Alan Lomax and the Soundscapes of the Upper Midwest

Library of Congress•www.loc.gov

The 75th anniversary of Library folklorist Alan Lomax's pioneering song collecting trip to the Upper Midwest in 1938.

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Episodes

“Across the Straits of Mackinac”

Popular music in a Polish-American community, Posen, Michigan.

Jun 25, 2024•5 min

“I went to Marquette: The Bellaires of Baraga”

French-American singing in Baraga, Michigan.

Feb 14, 2014•5 min

Lost on Lake Michigan

Irish-American song composition on Beaver Island, Michigan.

Nov 15, 2013•6 min

The Beaver Island Boys

Beaver Island, Michigan, fiddling and bawdy songs.

Nov 01, 2013•6 min

Michigan-I-O

Songs of the Great Lakes sailors performed in Traverse City, MI.

Oct 21, 2013•6 min

Songs and Tales of the Michigan Lumberjacks

Lumbermen and Shantymen from northern Michigan perform their repertoires.

Oct 15, 2013•6 min

In the Shadow of the Chrysler Plant

Serbian-Americans perform traditional music in modern Detroit, 1938.

Oct 07, 2013•6 min

Mrs. Maté of Delray

A Hungarian-American singer performs “The Fisherboy’s Sweetheart” in Delray, a Detroit neighborhood.

Sep 30, 2013•6 min

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