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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Leary, James P. |
| Title, Monographic | Polkabilly: How the Goose Island Ramblers Redefined American Folk Music |
| Place of Publication | Oxford; New York |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Date of Publication | 2006 |
| Volume ID | x, 259 |
| Extent of Work | pp. : ill., maps + 1 sound disc ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series Editor | Slobin, Mark |
| Series Title | American Musicspheres |
| View Online | Includes compact disc; donated by James P. Leary |
| ISBN | 0-19-514106-7 |
| Abstract | The Goose Island Ramblers played as a house band for a local tavern in Madison, Wisconsin, from the early 1960s through the mid-1970s. The group epitomized the polkabilly sound with their wild mixture of Norwegian fiddle tunes, Irish jigs, Slovenian polkas, Swiss yodels, old-time hillbilly songs, Scandihoovian" and "Dutchman" dialect ditties, frostbitten Hawaiian marches, and novelty numbers on the electric toilet plunger. . . . James P. Leary illustrates how the Ramblers' multi-ethnic music combined both local and popular traditions, and how their eclectic repertoire challenges prevailing definitions of American folk music." |
| Notes | Contents: Polkabilly: Old Time Music in the Upper Midwest -- "Uncle Windy" Whitford -- "Smokey George" Gilbertsen -- Bruce Bollerud : The Hollandale Wildcat -- Glen and Ann’s -- Cannons and Cannonballs -- Timeline: Significant Dates Involving and Affecting the Goose Island Rambers -- Glossary -- Recordings Issued by the Goose Island Ramblers |
| Call Number | ML 421 .G66 L43 2006 |
| MKI Terms | Music/ German Americans/ Goose Island Ramblers/ Middle West/ Wisconsin |