Songs of the North Star State
produced by Gene Bluestein, 1928-2002 (Folkways Records, 1958), 25 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- American Music
- Description
- Rather than limiting itself to Anglo-American ballads, this commemorative album celebrates the state's ethnic heritage through macaronic songs that mix English with other languages. Songs of the North Star State presents French-Canadian, Nordic, and Anglo-American songs, as well as a short Chippewa lullaby collected by ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 25 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- American Folk
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Producer
- Gene Bluestein, 1928-2002
- Release Date
- 1958
- Subject
- American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Folk Music, United States and Canada, Música Folk, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Música Folk, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá