Buddy Weaver Podcast

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Square dance now.  Get your friends together and let Buddy Weaver introduce you to modern square dancing in five singing calls.

Each of the five singing calls include a teaching narration, the…

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Recorded at the National Square Dance Convention in Evansville, Indiana here is Buddy Weaver speaking on the topic of new dancers.

Buddy shares his forty-five years of experience as a dance le…

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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 …

The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics.  "Sets" release…

The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The average club level was called the Extended 7…

The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The introductory list was called the 50 Basics w…

PLUS square dancing - the intermediate level of modern square dancing for the dance enthusiast.

The music and calling - speed, enthusiasm, variety is truly representative of square dancing in the 21s…

Who is Holler Hawkins?  A completely made up name/character in order to sell albums.  This recording was originally released in 1956 on Hollywood Records with the calling of Jerry Helt.  By 1960 Holl…

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This past week the square dance world lost one of the most recognized callers - Elmer Sheffield, Jr.  A great caller who has been featured at festivals in the US and internationally as well as…

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Buddy Weaver is a caller committed to introducing modern square dancing to the general public so they may experience the excitement and social physicality of it all.  Here now are five singing…

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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 …

A live recording done at Sunny Hills Barn in Fullerton, California.  From 1948 to 1962, it was the largest square dance hall in America boasting a dance floor that would hold 150 squares.  Ed Smith, …

SSD live recordings have been and continue to be the most downloaded of all episodes in the podcast.

Recorded live in San Diego in early 2025, here are the sounds of square dancing today.

Keep this p…

Ken Bower, first featured in this podcast on Sept. 24, 2023, is a square dance calling icon in the modern era.  Ken recorded this album of singing calls for his many square dance fans spotlighting hi…

Ron Libby was a full-time professional caller from Maine.  Wildly popular through out New England and internationally.  Active until his passing in 2021, Ron was known for his singing call showmanshi…

Blue Star Music, one of the top producers in the square dance field presents the best selling "hits" from 2024.

Each release is available from buddyweavermusic.com

#1. The Wanderer by Mike Hogan

#2. …

The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics.  "Sets" release…

The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The average club level was called the Extended 7…

The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The introductory list was called the 50 Basics w…

Recorded in 1967, here are two of the big name callers of the day, Bob Page and Frank Lane.  Both started calling in 1949 and both were successful full-time traveling callers.  This is an excellent s…