“Both my grandpas had played fiddle and they held dances in the local hall here. They would square dance there and have a little competition,” says Donald. Elder Nick Halcrow Senior remembers ...

There are still people who remember when you could square dance five or six nights a week if you wanted to — “and many did,” ...

Dancing is but one of many contexts for country music ... breaks which distinguish it from square dance music reveal melodic links to old-time fiddle music, but more important to the music ...