Pioneer Dance Tunes of the Far West CD

Performed by Phil and Vivian Williams

Dancing was one of the most important recreational activities for pioneers in the West. They danced squares, waltzes, mazurkas, schottisches, polkas, and Virginia Reels. Here are some of the many and diverse tunes played for dances in the far West in the 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s, performed by Phil and Vivian Williams on fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and other instruments used in pioneer dance bands.

19 tracks.