Description
Book SynopsisSince the 1970s, folklorist James P. Leary has worked steadily to bring the folk music of the Upper Midwest to a larger public.
Folksongs of Another America presents 187 representative performances by more than 200 singers and musicians, carefully restored in digital form from deteriorating original formats.
Trade ReviewThe astonishing range of music collected here reveals the deeply hued cultures of the Midwest before and after World War II, when these field recordings were made.
Folksongs of Another America deftly combines dynamic mediaCDs, a DVD, and a richly annotated book to go with themto tell a multifaceted story. Though brimming with scholarship, the book's crisp, clear prose reveals the music and the people who made it."" - Henry Sapoznik, author of
Klezmer! Jewish Music from Old World to Our World""
Folksongs of Another America is a groundbreaking work, covering musical and cultural ground woefully overlooked by American music scholars."" - Kip Lornell, author of
Exploring American Folk Music""Attains the highest standards of folklore studies. . . . A landmark presentation of traditional music of the Upper Midwest."" -
Journal of Folklore Research""Grammy nod for the polka prof: Leary has spent the last ten years . . . on [this] enormous, Grammy worthy undertaking."" - Isthmus, Madison WI
