Category Archives: Old-time music

Not ready for prime time

I wish we had a word for those people who observed us from the fringes of our Thursday night activities.  Some of them liked us, some of them hated us, others were just indifferent.

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This is culture

It was another smoky night of clogging at the World Famous Captain White’s Oyster Bar and Clog Palace. Someone was playing live old-time music for free-style clogging; I can’t remember who it was that night. I sat at a table … Continue reading

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How I got started clogging

Who knew that a dance class would change my life? Although I no longer have the adult education flyer, I am pretty sure it didn’t read like this:

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