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Buddy Weaver Podcast

The only podcast dedicated to square dancing, this show brings the excitement of square dancing to you with live recordings and vintage albums that celebrate callers from both yesterday and today. Episodes are released on the 1st and 15th of each month with occasional bonus episodes. Each episode offers a rich snapshot of square dancing - honoring its roots while spotlighting its living legacy. Hosted by Buddy Weaver, acclaimed caller, recording artist, and publisher of American Square

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36:52

Vintage MSD Album of Morris Sevada (1961)

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2026/01/01

Morris Sevada billed himself as the "Indian Square Dance Caller". He started his calling career around 1948, turning professional in 1955 and became a traveling caller in 1959.A native Navajo who wrote that he had graduated from the Fort Wingate Indian School. History teaches us that it was a government-run boarding school for the purpose of "educating" students not to speak or practice their tribal language and customs. He studied voice under renown tenor, Clarence Toptokah. This album released

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42:28

ENCORE - Modern Square Dancing in 2022 - Live Dance...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/10/26

ENCORE - originally broadcast March 6, 2022Recorded at the Yuma Festival in Arizona, the weekend of February 18-20, 2022, here is all the excitement of modern western square dancing at its finest. Patter and singing calls are at the Plus level (intermediate level). Please take a moment to make a gift to offset our production costs. Every contribution helps and is appreciated. MAKE A DONATION

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33:27

ENCORE - Modern Square Dancing in 2022 - Live Dance...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/10/19

ENCORE (originally broadcast October 2, 2022) Recorded at the American Square Dance Publication fundraiser dance held on August 27, 2022 here is all the excitement of modern western square dancing at its finest. Patter and singing calls are at the Plus level (intermediate level). Callers are Mike Seastrom, Ken Bower, Tim Merino, and Buddy Weaver. Keep this podcast going by making a contribution using the button below. MAKE A DONATION

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49:25

ENCORE - Vintage MSD Album - Blue Star Jubilee (1964)

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2025/10/12

ENCORE from Oct. 3, 2021.Here is BS 1011 "Blue Star Jubilee". Released in November 1964, this was a three-record album set that captured the first ever gathering of live musicians who recorded for Blue Star Records, staff recording artists, and one-thousand one-hundred thirty-six dancers in the Sam Houston Coliseum for a one-night dance. This is part two of two featuring the album. Step back in time and soak up the excitement. Please take a moment to make a gift to offset our production costs

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47:28

ENCORE - Vintage MSD Album - Blue Star Jubilee (1964)

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/10/05

ENCORE from Sept. 26, 2021.Here is BS 1011 "Blue Star Jubilee". Released in November 1964, this was a three-record album set that captured the first ever gathering of live musicians who recorded for Blue Star Records, staff recording artists, and one-thousand one-hundred thirty-six dancers in the Sam Houston Coliseum for a one-night dance. This is part one of two featuring the album. Step back in time and soak up the excitement. Please take a moment to make a gift to offset our production costs

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37:30

Vintage MSD - Sets In Order Premium Album (1976) (3...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/09/28

The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics. This album used the brand new Mainstream list as created by CALLERLAB. By contrast to the 75 Extended Basics for club dancers, the Mainstream list had many more calls and was for the dance enthusiast. MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood Featured callers are: Jack Lasry Shelby Dawson Harold Bausch Martin

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37:06

Vintage MSD - Sets In Order Premium Album (1976)(2 of 3)

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/09/21

The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics. SIOASD released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world to support use of the SIOASD lists. This album used the 75 Extended Basics for the regular club square dancer.MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood Featured callers are: Bruce Johnson Harry Lackey Jim

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35:05

Vintage MSD - Sets In Order Premium Album (1976) (1...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/09/14

The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics. SIOASD released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world to support use of the SIOASD lists. This album used the 50 Basics which was designed for the occasional square dancer.MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood Featured callers are: Bob Van Antwerp Bob

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45:12

Vintage MSD Album of Lee Helsel (1957)

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/09/07

Lee Helsel one of the more recognized names on the travel calling circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. He maintained a strong home program in Sacramento, California, held down a full-time job for the State of California and flew out almost every weekend for festivals and conventions. He kept this pace until his retirement in 1980. This album released in January 1957, was his first for the Sets In Order label and is presented with permission of the Bob Osgood family. Learn more about Lee Helsel - click

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37:36

Vintage MSD Album of Al "Tex" Brownlee (1963)

