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Down Home Dairyland collection, 1988-2000
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Sound recordings and documents relating to Down Home Dairyland, a weekly radio show highlighting the Upper Midwestern folk musicians and immigrant communities. The program aired on WHA Radio from F...
Sound recordings and documents relating to Down Home Dairyland, a weekly radio show highlighting the Upper Midwestern folk musicians and immigrant communities. The program aired on WHA Radio from February 1989 through October 2000. The shows featured musical performances and interviews with musicians, and discussions of musical cultures and musical instruments ranging from Slovenian button box, polka bands, Ojibwa flute and Polish accordion, to Walloon dialect singing and German brass bands. Edited versions of the first 40 shows were also issued as audiocassettes with an accompanying listener's guide designed for use as educational curriculum materials
The collection is arranged into three series: Series I, Manuscript Papers; Series II, Sound Recordings, and Series III, Photographs.
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- Format
- Mixed Materials; Sound Recordings
- Languages
- Multiple languages, English, German, Polish, Czech, French, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Iroquoian (Other)
- Physical Details
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- 23.5 Linear Feet (2 document boxes; 13 record cartons; 3 flat archival boxes)
- Arrangement
- Organized into three series: I. Manuscript Papers, II. Sound Recordings, III. Photographs. Series I, Manuscript Papers, is further organized into sub-series: Administrative Records includes meeting minutes, release forms, communications with musicians, publicity material, brochures, records detailing contacts with musicians and interviewees, documents from the Wisconsin Arts Board, and papers and correspondence related to the release of Down Home Dairyland: a listener's guide; Correspondence contains letters to and from the co-producers, and a folder of collected contact information; Subject Files include clippings, newsletters, brochures and promotional materials; Radio Programs contains research materials, program planning documents, source tape indices, scripts, notes and play lists pertaining to individual programs. Series II, Sound Recordings, includes master tapes of the radio show, and originial recordings of interviews and musical performances used as source material for the programs. Series III, Photographs, contains images of musical performers and interviewees
- OCLC
- on1334605542
- Portions of the collection are in a format that is not currently accessible. The Mills Music Library does not have playback equipment for 1/4" audio tape or digital audiocassette. Please consult Mills Music Library staff prior to access.
- Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.
- Physical Characteristics / Technical Requirements: Some sound recordings require 1/4-inch audio tape playback machine, or digital audiocassette playback machine.
- Manuscripts and recorded interviews in English; musical performances in English, German, Polish, Czech, French, Scandinavian and Native American languages.
- Leary, James P. and Richard March. Down Home Dairyland. Madison, Wis. : Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, [2004].
Subjects
- Andresen, Bob.
- Bashell, Louie.
- Bellin, Clete.
- Berquist, John.
- Berryman, Lou.
- Berryman, Peter.
- Bollerud, Bruce.
- Bright, Roger.
- Brueggen, Brian.
- Brusoe, Leizime, 1870-1949.
- Burkhalter, Rudy, 1911-1994.
- Cabrera, Orlando.
- Calkins, Ray D., 1894-1990.
- Chmielewski, Florian, 1927-
- Cochran, Eddie, 1938-1960.
- Concertina Millie.
- Cousin Fuzzy, 1916-1984.
- Dawson, Jimmy.
- Dombrowski, Norm.
- Dorschner, Ray.
- Finseth, Leonard, 1911-
- Flanum-Lane, Barbara.
- Hooker, John Lee.
- Johnson, Bernard, 1909 or 1910-
- Jones, George, 1931-2013.
- Lashua, Famous.
- Li'l Wally.
- Lush, Marion.
- Meisner, Steve, 1961-
- Meisner, Verne.
- Montano, Frank, 1941-
- Ogrodny, Ryan Joseph.
- Ostanek, Walter.
- Peachey, Don.
- Rindlisbacher, Otto, 1895-1975.
- Roberts, Bernie.
- Rodgers, Dick (Conductor)
- Thomas, Danny (Vocalist)
- Vandertie, Alfred, 1910-1998.
- Voelker, Jerry.
- Watson, Doc.
- Muddy Waters, 1915-1983.
- Welk, Lawrence, 1903-1992.
- Whitford, Windy, 1913-2000.
- Wilfahrt, "Whoopee" John, 1892 or 1893-1961.
- Wills, Bob, 1905-1975.
- Xiong, Joe Bee, 1961-2007.
- Blazonczyk, Eddie.
- Budzilek, Ray.
- Check, John.
- Coopman, Ernie.
- Gralak, Don.
- Golonka, Stas, 1942-
- Gomulka, Lenny.
- Gosz, Roman.
- Grcevich, Jerry, 1951-
- Haller, Hank.
- Hartmann, Gordon.
- Hartwich, Karl, 1961-
- King, Pee Wee, 1914-2000.
- Kuchenbecker, Gary.
- Liebl, Syl.
- Livermore, Becky.
- Martin, Philip, 1953-
- Miskulin, Joey.
- Mueller, Albert, 1913-1996.
- Reko, Al.
- Romel, Adolph, 1909-1986.
- Romel, Sylvester, 1913-1994.
- Rotto, Beth Hoven, 1956-
- Stangland, E. C.
- Tikkanen, Oren.
- Turpeinen, Viola, 1909-1958.
- Yankovic, Frank.
- Da Yoopers (Musical group)
- Duquesne University. Tamburitzans
- Goodtime Dutchmen (Musical group)
- Goose Island Ramblers.
- Norm Dombrowski's Happy Notes.
- Grenadiers.
- Plehal Brothers.
- Tamburitza Orchestra Slanina.
- Texas Playboys.
- Brave Combo.
- Emerald Isle Orchestra.
- Górale (Musical group)
- Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra.
- Toledo Polkamotion (Musical group)
- Festival of American Folklife.
- FinnFest USA.
- Asian Americans.
- Arab Americans.
- Belgian Americans.
- Cambodian Americans.
- Croatian Americans.
- Czech Americans.
- Finnish Americans.
- Fox Indians.
- German Americans.
- Hmong Americans.
- Hungarian Americans.
- Irish Americans.
- Italian Americans.
- Laotian Americans.
- Oneida Indians.
- Ojibwa Indians.
- Menominee Indians.
- Norwegian Americans.
- Polish Americans.
- Puerto Ricans -- United States.
- Serbian Americans.
- Slovenian Americans.
- Swedish Americans.
- Ukrainian Americans.
- Ukrainians -- Canada.
- Welsh Americans.
- Winnebago Indians.
- Accordion music.
- Band directors.
- Banda (Music)
- Banjo.
- Christmas music.
- Country music.
- Czardas.
- Dulcimer.
- Fiddle tunes.
- Folk dance music.
- Folk music.
- Gospel music.
- Guitar music.
- Hawaiian guitar music.
- Humorous songs.
- Hymns.
- Immigrants.
- Klezmer music.
- Musical instruments.
- Musical instrument makers.
- Old-time music.
- Polkas.
- Rock music.
- Salsa (Music)
- Square dance music.
- Sound recording industry.
- Saint Patrick's Day.
- Surf music.
- Women musicians.
- Yodeling.
- Concertina.
- Fiddlers.
- Oktoberfest.
- Ragtime music.
- Record labels.
- Tambura (Fretted lute)
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Iowa.
- Manitoba.
- Michigan.
- Middle West.
- Minnesota.
- Nebraska.
- North Dakota.
- South Dakota.
- Texas.
- Wisconsin.