Playing All Bob McQuillen’s Tunes—A Centenary Celebration in 2023
Bob McQuillen wrote over 1,700 tunes in his lifetime. In 2023, over 750 people in more than 140 places around the world played Bob’s tunes and sent in notes, remembrances, and photos.
Bob McQuillen Curated Tune Lists: Curated lists of Bob’s 1500 tunes, for making the collection more accessible!
Colin Hume, a folk dance caller and composer, shares many resources related to English and American dance styles.
Cracking Chestnuts videos: A page with links to YouTube videos of all of the classic American contra dances that are featured in the CDSS publication Cracking Chestnuts: The Living Tradition of Classic American Contra Dances.
Charles Bolton’s collected dances: The entire collection of both Bolton’s “Retreads” series and his original dances.
Ken Sheffield’s collected dances: The entire collection of Sheffield’s “From Two Barns,” Volumes 1-10.
A Barn Dance Repertoire by Thomas Green and Colin Hume includes over 140 dances, plus resources and tips for barn dances and ceilidhs.
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.