| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
"[D]ance party music ... bands from urban Pittsburgh to rural Nebraaska ... that run the gamut from honky-style Polish to Norwegian polkabilly"--Container verso. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes, biographical notes, and discography (33 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
I won't go home (1:58) ; Iron casket = Oberek (1:59) ; Chicago is a polka town (2:26) ; Return to me (2:34) / (Stas Golonka and the Chicago Masters) -- Vatrogasna polka and Kada čujem tambure = The Fireman's polka, and, When I hear the tamburitzas (3:56) ; Daj mi daj = Allow me (2:34) ; Moja Juliška = My Julie (3:13) / (Jerry Grcevich) -- Betty polka (1:42) ; Red handkerchief = Cerveny satecku (2:35) ; Grandmother's joy laendler = Babicina radost (3:01) ; Clover in the the woods polka = Jetelicku v lese (2:34) / (The Mark Vyhlidal Band) -- Raisin-nut polka (2:23) ; Anne's waltz (2:15) ; Sweet sixteen polka (2:15) ; Top of the hill polka (2:13) / (Nancy Hlad) -- Jätkäen jenkka = The Logger's schottische (2:41) ; Nujalan talko polkka = The work-bee at Nujala polka (2:26) ; Suviyön valssi = Midsummer night waltz (2:39) ; Lumber-Jäkki = The Lumberjack (3:02) / (Al Reko and Oren Tikkanen) -- Muziky muziky polka (2:51) ; Laughing concertina (2:04) ; Chicago waltz (2:32) ; Julida polka (2:04) / (Brian and the Mississippi Valley Dutchmen) -- In heaven there is no beer (2:28) ; There's no Norwegians in Dickeyville (2:27) ; Wendy's schottische (2:32) ; Swiss yodel waltz (1:49) / (The Goose Island Ramblers). |
| Credits |
"Compiled, annotated, and produced by Richard March"--Insert, p. 32. |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Language |
Selections sung in Polish, Croatian, Czech, Slovenian, Finnish, German, Norwegian or English. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Polkas -- Middle West.
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Folk dance music -- Middle West.
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Folk songs -- Middle West.
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| Added Author |
March, Richard, 1946-
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Golonka, Stas, 1942- Performer.
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Grcevich, Jerry, 1951- Performer.
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Hlad, Nancy. Performer.
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Reko, Al. Performer.
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Tikkanen, Oren. Performer.
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Brueggen, Brian. Performer.
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Chicago Masters. Performer.
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Mark Vyhlidal Band. Performer.
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Mississippi Valley Dutchmen (Musical group) Performer.
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Goose Island Ramblers. Performer.
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| Note |
Subtitle on container spine: More dance music from the Midwest |
| Standard No. |
093074014028 |
| Music No. |
SFW CD 40140 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
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