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Folksongs of Illinois
Volume 2: Fiddlers
Produced by Paul Tyler and Clark "Bucky" HalkerA Project of the Illinois Humanities Council
Other978-0-252-03249-3
$12.99
| Pub Date: | |
| Pages: | 24 pages |
A lively and enlightening sample of Illinois's vast musical heritage
Volume 2 features a sampling of the prairie state's best fiddle music. Featured artists include Grammy winner Alison Krauss and Union Station, Irish champion Liz Carroll, WLS stars, the Prairie Ramblers, Sones de Mexico Ensemble, and Chicago's legendary jazz icon Johnny Frigo. There are also songs from Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong, Banjo Ikey Robinson, the Nordic Cowboys, Sar Planina, and the Polish Highlanders, among others. The CD's coproducer Paul Tyler joins fiddlers Chirps Smith and the teenage Stephanie Coleman for "Ol' Woodard's Tune." For complete track listings and sample cuts, visit www.press.uillinois.edu.
Paul Tyler is a folklorist and musician who teaches at National-Louis University and Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. Clark "Bucky" Halker is a songwriter, performer, and labor historian, as well as senior program officer of the Illinois Humanities Council.
Links:
The Illinois Humanities Council site for the project.
Subjects:
Illinois / Music / Folklore / Records & Cassettes
Distributed for the Illinois Humanities Council
