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NOTE: RIV 1062 - Silent Night does not appear in its proper location in this listing because it had to be split up into several smaller downloads. It is currently by far the top download for the year 2019!

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November Releases

Posted on Monday November 09, 2026

We have thirteen releases for you this month, including four patters and a singing call which have a Christmas theme, and two songs made famous by Al Jolson:

• RIV 1589 - Jingle Bell Rock (Vocal by Renee Ruud, courtesy of Fine Tune Gold Wing Music)
• RIV 1588 - Swanee (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)
• RIV 1587 - Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody (Vocal by Ett McAtee, courtesy of Fine Tune Gold Wing Music)
• RIV 1586 - Eternal Love (Vocal by Steve Edlund)
• RIV 1585 - Dear Old Donnegal (Vocal by Nelda Eaton)
• RIV 1584 - Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)
• RIV 1583 - Saturday Night (Vocals by Jason Raleigh, and Ett McAtee courtesy of Fine Tune Gold Wing Music)
• RIV 1582 - Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Vocal by Tim Tyl, and Ett McAtee courtesy of Fine Tune Gold Wing Music)
• RIV 1581 - Mexican Love Songs (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)
• RIV 1580 - New Jingle Bells Hoedown (Patter)
• RIV 1579 - Christmas Pop (Patter)
• RIV 1578 - Santa's Bag (Patter)
• RIV 1577 - Lights of the Season (Patter)

The Christmas singer is obviously Jingle Bell Rock, popularized by Bobby Helms and Brenda Lee in separate recordings. Thanks to Renee Ruud for lending her vocal to our version!

The King of Vaudville gave us Swanee and Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody, back in the early part of the 20th century. The latter was also recorded by Judy Garland, and Ett McAtee gives us a female vocal for it, while Jason Raleigh takes a whack at one of Jolson's signature songs.

Dear Old Donnegal was one of Bing Crosby's many Irish recordings, and you have four months to practice it for St. Patrick's Day. Nelda Eaton gives you some female wording for it, if you don't want to use Crosby's lyrics!

Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree was probably one of the most famous recordings by Tony Orlando and Dawn; Jason Raleigh puts a bow on it for us. Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane was a famous song by the Ames Brothers with a twist for an ending; Tim and Ett give two different interpretations of it. Ett also lends her vocals to Saturday Night, wth a male vocal by Jason.

Finally, Mexican Love Songs was a song popular in 1977 from a recording by Linda Hargrove, and there have been a number of square dance releases of it over the years. Jason Raleigh gives his interpretation to our version.

Best wishes for a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

October Releases

Posted on Thursday October 08, 2026

We've got a bunch coming out for you in October -- 12 titles, including five patters, one of which is for Halloween!

• RIV 1576 - Toys For Tots (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)
• RIV 1575 - Hawaiian Style Patter
• RIV 1574 - All For The Love Of Sunshine (Vocal by Lawrence Johnstone, Ett McAtee)
• RIV 1573 - Gimme That Old Time Religion (Vocal by Rebecca Shull)
• RIV 1572 - Kindly Keep It Country (Vocal by Tim Tyl)
• RIV 1571 - Let's Hang On (Vocal by Rebecca Shull)
• RIV 1570 - Hula Love (Vocal by Renee Ruud, courtesy of Fine Tune Gold Wing Music)
• RIV 1569 - Step Into Christmas (Vocal by Mike Seastrom, courtesy of Rhythm Records)
• RIV 1568 - Halloween Hoedown
• RIV 1567 - Caribbean Calypso (Patter)
• RIV 1566 - Tearing Up The Country (Patter)
• RIV 1565 - River Town Hoedown

First off, take a listen to our Halloween Hoedown. It includes two versions, one fairly simple and the other with a fuller orchestration that sounds like it could be a movie score. There's plenty of time to familiarize yourself with it before Halloween at the end of the month.

