Phil Jamison 4 - Cecil Sharp and the "running set"
Channel: Square Dance Interviews
Date: 2016-05-18

Phil discusses the origins of the term "running set," going back to when the English folklorist and collector Cecil Sharp first encountered southern Appalachian dancing.

Recorded November 18, 2011, at the Dare To Be Square dance weekend, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. Interview conducted by David Millstone and videotaped by John-Michael Seng-Wheeler, with financial support provided by Country Dance and Song Society. This documentation is part of the Square Dance History Project. Dance videos from the weekend:
     https://www.youtube.com/user/SquareDanceHistory
     http://squaredancehistory.vidcaster.com