The Boston Globe, April 20th, 2006
Lined up inside plastic boxes, the index cards are dog-eared, some of the writing smudged from years of use. But these are no ordinary recipes that Dan Pearl carries. Pearl, a Southborough resident, is a caller for folk dances. The cards remind him of the sequence of steps required for songs like "Shades of Shadrack" or "Duck for the Oyster." They'll come in handy during this weekend's 62d New England Folk Festival at Natick High School, where Pearl will be among the callers. When he first started calling dances, about 25 years ago, Pearl would spend hours preparing before each engagement. Now...
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