Alabama Jubilee
Performed by The Hired Hands
I. Texas Quickstep
II. Fifty Year Ago Waltz
III. Rat Cheese Under the Hill
IV. Cacklin’ Hen and Rooster Too
V. Took My Gal A-Walkin’
VI. Fresno Blues
VII. Alabama Jubilee
Tom Rawe, Shelley Washington, Jennifer Way, Christine Uchida
Premiered during the Edinburgh International Festival in 1976.
Productipon Stage Manager: Marty Kapell
Wardrobe Supervisor: Michael Dennison
Country Dances continuously shifts between duets, trios and a quartet; the dancers cut in, hand each other off and do-si-do through energetic partnering and square dance adaptations. The colorful silk costumes are inlaid with quilted squares, reminiscent of America’s rural spirit. The piece closes with a final quartet that illustrates the camaraderie that has developed between the dancers.
Country Dances was choreographed for the PBS special Making Television Dance, though it was performed live before the program aired in 1977.
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Rawe and Way perform during the taping of Making Television Dance in 1977.
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Way, Rawe, Washington and Uchida in a 1978 performance.
<p>©Lois Greenfield</p> -
Way, Uchida, Rawe and Washington in a 1978 performance.
<p>© Lois Greenfield</p>
Uchida, Way, Washington and Rawe perform "Alabama Jubilee."
1. Texas Quickstep
By The Hired Hands
2. Fifty Year Ago Waltz
By The Hired Hands
3. Rat Cheese Under the Hill
By The Kessinger Brothers
4. Cacklin’ Hen and Rooster Too
By The Skillet Lickers
From the Album Vol. 1, County 506 – date unknown
5. Took My Gal A-Walkin’
By Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers
Recorded by Columbia Records – 1928/07/23
6. Fresno Blues
By Johnny and Albert Crockett
From County 512
7. Alabama Jubilee
Written by Jack Yellen and George L. Cobb – 1915
Performed by The Hired Hands
Alabama Jubilee
Performed by The Hired Hands