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Loading... Polkabilly: How the Goose Island Ramblers Redefined American Folk Music Includes CD (American Musicspheres)by James P. Leary
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A freewheeling blend of continental European folk music and the songs, tunes, and dances of Anglo and Celtic immigrants, polkabilly has enthralled American musicians and dancers since the mid-19th century. From West Virginia coal camps and east Texas farms to the Canadian prairies and America's Upper Midwest, scores of groups have wed squeezeboxes with string bands, hoe downs with hambos, and sentimental Southern balladry with comic ""up north"" broken-English comedy, to create a new and uniquely American sound. The Goose Island Ramblers played as a house band for a local tavern in Madison, Wi No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)781.62The arts Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Folk music {equally instrumental and vocal}LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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