Episode 4 - Tony Parkes

From the Mic

See the From the Mic website for transcripts and more. Or click here to download it directly.

And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent.

Soundbites featured in this episode (in order of appearance):

• All tracks of Tony’s calling were recorded at the 2011 Dare to Be Square Weekend in Brasstown, NC and distributed by CDSS as the DTBS Syllabus
  • Tony calling Dosido & Face the Sides, track 033
  • Tony calling the singing square The Auctioneer, track 133
  • Tony calling The Kitchen Lancers, track 064
  • Tony calling The Merry-Go-Round, track 157

Other Links

• Tony and Beth Parke’s website has all manner of good things including access to their catalogue where you can order Tony’s books:
  • Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century
  • Contra Dance Calling: A Basic Text
  • Shadrack’s Delight – 43 original dances by Tony! (The title dance, “Shadrack’s Delight,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year!)
  • And more!
• Tony Parkes interviewed by Julie Vallimont on our sister podcast, Contra Pulse!
  • Contra Pulse Episode 23
• Check out this lovely video of Tony calling the classic square dance mixer “The Merry Go Round” at the 2020 Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, including an introduction by David Millstone. The dance originated with Ralph Page, was adapted by Tony’s mentor Ted Sannella, and then adapted by Tony himself. Tony traditionally calls The Merry Go Round” as the last dance at the New England Folk Festival (NEFFA).