Shawn Brown

Shawn Brown was introduced to square dancing in 2009 and began calling less than a year later at age fourteen. In 2011, he called his first National Square Dance Convention in Detroit, MI. In 2012, he became a recording artist for Gold Rush Records, becoming one of the youngest recording artists of the time. Today, he is a co – producer for Gold Rush Records along with his father Scott Brown.

Shawn works as a local and regional traveling caller, also traveling nationally, calling SSD through A2. He has called in 25 states and in 2017, he called his first festival as a featured caller in Biloxi, Mississippi with Lisa Minton and Scott Brown. In 2023, he was blessed with the opportunity to work as a caller coach during the GSI (Grand Square International) Caller School in Mobile, AL. Shawn joined CALLERLAB in 2011. He has been a presenter on several panels at CALLERLAB and NSDC conventions. He currently serves on the Caller Training, Mainstream, Marketing, Music Producers and SSD committees. Shawn is currently running for the CALLERLAB Board Of Governors.

At home, he calls and teaches for Gold Rush Outlaws, Dip N’ Dive and Square One (Shawn co – founded Square One in January of 2024 with Matt Williams and Lori Ritchey), while dedicating most of his time to the promotion and preservation of square dancing.