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Music / Ethnic Studies / Wisconsin

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Down Home Dairyland A Listener's Guide James P. Leary and Richard March "This astounding compendium is the quickest way to get a comprehensive grasp of the roots music of a major American region." —Nick Spitzer, Smithsonian folklorist and producer of American Routes for Public Radio International Folklorists Jim Leary and Rick March have distilled a definitive presentation of Upper Midwestern traditional and ethnic music, from Ojibwe drums to Norwegian fiddles, from polka to salsa, from gospel choirs to southeast Asian rock bands. The book is a listener's guide packed with photos, essays, and resources. Also available are Down Home Dairyland Recordings. The recordings, available in either cassette or CD format, provide samplings from the Down Home Dairyland series of programs on Wisconsin Public Radio. These audio collections include interviews with traditional musicians, sound recordings, and discussion of the patterns of musical styles in Wisconsin's musical heritage. James P. Leary is professor of folklore and Scandinavian studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His books include Yodeling in Dairyland, So Ole Says to Lena, and Wisconsin Folklore. Richard March is Folk and Community Arts Specialist at the Wisconsin Arts Board. Down Home Dairyland, and Down Home Dairyland Recordings are distributed for the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, University of Wisconsin–Madison

March 2004 Down Home Dairyland Book 252 pp.  8 1/2 x 11  57 illus. ISBN 0-924119-15-2 Paper $20.00 t The recordings are now available in CD format, see Down Home Dairyland Recordings To order, you can accumulate titles in the Shopping Cart by clicking on the bulleted lines below. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with MasterCard or Visa. Click here for further explanation of shopping cart feature. Never ordered from us before? Read this first.