Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 (Book)
Title: Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946
Author: James P Leary
Abstract: Challenging and considerably broadening popular and scholarly definitions of American folk music, Folksongs of Another America recovers the diverse, multilingual traditions of immigrant, Native American, rural, and working-class performers in America's Upper Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s. The book extensively documents 187 tunes and songs in more than twenty-five languages, with full original lyrics and English translations, biographical notes on the performers and field workers, and many historic photographs. Spanning ballads, hymns, laments, versified taunts, political anthems, street cries, and recitations, these performances were captured during a tranformative era in American history and culture.
Year: 2015
Primary URL: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5231.htm
Primary URL Description: University of Wisconsin Press page for this publication
Secondary URL: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AFSOAA
Secondary URL Description: Folksongs of Another America is a multi-media project comprised of a book, five compact disks, and a DVD/film. Free access to the sound files on the five CDs and the film are available at the secondary URL, thanks to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library.
Publisher: Co-publication, University of Wisconsin Press and Dust-to-Digital
Type: Other
ISBN: 978-299301507
Copy sent to NEH?: No

Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 (Radio/Audio Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946
Writer: James P Leary
Producer: James P Leary
Abstract: Challenging and considerably broadening popular and scholarly definitions of American folk music, Folksongs of Another America recovers the diverse, multilingual traditions of immigrant, Native American, rural, and working-class performers in America's Upper Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s. The book extensively documents 187 tunes and songs in more than twenty-five languages, with full original lyrics and English translations, biographical notes on the performers and field workers, and many historic photographs. Spanning ballads, hymns, laments, versified taunts, political anthems, street cries, and recitations, these performances were captured during a tranformative era in American history and culture. The companion musical tracks and documentary film will be freely available for listening, viewing, or download through a partnership with the University of Wisconsin Libraries' Digital Collections Center.
Date: 07/01/2009
Primary URL: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AFSOAA
Primary URL Description: Access to all digital sound files originally issued on CD to accompany the Folksongs of Another America book. Thanks to the Digital Collections Center in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library, in cooperation with University of Wisconsin Press, the sound files can be streamed or downloaded.
Secondary URL: https://dust-digital.com/products/folksongs-of-another-america-field-recordings-from-the-upper-midwest-1937-1946
Secondary URL Description: Folksongs of Another America was a book/5 CD/DVD co-publication of University of Wisconsin Press and Dust-to-Digital. The original publication is out-of-print. UW Press has published a paperback edition, sans CDs/DVD, and made the sound files & film freely available. Dust-to-Digital, the secondary URL creator, offers a PDF of the book and digital files as downloads.
Access Model: Open Access to sound recordings
Format: CD
Format: Digital File
Format: Web

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