Folksongs of another America

field recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 Languages and folklore of the Upper Midwest

430 pages

English language

Published March 18, 2015 by The University of Wisconsin Press, Dust-to-Digital.

ISBN:
9780299301507
OCLC Number:
1047616985

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"Available here for the first time is the remarkably diverse folk music of America's Upper Midwest, captured in field recordings by collectors for the Library of Congress from 1937 to 1946. This landmark multimedia work challenges and considerably broadens popular and scholarly understanding of folk music in American culture. Although Eastern, Southern, and Western musical traditions are familiar to fans of American roots music, the restored images and performances of Folksongs of Another America weave the songs and spirit of the Upper Midwest's peoples into the nation's folksong fabric. - 187 songs and tunes, digitally restored - Songs in more than 25 languages, with full original lyrics and English translations - More than 200 performers, with biographical notes and many photographs"--Publisher description.

2 editions

Subjects

  • Folk songs
  • History and criticism
  • Folk music
  • Music
  • Archive of American Folk Song

Places

  • Middle West