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2025/08/31

Al started calling in West Texas in 1948 and by 1957 became a full-time caller covering most of the region. In 1968 he became recreation director for Fontana Dam Resort in North Carolina, spending summer months there as resident caller while returning to Texas in the Fall. He recorded for Blue Star Records from 1962 to 1982. This episode features Blue Star 1008, released in December 1963, a long-play album of Al "Tex" BrownleePlease take a moment to make a gift to offset our production costs

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24:19

Modern Square Dancing in 2025 - Singing Calls by...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/08/24

Buddy Weaver, host of this podcast is presented in this episode calling six singing calls that are brand new from the Blue Star and Hi Hat labels. All of the dance movements come from the SSD (Social Square Dance) program - the new Mainstream. Great for listening or when you don't have a caller for your party or demo.Learn more about Buddy Weaver at: https://buddyweaver.com/ Please take a moment to make a gift to offset our production costs. Every contribution helps and is appreciated. MAKE A

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53:45

Vintage MSD - Live Dance of Frank Lane (1979) (part 2)

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/08/17

Here is part two of the live dance called by Frank Lane in Petaluma, California - 1979.Part one was released on August 10, 2025 - go back and listen then we'll pick it up from there. Please take a moment to make a gift to offset our production costs. Every contribution helps and is appreciated. MAKE A DONATION

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52:32

Vintage MSD - Live Dance of Frank Lane (1979)

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/08/10

Frank Lane was one of the most important callers in modern square dancing. A sought-after traveling caller with many recordings on various record labels. Frank Lane was considered the first to explore what is today called "dancing by definition". His annual calling tours covered some 60,000 miles every year and included engagements in the San Francisco area, usually following the Asilomar Weekend in California. Here is a live dance called in Petaluma in 1979. This would have been Plus in the

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43:47

Vintage MSD Album of Melton Luttrell (1963)

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/08/03

Melton Luttrell began calling in 1950 and over the past seventy-five years has left a last legacy in the square dance activity. In his home area of Ft. Worth, Texas, Melton has taught thousands of people to dance, mentored dozens of callers, and was instrumental in the construction of Swingtime Dance Center - the premier square dance hall in the U.S. He producer Square L Records for many years and was a founding father of CALLERLAB. He is the recipient of the Milestone Award, Gold Card, and

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52:02

Modern Square Dancing in 1980 - Contra Dancing by...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/07/27

Contra dance and Modern Western Square Dance have co-existed for many decades along separate paths. This episode is another episode featuring the intersection of Contra and MWSD. Released as part of a package put together by the Southern California Contra Callers Association - here are the audio tracks.The caller, Mike Seastrom, is one of the most popular callers in the activity with a long list of accomplishments. Learn more about Mike by clicking here. Keep this podcast going by making a

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41:15

Modern Square Dancing in 2012 - Dance Album by Buddy...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/07/20

Buddy Weaver, host of this podcast is todays featured caller. From a Mainstream Album released in 2012 using music from the Buddy Weaver Music collection. Keep this podcast going by making a contribution using the button below. MAKE A DONATION

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35:33

Vintage MSD - Sets In Order Premium Album (1975) (3...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/07/13

The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics. SIOASD released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world to support use of the SIOASD lists. This album used the 75 Extended Basics plus Experimental Call for the dance enthusiast.MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood Featured callers are: Frank Lane Bob

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34:05

Vintage MSD - Sets In Order Premium Album (1975) (2...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/07/06

The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics. SIOASD released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world to support use of the SIOASD lists. This album used the 75 Extended Basics for the regular club square dancer. MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood Featured callers are: Marshall Flippo Beryl Main Earl

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36:48

Vintage MSD - Sets In Order Premium Album (1975) (1...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/06/29

The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics. SIOASD released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world to support use of the SIOASD lists. This album used the 50 Basics which was designed for the occasional square dancer.MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood Featured callers are: Jerry Helt Chip

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01:05:22

Modern Square Dancing in the 1980s - Dance with Ken...

Buddy Weaver Podcast ·

2025/06/22

This week our featured caller is Ken Bower. For over fifty-years, Ken was one of the most sought after traveling caller in the world. A prolific recording artist with dozens of best selling hits to his name. Ken Bower is the recipient of the prestigious Milestone Award.Today's episode is a recording of a live dance from the mid-eighties in Japan. Keep this podcast going by making a contribution using the button below. MAKE A DONATION

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