THE OLD-TIME SQUARE DANCE

History

Founders

Neal and Debbie Leonard

First dance was held in September, 1996

Mission Statement

Since the beginning of the Old-Time Square Dance in Denton, N.C., our goal and mission statement has been;

To preserve and promote traditional music and dance in the Piedmont.

Here is a list of the bands that have performed for the dance since its beginning.

1996
MONTH BAND NAME
September Miss Ellie & the Southfork Ramblers
October Amy & the Flatlanders with Jay Griffin
November Kirk Sutphin & Friends
December Oak Tree Boys
1997
MONTH BAND NAME
January Marvin Gaster & Norm Boggs
February Konnarock Hot Shots (Brian Grim, Joe Newberry)
March Amy & the Flatlanders with Lynn Worth
April Kirk Sutphin & Friends
May Wolfe Brothers String Band with Special Guests Bob Carlin, Arnie Solomon, and Wayne Henderson
June Miss Ellie & the Southfork Ramblers
July Oak Tree Boys
August County Commissioners (Jim Collier, Dwight Rogers, Gail Gillespie)
September Rich & Beth Hartness with Marvin Gaster
October Wolfe Brothers String Band
November Kirk Sutphin & Friends
December Covered Dish Dinner & Appalachian Mountain Girls
1998
MONTH BAND NAME
January Paul Brown & Kirk Sutphin
February Brian Grim & Joe Newberry
March Molly Stouten & Steve Terrill
April Marvin Gaster & Norm Boggs
May Miss Ellie & the Southfork Ramblers
June Little Home String Band w/Molly Stouten & Marvin Gaster
July Oak Tree Boys
August Reed Island Rounders
September Wolfe Brothers String Band
October Kirk Sutphin & Friends
November Appalachian Mountain Girls
December Covered Dish Dinner & Haw River Reelers
1999
MONTH BAND NAME
January Slate Mountain Ramblers
February Mountain Boomers w/ Mac Traynham & Shay Garriock
March Reed Island Rounders
April Little Home Band
May Kirk Sutphin & Eddie Bond. Special Guests Wayne Henderson, Helen White & Herb Key
June Sandy Ridge Old Time Band (Marvin Gaster, Beth Hartness, Evelyn Shaw)
July Oak Tree Boys
August Sandy Ridge Old Time Band
September Kirk Sutphin & Eddie Bond
October New Pilot Mountaineers
November Brad Leftwich & Linda Higginbotham
December Covered Dish Dinner & Appalachian Mountain Girls
2000
MONTH BAND NAME
January Kirk Sutphin and Eddie Bond
February Carolina Cutups (Kenny Jackson)
March New Pilot Mountaineers
April Wolfe Brothers String Band
May Kirk Sutphin & Friends
June Sandy Ridge Old Time Band
July Oak Tree Boys
August New Southern Broadcasters
September Little Home Band
October New Pilot Mountaineers
November Kirk Sutphin & Eddie Bond
December Covered Dish Dinner & Appalachian Mountain Girls
2001
MONTH BAND NAME
January Big Medicine with Jim Collier, Joe Newberry, Kenny Jackson, LaNelle Davis
February Statesville Highballers with Sarah Peterson, Ken & Kazumi Inoue, Jon Johanson
March Mountain Boomers. Special Guests Wayne Henderson and Herb Key
April Wolfe Brothers String Band
May Slate Mountain Ramblers
June Blue Ridge Mountaineers with Mac Traynham, Andy Buckman, and Robert Mitchener
July Oak Tree Boys
August Sandy Ridge Old Time Band with Marvin & Harry Gaster, Suzanne Edwards, and Evelyn Shaw
September The Hushpuppies
October The Walkertown Rangers
November New Pilot Mountaineers
December Covered Dish Dinner & Appalachian Mountain Girls

Updated December 26, 2001
Copyright 2001, Tim Maines