Song

Jim Fisher The Caller - Poster

Source: Jack Hayes

Composer: Jack Hayes

Region: South Central

Circa: 1950-1999

Year: 1940s-50s

Poster found in a Flea Market in Cambridge, Ontario. The dancehall was near Markham. 1940s or 50s I'd guess.

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Jim Fisher was a well-known square dance caller, born in Harwood, Ontario. he organized and was the first president of the Canadian Olde Tyme Callers Association (1954) He appears on this great dance poster from the Markham area. Fiddler and fellow dance caller Jack Hayes wrote a tune in his honour. It's a wonderfully quirky march. Music is below. The MIDI MP3 really doesn't do it justice.

Jim Fisher The Caller - by Jack Hayes, 1978