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1 online resource (x, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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American musicspheres |
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American musicspheres.
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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 |
| Summary |
A freewheeling blend of continental European folk music and the songs, tunes, and dances of Anglo and Celtic immigrants, polkabilly has enthralled American musicians and dancers since the mid-19th century. From West Virginia coal camps and east Texas farms to the Canadian prairies and America's Upper Midwest, scores of groups have wed squeezeboxes with string bands, hoe downs with hambos, and sentimental Southern balladry with comic "up north" broken-English comedy, to create a new and uniquely American sound. The Goose Island Ramblers played as a house band for a local tavern in Mad |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography: pages 195-200 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-237) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Goose Island Ramblers.
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Goose Island Ramblers fast |
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Goose Island Ramblers gnd |
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Polkabilly music -- History and criticism
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Music.
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Music
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music (discipline)
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MUSIC -- Ethnic.
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Music
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Polkabilly music
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Volksmusikgruppe
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Volksmusik
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Tonträger
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Mittlerer Westen
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| Genre/Form |
Compact discs
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Verzeichnis.
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Compact discs.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005023081 |
| ISBN |
0195141067 |
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9780195141061 |
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9781429491129 |
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1429491124 |
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9786610834990 |
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6610834997 |
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9780195349719 |
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0195349717 |
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1280834994 |
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9781280834998 |
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