This podcast is dedicated to the perpetuation of Modern Western Square Dancing.
Every Sunday, a new episode is released presenting square dance recordings along with narration by your host, Buddy Weaver. You will hear live dances that were captured on tape or studio albums from the Blue Star Records catalog, which have been digitally remastered.
Whether you are a square dance enthusiast or someone with an affection for America’s Folk Dance, this podcast is a great resource about Modern Western Square Dancing.
Here is all the excitement of what square dancing is today. A live Plus level (intermediate level) dance from Andy Allemao and Buddy Weaver. Both callers reside in San Diego, California where the d…
This episode we feature a vintage Hi Hat Records long-play album recorded by Wayne West. Released in mid-1960s as Hi Hat 7001 - "Modern Square Dances For The Student Dancer".
Cover notes state the d…
A cassette tape recording of the 1979 Aloha State Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii featuring the calling of Dave Taylor and Dick Bayer.
Many of today's fundamental calls were new to MWSD and are f…
Wrapping up season four of the BWM podcast, we are featuring part two of the album, BS 1011 "Blue Star Jubilee".
As covered in episode #354, this is a continuation of the live dance held in the Sam H…
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 1011 "Blue Star Jubilee".
Relea…
A reel-to-reel tape recording of a live dance held in Honolulu, Hawaii featuring the calling of Frank Lane, Marshall Flippo, and Dick Enderle. Frank and Marshall were considered the top two callers …
This podcast advocates for the newest Modern Western Square Dance program - SSD or Social Square Dancing. A program that is growing in popularity for the joy it is bringing to more and more dancers …
This episode we feature a vintage Blue Star Records long-play album recorded by Marshall Flippo. Released in August 1964 as Blue Star 1010, "The Best Collection Of New Squares Yet By Marshall Flippo…
This podcast advocates for the newest Modern Western Square Dance program - SSD or Social Square Dancing. Proving to be a dancer favorite as it promotes dancer success and the opportunity for non-da…
Unique to the MWSD activity is the callers/teachers who also have the talent to perform without the dance calls. This episode features a beloved caller from Southern California, Lee Schmidt.
The alb…
The square dancer of today may not recognize the name, Dick Houlton, but he was a popular personality calling for thousands of dancers each month in his heyday. His had a great influence over caller…
This episode we feature a vintage Blue Star Records long-play album recorded by Marshall Flippo. Released in August 1964 as Blue Star 1009, "More Dance For Fun Level Dancing By Marshall Flippo"
This…
This podcast advocates for the newest Modern Western Square Dance program - SSD or Social Square Dancing. A great way to join in square dancing where classes take about 14 weeks and the entire progr…
Modern Western Square Dancing, slightly vintage as it was recorded in the nineties.
Today's featured caller is Johnnie Wykoff. From the early sixties until his passing in 2000, he was a popular ca…
The newly-minted MWSD program - SSD or Social Square Dancing is again featured. Here are four patter calls and four singing calls using new music from Buddy Weaver Music as accompaniment. This is g…
This is the second album of easy dances presented by Blue Star Records, featuring the calling of Marshall Flippo. Released in August 1963 as BS 1007 "Everybody Dances When The Great Marshall Flippo …
A true pioneer in the MWSD activity, Bob Osgood, presented the history of our dance in 1979. His presentation was captured on cassette and has been cleaned up in our studio for you.
Bob picks up the…
Unique to the MWSD world, here are square dance callers with the talent to sing "cowboy songs" - yes, singing without the calls. The Hi Hat Pioneers featuring Ernie Kinney, Bronc Wise, Tom Perry, an…
Country music, the sound that gave birth to Modern Western Square Dancing, has evolved over the years. Gone are the days of a three-piece band, replaced with a full orchestra recorded with modern st…
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 1006 "The Great Flippo Calls A Te…