▁numbers ▁during ▁live ▁shows , ▁and ▁plays ▁traditional ▁American ▁pre - war ▁App al ach ian ▁folk ▁music . ▁Chinese ▁square ▁dan cing ▁clubs , ▁using ▁recorded ▁music ▁and ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁elder ly ▁Chinese , ▁have ▁existed ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁de cade . ▁However , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁members ▁of ▁these ▁clubs ▁heard ▁live ▁square ▁dan cing ▁music ▁was ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁when ▁the ▁We as els ▁and ▁visit ing ▁old ▁time ▁f idd ler ▁Michael ▁Is mer io ▁tou red ▁through ▁univers ities , ▁night cl ubs ▁and ▁festiv als ▁throughout ▁China . ▁The ▁tour ▁took ▁the ▁band ▁through ▁Be ij ing , ▁Shang hai , ▁Su z hou , ▁H ang z hou , ▁D ali , ▁X in sh eng , ▁X ian , ▁and ▁Gu iz hou . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁tour ing ▁and ▁holding ▁square ▁d ances ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁expos ing ▁many ▁Chinese ▁people ▁to ▁traditional ▁instruments ▁like ▁the ▁ban jo ▁and ▁mand olin , ▁and ▁traditional ▁App al ach ian ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁unusual ▁and ▁ground - bre aking ▁nature , ▁the ▁band ▁has ▁been ▁written ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁versions ▁of ▁two ▁of ▁China ' s ▁largest ▁state - run ▁media ▁organizations , ▁X in h ua ▁News ▁Agency ▁and ▁the ▁Global ▁Times . ▁They ▁frequently ▁play ▁to ▁Chinese ▁aud ien ces , ▁with ▁Haw ke ▁calling ▁the