Townsend, Tennessee - Old Timer's Day
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Townsend, Tennessee is a great little town to visit with many things going on, including this "Old Timer's" Festival. Blue Grass music on stage and in every corner of the property of the welcome center.2014
I went on vacation in Tennessee in 2015 we stayed in Townsend Tennessee what wonderful people and also state 😎👍👍
Six year old clip and I just seen it today, 07.22.2020
I gotta say it made me smile ear to ear!
It was sweet and the Appalachia CLOGER tapped those feet like magic!
When a man carries his own stage, he’s fixin’ to show up and show out!!!
That was like bringing cardboard back in the day for a break dancing battle LOL
@@chrisshields5448 🤣🤣🤣🤣...... it really was..... fat piece a cardboard...... a boombox and some Fat laced Adidas
You had me at fixin’ LOL
And he did! 😄
To be in that kind of shape at that age!
I do surely hope that the children will learn this dance. This is heritage.
The guy in yellow is straight up gansta!
You think he’s good here.....look up Grandpa move that dope.
They look like they are enjoying themselves, clean fun....
Superb footwork and playing👍 from Suffolk England 💙
Me encanta este baile saludos desde H Nogales Sonora México 🇲🇽👨👩👦👦 😘😀 hiiiaaa
Saludos desde Townsend, Tennessee! Bienvenidos!
Wow ! Bravo Messieurs !!!!!
LIFE IS GOOD!
Yeehawwweeee!!!!!! Bring out the Moonshine
You know it.
Some of the old timers dance longer then the young one. Get down guys
he's known as the skinny santa...R.I.P
Nice sock!!!
Paul Shelnutt is my dad and I miss dancing with him dearly. Thank you to whoever filmed this.
Hi Wally, Seems a lot of people knew Paul or at least knew who he was. The day I recorded this I had no idea who he was I could tell it wasn't his time! He entertained a lot of people and people loved him, from all over the place. Please accept my condolences. A lot of folks are going to miss him too.
He was a special dancer. I recognized him from other videos :) hopefully the dance has passed on as well as his other good traits.
@@RogerRowe i see him from the video they had of him....with the same guys dancing with a different song
RIP Paul Shelnutt .
Cool as hell. ...Master
THIS is why I go on “vacation” in Appalachia. Everyone participates, even if you’re 300lbs with arthritis. Or feet tapping from a wheelchair. Pick up what little work I can find, car sleep, tent squat, dumpster dive, whatever!
Your're a gem.. I hope you know that...
So good to see the older folks having a good time. Enjoy life while we can! Bless your hearts.
And the young kids joining in and being passed down this great heritage.
It would do your heart good just to see sure innocent fun. Well done Folks.
This is one way of keeping traditions alive and well in modern times. If we don't, cultures are lost.
When that guy brought on his own dance board it got real, you just knew the other where just backing dancers .
Wolfbbq BBQ clogging on concrete is really bad for the joints. He uses the wood as a shock absorber. Plus it sounds better.
The man who brought his own board is Paul Shelnutt and he is perhaps the best clog dancer in the Appalachian Mountains.
He is the man, for sure.
Love this stuff. Hello from Ireland
@@tonymcgahan7272 Hey Tony. Greetings.
@@RogerRowe Hey Roger. Thanks for posting. I'm a big fan of Bluegrass. You can feel the connection with Traditional Irish music...
@@tonymcgahan7272 I agree.
And who said that white folks can't dance.
Awesome.
Look at the kiddies trying get down.
lol
Makes me wanna yell YEEEEHAAAAA....
OOOOHH YEA 👏🏻
So fun to see people doing this traditional dance.
Yes ma'am had me smiling..
BYOB - bring your own board.
The guy with the board is good but he is doing the cord version of the dance. Guy in blue who took off his shirt is really good. Doing the finger picking version of the dance. Wish I could do either.
That's cool!
The children trying to learn is wonderful and the elders are so good and fit for their ages well done guys
I know.. The one little girl was trying ..give her a year or 2 she will be cutting a rug
The gentleman in yellow with the funky socks is so smooth and loose limbed.
AMERICAN. LET. BRING. BACK. ENJOYMENT. FOR. OURS. SOULS
So enchanting to know that things like this still exist. A wholesome life style. Thank you!
Nice to see the little ones trying to learn and participate!
As a Scot I love this. Good wholesome fun.
Scotland is where a ton of our music came from.
Thanks for it, and thanks for the fighting spirit. We're going to call on that in the days to come.
@@kathyleicester7306 Madam I wish you well in your future struggles, my heart is with all true Americans. May I add never ever forget where you came from, they are the roots of your land. May you live long and well. SLAINTE
as a Scot from Fl i luv this to and i love the Motherland ...
@@larebear1902 I wish you all the best, my land is your land. SLAINTE, ALBA GU BRATH
@@northscot9862 - Forever ...
Tennessee: God's country.
