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Folksongs of Illinois, #4 by Various Artists
Release: 2011
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On this Volume 4 in Bucky Halker's "Folksongs of Illinois" CD series, we visit Chicago since 1945. It's a lively documentation of music from the city's many communities--Chinese, Polish, Irish, African-American, Columbia, Mexican, Jewish, and Mexican.
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Folksongs of Illinois, #4 Various Artists
Folksongs of Illinois, #2 by Various Artists
Release: 2007
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Bucky Halker & Paul Tyler produced # 2 in the Folksongs of Illinois series. Documents the fiddle traditions of the prairie state, including bluegrass, Irish, Polish, folk, Norwegian, & Serbian. Alison Krauss, Eddie South, Johnny Frigo, Liz Carroll . . .
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Folksongs of Illinois, #2 Various Artists
Folksongs of Illinois, #1 by Various Artists
Release: 2007
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A richly diverse compilation documents the folk music traditions of Illinois from country blues to tamburitza to early country to gospel to Irish reels. Drawn from 78s, collections, LPS, field recordings, and studio tracks. Bucky Halker, producer.
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Folksongs of Illinois, #1 Various Artists
Folksongs of Illinos, #3 by Various Artists
Release: 2008
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On Volume 3 in the "Folksongs of Illinois" CD series, producer-scholar Bucky Halker offers another rich and impressive sampling of folk music traditions from the Prairie State, including blues, traditional folk, concertina, gospel, and folk revival.
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Folksongs of Illinos, #3 Various Artists
Caskets in the Cornfield by Johnsburg 3 (Bucky Halker)
Release: 2010
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A no frills, live studio recording of an acoustic, eclectic folk trio with vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and bass. Features Don Stiernberg on mandolin.
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Caskets in the Cornfield Johnsburg 3 (Bucky Halker)
Zing Mayn Harts by Pavel Roytman & Klezmer Shpil Orchestra By Berl Portnoy
Release: 2011
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20 Years Celebration ! Yiddish songs and Klezmer music.
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Zing Mayn Harts Pavel Roytman & Klezmer Shpil Orchestra By Berl Portnoy
Wisconsin 2-13-63, Vol. 2 by Bucky Halker
Release: 2008
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A well-crafted musical journey through Americana and roots music that draws on honkytonk, folk-rock, R&B, jangly-guitar pop rock and countrypolitan. Literate and melodic songs with well-conceived arrangements.
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Wisconsin 2-13-63, Vol. 2 Bucky Halker
When the River Ran Backward: Adventures in Folksong by Adam Miller
Release: 2013
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A memorable collection of cowboy ballads, true stories, tall tales, epic tragedies, heroic escapades, and western folksongs. Miller accompanies his rich, resonant baritone voice with lively fingerpicking guitar and stunningly beautiful autoharp melodies.
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When the River Ran Backward: Adventures in Folksong Adam Miller
Rowdy and Romantic by Abbott Williams Piano Duo
Release: 2002
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From Khachiturian to Milhaud, the list of names on this CD is a roll call of the best of the best of Twentieth Century composers of music for the piano. The music is a tad rowdy, and overwhelmingly romantic.
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Rowdy and Romantic Abbott Williams Piano Duo
Pasiones: Songs of the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Jamie O'Reilly and Michael Smith
Release: 1997
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Called sweeping passionate and razor clear, the music combines the influences of European cabaret (ala Brecht) with the fervor of the American folksong experience of 'the people's music', as sung in coffeehouses of the 1960's.
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Pasiones: Songs of the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Jamie O'Reilly and Michael Smith