Challenging and considerably broadening popular and scholarly
definitions of American folk music, Folksongs of Another America
recovers the diverse, multilingual traditions of immigrant, Native
American, rural, and working-class performers in America's Upper Midwest
during the 1930s and 1940s. The book extensively documents 187 tunes and
songs in more than twenty-five languages, with full original lyrics and
English translations, and biographical notes on the performers. The
companion musical tracks and documentary film will be freely available
for listening, viewing, or download through a partnership with the
University of Wisconsin Libraries' Digital Collections Center.