Kkk country lol
@@julioreyes6588 you just showed your cards..... it’s ok to love people. God’s Grace is available for anyone.
Blue jacket doing a mighty fine job of it too!
Paul the best flat footer in the whole country. RIP dear Paul. We will miss seeing you dance & your socks.
The little kids trying to learn is so cute
Absolutely wonderful lovely brilliant adorable "it must be a wonderful healthy atmosphere"
Love those happy feet! That old fella had got some great moves!?
Go gramps...show 'em who's boss!!
Hi from Australia. Absolutely love this!
The dude who brought his own board and warming up with the moonwalk was priceless
Man, google "buck dancing". The older gentleman is everywhere. He must go to every bluegrass festival.
Roger Rowe lol
Funny you say that, I was watching more and saw him on a lot of videos
Love his enthusiasm and spirit
Michael Lives on even through hillbillies.
I think he poured some chalk on his board..
That 'dude' is a master and great ambassor to his culture.
When I was 12, I was fortunate enough to go to summer camp in the Appalachian mountains and it was the best summer of my life, I have longed to go back ever since. I am now 59, guess it's time to return to the best place in the country where the people are real and the wilderness is still wild. I still sing those songs I learned so long ago when I'm cooking. Thank you for sharing this lovely video.
I'm moving to Tennessee,, what a great music
Young buck took off his shirt then threw in the towel. Slow and steady beats fast and flighty every time.
Like the turtle and the hare, lol.
What I was thinking
I think the old timer with his own board is doing traditional buck dancing. Which is similar to flatfootin' .... which is similar to clogging but clogging has distinction of getting you knees up. Buck dancing has a lot of kicking and stomps. And flatfootin' has very low profile steps that are close to the floor.
Great to see the guy on the right hand side take time out with the wee boy, this is how our traditions are kept alive.
Really great and fun to watch. My two favorites are the older man with the white hair and beard and the young blonde guy who took off his shirt. Wish I knew their names.
Dude really outlasted everyone.that is what's up.didnt even get tired.
I’m from Italy and I loved it. Good job guys and thank you.
Just a pickin n up and putting em down sliding an tapping. 😂
I love this so much
Makes me happy just to sit back and see thir joy
Oh my God that older gentleman who brought his own board had not down all the young folks and said get out of the way I'm coming in
You know its serious when you bring your own board with matching socks
yes very serious
He's been waiting his whole life to shine! Lol I loved watching him ❤️
He really good, and it also good exercise ❤️
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Lol
They sound good and they look fun to be around, too. I would love to see the old man and the shirtless guy, Crip Walk with Snoop. I think he'd give Snoop a good go.😁
the step dancer looks like he is right out of the civil war
They even have the little critters cutting the rug with them. Thumbs up
I like old skool - old timer anything these days . Nice1 ❤️
I agree!
Silver hair dancer has brought his own table cover (or wooden little door) for dancing on it... 🤣 This tsblecover is magic...🤣
Nevertheless he is the best!.. 👏👍🌟💥💣
It's heartwarming to see the small children in there and taking an interest. Ok,so they don't know what they're doing yet, but give them time and in a few years they'll be up there, flat footing with best of 'em. And so it continues...hopefully.
Q es estoooooooo🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Love it and seeing the children dancing as well
Back again and love it
Back again what a great day out
Hell, Ed Earl in the green shirt is lasting longer that I thought he would. And did I see a black guy and a Mexican guy sitting in the background? No I didn't, lol
Aint even gon cap, they gettin it 😂. Making me wanna join in 😂
This looks like a fun place to visit. Now I want to go....
Love the old guy’s fancy stockings and he’s going right to the end even when the youngsters have quit.
Clogging on concrete is really bad for the joints. Using wood is a shock absorber plus it just sounds better.
Hey if they all brought there own bourds, it might get rid of those moles in the lawn.
I'd rather they just sort of run ran off.
Without bumping into anything!
Does anyone remember Commie Tipton an old time banjer picker from around Townsend, TN. Many years ago a sat in his front room and listened to him play Cumberland Gap in the F tuning. Hattie Stoneman used the same banjer tuning when she recorded it. I've never heard anyone else use that tuning for that tune. I wish I could locate some of Commie's kin to find out what happened to his banjer after he passed away. I wish I would have had my tape recorder with me, but hindsight's 20/20. RIP Commie and thanks for the memories.
I can see these old timers going on to live well over a 100 and those little timers amazing
And I thought I could dance,whew Paul has got it,really enjoyed this
Absolutely love this. Can’t watch this without a smile. 😃 love it 🥰
So nice of you to let me watch the show especially western.seems Americans are ready to go back to lord and waiting patiently for his 2nd coming I too.pray more we all need it.
it is impressive and wonderful to see the different musical infuences of several European countries in the American continent, the United States, Mexico as an example .... here, a variant is what we call "zapateado norteño" or the "Polka Norteña" ... what a wonder music is, one of the most important achievements of the human being in the world!
