Search Results - "Midwest"

The tamburitza tradition : from the Balkans to the American Midwest / by March, Richard, 1946-

“…Languages and folklore of the Upper Midwest…”
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Polkabilly how the Goose Island Ramblers redefined American folk music / by Leary, James P., 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Polkabilly : old time music in the Upper Midwest -- "Uncle Windy" Whitford -- "Smokey George" Gilbertsen -- Bruce Bollerud : The Hollandale wldcat -- Glen and Ann's -- Cannons and cannonballs.…”
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The ballad collectors of North America how gathering folksongs transformed academic thought and American identity /

Table of Contents: “…Spencer -- Franz Boas, the phonograph, and the Columbia School / Erika Brady -- Ballad collectors in the Ozarks / Norm Cohen -- Songcatchers in the West : cowboy songs ; Songcatchers in the West, other traditions / Guy Logsdon -- Folk song collectors in the Midwest / James P. Leary -- Ballad collectors in the Northeast / Nancy-Jean Ballard Seigel -- Four songcatchers in eastern Canada / Sheldon Posen -- The Lomaxes / Matt Barton -- Robert Winslow Gordon / Paul Stamler -- Collecting occupational songs / Dan Milner -- Commodification and revival / Paul Stamler.…”
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