We have TWO Christmas songs. "Step Into Christmas" is an energetic Elton John song, to which Mike Seastrom from Rhythm Records lends his accustomed upbeat style. But, did you know that the Marine Corps Reserve's "Toys for Tots" program had a theme song? I didn't. It was composed in 1956 by Sammy Fain and Paul Webster, and was recorded by Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and others. Jason turned in a great vocal rendition on short notice, so give it a try!

Rebecca Shull lends her vocals to "Let's Hang On" (originally by the Four Seasons) and "Gimme That Old Time Religion," while Renee Ruud comes over from Fine Tune / Gold Wing to give us "Hula Love," a 1956 song by Buddy Knox and the Rhythm Orchids. Rebecca also contributes an alternate female vocal to last month's "Fisherman's Luck."

Ett McAtee and Lawrence Johnstone are contributing versions of Hank Williams Jr's "All For The Love Of Sunshine." Lawrence didn't have his vocal ready for the release deadline, but it'll be added as soon as we get it. In the meantime, the music and Ett's vocal are available immediately. Ett also contributed vocals to several previous releases, including "California Here I Come," "My Life's A Dance," and "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee." As always, if you've already purchased a title and would like to receive the new tracks, contact Bob Elling directly.

"Kindly Keep It Country" is a Hank Thompson song that's been around as a singing call since at least the '70s. Tim Tyl lends his touch to our new version of it.

Rounding out the month's releases are four other patter tunes, "River Town Hoedown," "Tearing Up The Country," "Caribbean Calypso," and "Hawaiian Style."

September Releases

Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

We dropped 15 new titles on Friday the 11th. Three of them are patters, two are songs made famous by the great Al Jolson, and four of them are Christmas tunes that are out in plenty of time for you to practice them for December!

• RIV 1564 - Carolina Caper Jug Band (Patter)
• RIV 1563 - Devil's Dream (Patter)
• RIV 1562 - Windmill (Patter)
• RIV 1561 - I'd Wait A Million Years (Vocal by Stephen Noseck)
• RIV 1560 - I Put A Spell On You (Vocal by Jason Raleigh, and Renee Ruud courtesy of Fine Tune Gold Wing Music)
• RIV 1559 - Mammy (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)
• RIV 1558 - Fisherman's Luck (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)
• RIV 1557 - Columbus Stockade Blues (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)
• RIV 1556 - Green Green (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)
• RIV 1555 - How Great Thou Art (Vocal by Jason Raleigh, Rebecca Shull)
• RIV 1544 - Good King Wenceslas (Vocal by Lawrence Johnstone)
• RIV 1543 - He Is Born (Vocal by Jason Raleigh, Rebecca Shull)
• RIV 1542 - Jolly Old St. Nick (Vocal by Jason Raleigh, Rebecca Shull)
• RIV 1541 - Waiting For The Robert E. Lee (Vocal by Mike Seastrom courtesy of Rhythm Records)
• RIV 1540 - Christmas Time's A Comin' (Vocal by Jason Raleigh)

Christmas Time's A Comin' was originally performed by Bill Monroe in 1951, then reintroduced by Sammy Kershaw in the '90s. Jolly Old St. Nick dates back to a 1865 poem by Emily Huntington Miller, set to music in 1874, and recorded by many varied artists. He Is Born (The Holy Child) is a traditional French Christmas carol repopularized by the VeggieTales TV series. Good King Wenceslas is an 1853 Christmas carol about the journey of a tenth-century king of Bohemia and his faithful page. How Great Thou Art isn't a Christmas song, but it's a well-known song of faith.

Waiting For The Robert E. Lee is a song written in 1912 which has been recorded by many famous artists, but is probably best associated with Al Jolson...and now, Mike Seastrom! My Mammy became one of Jolson's signature songs, but it was actually first performed in 1918 by William Frawley -- yes, the guy who played Fred Mertz in  I Love Lucy and Grandpa Bub in My Three Sons!