Thank you for appreciating humanity's various cultures :)
There is also alot of African influence on southern music. The banjo is an African instrument. Music is what shapes the world. Music is a living evolving thing. Without it we would be nothing.
Music is the language we all can understand.😊
So true brother
Im italian american. I lived near sonora. The culture of the chicano community was more familiar. The Mariachi made me drink more!! The abuela smacking me for not eating, reminded me so much of home and eased my homesickness. The norteño dances were fun to watch as the sunday dinners were enjoyable.
Damn, those blokes rock it! 👏🏼👍🏼🇦🇺
That old timer is serious and good dancer!!! Wished I could do it..
Love music and specially bluegrass...
Davey Crockett would have been proud....good stuff...Greetings from Ireland
The old dude with his own board showed them how it's done
9lp
Fuck
Bless them all for reminding me how to smile again.
kids dancing with mum & dad, fantastic I love it.hope to make over some day & watch.xxxx
Wow!!!
Back home where your only concern is if Paul finally gonna ware through that sheet of wood this week or not
Hahaha...So many people know who Paul is. I had no idea the day I recorded this video. That's awesome.
stumbled on this ...aint never seen this dancing before ...I'm hooked ...love love it ...I'll be watching way more often ....
lots of today's pop artist have copied some of these moves.
I pray I get to work in Townsend, seems like some good ol folk.
Keep an eye out and you will videos of the older gentleman in the socks all over the place.
I caught him on TV a couple of years back.
He comes to our Bear Festival in Dahlonega Ga - mid April
I’m from Texas and enjoyed. Beautiful family tradition. God bless.
I'm Mexican. And I strongly believe I can dance this.
Similar to many Mexican folk dances.
Then git after it.
Old timer outlasted the shirtless youngster, both were good though.
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Wow! Thats awesome. What at a treat for this tru blu Aussie auld woman😉😈😇
Allyson Auld ...and from this Kiwi.....love Bluegrass.
All of the dancers are great but the young man who took off his shirt should win the blue ribbon for sure. My Daddy, back in the l940's thru the l970's would get up when just the right music was on the radio and he'd start "The Old fashion Hoe Down" dancing. , very much like the young guy in this video. He used his arms, his entire body was into the found and he would stomp the floor so hard we were afraid he'd end up falling right threw the floor. I haven't seen anyone who could even compete with my dear old dad at the Hoe Down. I really enjoyed watching these guys... brings back wonderful memories of my childhood. I hope Dad is still dancing in Heaven.
He gave up. Quitters aren't winners.
Technically the old guy with his own board is doing traditional buck dancing. The others are clogging and flatfootin'. Most are doing just the basic step. It takes alot of energy. The steps and style of dance is to put the ficus and energy into the feet and legs while the arms are still and typically held close to the body, not flinging arms around.
Dancing on a board or a low wooden platform comes straight from Irish & Scottish traditional dances. Scottish and Irish people who settled heavily through the Appalachian mountains retained their music and dances. And the style retained the traditional rhythm and original steps.
The young dude couldn't last because he's moving his upper body too much ... so much he's wrecking his ability to keep the pace and balance and timing of the lower body. The steps naturally lent to minimal upper body movement. The fast taps and footwork and legwork takes so much energy, focus and precision that you need to keep your arms under control. And large upper body movement actually throws off the rythm, balance and timing the lower body.
That's why he keeps losing his rythem and balance.
Let the legs do the work. The arms only move slightly.
Appalachian flatfootin', clogging, and buck dancing come from Irish and English dances were done on a flat board outside or on a wooden platform the constructed outside. Or inside on a wooden floor.
And the point is to make the clapping/clogging sound with heel and toe taps just loud enough to hear them and still hear the music.
Kaleido Scope Awesome information. I'm from an Irish background and I LOVE this type of clog foot dancing. It literally brings tears to my eyes. So I will reread your info.
Love to watch even the smallest one's was having a good time wish I was there
me too
The older gentleman is very, very good. That is years of practice.
You don't need years of practice...! One month living in Mexico and you will learn this dance stepping on roaches...!
That was quite the hootinanny(sorry heard the word all my life but never had to spell it)! Wishe I could have been there in person!
All props out for Sir Pops! I am a NY house music head... He pumped out "Baby Powder" ... He could be my birth Daddy LOL!
I could see the man with the board been told to walk the plank and him just jigging down the plank 🇺🇸🎶
this reminds me of the clogg dancers I saw as a kid in my home town of Bradford in the 50s
This is what happens in my head when I'm helping my daughter with whatever dark art they turned 3rd grade math into 😳
Hahahahahaha that is hilarious. Must be that new math.
Good to see buck dancing alive and well
Wooow, he is a greater dancer. I would like to learn his style.
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0:33 when I enter the conference room 💼 and make sure everybody knows its about that business.
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