Deep Polka: Dance Music from the Midwest

produced by Richard March (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 1 hour 8 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Description: Deep Polka brings out the vitality and variety of the Polka and related European-derived dance music played by bands throughout the upper Midwest today. Although little known outside this region, these important and enduring music traditions bring thousands of people together to dance almost every weekend. Outstanding selections from recordings by seven bands, representing seven distinct regional traditions—"Dutchman," Norwegian, Polish, Tamburitza, Slovenian, Finnish, and Czech—demonstrate the deep musical and cultural roots that are so significant to its participants. Extensive notes, song texts, translations, bibliography, discography. 62 Minutes.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 1 hour 8 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Dance, Polka, Waltz
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Producer: Richard March
Release Date: 1998
Subject: World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá