird Died of the Whooping Cough" (from John Ashby). The weekend was sponsored by the Folk School and by Country Dance and Song Society. It brought together six well-known callers and 70 square dance enthusiasts to explore many different styles of squares, including both traditional and modern. The organizers will post additional video clips-- watch this space!-- as well as make audio clips and a syllabus available. This video posting is part of the Square Dance History Project. More information about us can be found here: http://www.SquareDanceHistory.org Recorded 19 November 2011 by John-Michael Seng-Wheeler and David Millstone