August is upon us and I am close to "packing my case" for our annual trip to Nashville. We have another great selection of tunes that have been chosen by our staff callers and - all I have to do is - find the best way to "convert" them into Square Dance tunes. I promise that I will do my best…

… and now for some sad news.

On 9th July Sting and Snow records lost a good friend. In fact the full extent of the "loss" will be felt in many areas of the world where Square Dancing takes place. It was on this date that Bengt "Bula" Ericsson, very sadly passed away.

Bula, as he was known to all his friends, was one of the cornerstones of the Square Dance activity in Sweden.

I first met him in Sweden, in 1984 and I very soon came to think of him as a close personal friend. Prior to Square Dancing, Bula was involved with the sound at major music events in Sweden and he brought this knowledge to the new activity (as it was at that time). Very soon after the commencement of Sting and Snow Records, Bula became an assistant producer, by virtue of the fact that he knew more than most of the rest of us, it would be true to say that - in the early days - he was the "technical" expert upon whom we heavily relied.

Bula pursued his interests as a Square Dance caller, with considerable success and in early 2000 founded his own record label "Marble", which produced many fine pieces of music.

Earlier, this year, Bula received a special award from the Swedish Square Dance association SAASDC - in recognition of his achievements in helping Square Dancing to flourish and grow in Sweden.

I am very sorry that Bula has gone, he will be missed by many but he will never be forgotten by any of those that knew him.

Now for the other news:

BEST SELLER LISTING (positions on the June 2008 listing)
No.5 - Wind Beneath My Wings - SNW 708
No.7 - B.J. (Big John) / L.J. (Little John) - SIR 522

NEW RELEASES (August 2008):
Don't Stop - SIR 712 - vocal by: Thorsten Geppert
As Long As She Needs Me - SIR 376 - Vocal by Paul Bristow

NEW CD RELEASES - also available on MP3 & Vinyl (in most cases) / (August 2008):
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - SNW 1102 - Vocal by Kenny Reese
Rockin' All Over The World - SIR 803 - Vocal by James Wyatt
Rag-Tag / Bobtail - SIR 514 - Double Instrumental Patter

INDIVIDUAL RECORD HISTORIES including ALL THE ADDITIONAL LYRICS:
To find these, just click on the book symbol next to the title on the Catalogue, Future Releases or Latest Releases pages, this month's record histories features our newest singing call releases: Don't Stop and As Long As She Needs Me.

If you want to hear how these top-selling recordings sound, just click on the musical note symbol.

Go Squareful! - Paul Bristow (Owner and Producer Sting and Snow Records)