Our own Jason Raleigh has contributed vocals for our versions of several long-standing singing calls, Green Green, Columbus Stockade Blues, and Fisherman's Luck. Jason also recorded a separate track on Columbus Stockade Blues with his yodel as a background harmony vocal, so that if you'd like to use it for a yodeling song but aren't up to doing the yodeling yourself, we have you covered!

We also have a song by Jason which might make a good choice for a Halloween dance. I Put A Spell On You was a 1956 song by "Screaming"  Jay Hawkins that was intended as a love song, but the producer "brought in ribs and chicken and everybody got drunk..." and the lyrics kind of lend themselves to late October. Fine Tune/Gold Wing Music's Renee Ruud also contributed a vocal to this song, and newcomer Rebecca Shull contributed vocals to several of Jason's other releases this month.

Finally, Stephen Noseck returns with I'd Wait A Million Years, a 1969 single by The Grass Roots that was one of the group's biggest hits.

August Releases

Posted on Monday August 03, 2026

We have nine new releases for you in August, including four patters:

• RIV 1539 - Don't Stop Doing What You're Doing To Me (Vocal by Scott Coon)
• RIV 1538 - Zoo (Vocal by Max Masao Ringe)
• RIV 1537 - Baby Face (Vocals by Jason Raleigh, and Renee Ruud courtesy of Fine Tune / Gold Wing Music)
• RIV 1536 - Super Trouper (Vocal by Larry Marchese)
• RIV 1535 - My Life's A Dance (Vocal by Steve Edlund)
• RIV 1534 - Til The Cows Come Home (Patter)
• RIV 1533 - Home Cookin (Patter)
• RIV 1532 - Groovy Rhythm (Patter)
• RIV 1531 - Roadrunner Romp (Patter)

My Life's A Dance might sound like it's a re-release of the classic Red Boot version, but it's actually a brand new production of the 1986 Anne Murray song, with a fellow Canadian (Steve) providing our vocal. Super Trouper is Larry's take on the 1980 ABBA song, while Baby Face provides both male and female (thanks, Renee!) versions of the 1926 Tin Pan Alley song that has been recorded by artists as diverse as Al Jolson, Little Richard, Paul McCartney and The Muppet Chickens. Zoo was the Shakira production number from last year's Disney movie Zootopia 2, and Don't Stop Doing What You're Doing To Me is a 1995 song by Wade Hayes that Scott makes his own.

If you're going to be at the USAwest Square Dance Convention in Cedar City, UT this week, look up some of our staff callers who'll be there. They'll be easy to spot -- their names both begin with L!

July Releases

Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026

We have eight new releases for you this month, including five patters:

• RIV 1529 - Aunt May's Reel (Patter)
• RIV 1528 - Mary's Boy Child (Vocal by Tim Tyl)
• RIV 1527 - Down At The Lah De Dah (Vocal by Mike Seastrom, courtesy of Rhythm Records)
• RIV 1526 - Going On An Adventure (Vocal by Tim Tyl)
• RIV 1525 - Gold (Patter)
• RIV 1524 - Guest (Patter)
• RIV 1523 - Golden Eagle March (Patter)
• RIV 1522 - Ida Red (Patter)

Down At The Lah De Dah was originally done by Jimmy Buffet, and Mike brings his distinctive upbeat style over the top of the steel drums in this arrangement. Going On An Adventure, according to Tim, is the "theme song from the mystery series The Good Ship Murder, as sung by actor Shayne Ward as character Jack Grayling." And Mary's Boy Child (also known as "Christmas Day") was made famous by Harry Belafonte in his distinctive calypso style; Tim gives his own interpretation in HIS style.

In addition, Renee Ruud of Fine Tune / Gold Wing music has contributed female versions of two of our previous releases: RIV 431 - Pink Cadillac and last month's RIV 1521 - English Country Garden. As always, if you've already purchased either of those titles and would like the new tracks for it, contact Bob Elling directly.

Have a great 4th of July, and be sure to celebrate our nation's 250th anniversary with some of the patriotic selections from our website's Themes page! Select  "Holidays" as your theme, and "4th of July" as the holiday.