VARIOUS ARTISTS - Iowa State Fare ( AUDIO CD )

Scandinavian string band melodies, Meskwaki Indian love songs, gospel harmonies, polkas, old-time fiddling, Mexican folk songs, and blues are some of the vibrant community-based musical traditions presented in this unique collection of Iowa music. Iowa State Fare showcases the vitality and diversity of the state's musical traditions on the occasion of the celebration of 150 years of Iowa statehood. These 1996 studio recordings feature eight ensembles and one solo performer selected to appear in the Iowa Sesquicentennial program at the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife. The CD booklet features essays, bibliographic information, and lyrics with translations. The joys of Iowa's indigenous musics abound. -icon

CONDITION: NEW, Punched UPC

TRACK LISTING

1 Silent Singer 2:03
2 Amazing Grace / God Loves You (medley) 2:24
3 Little Goose Polka 2:32
4 Das Kufstein Lied 5:16
5 Scared of Your Love 5:39
6 Old Fishing Hole 4:27
7 Round Dance Song 1:21
8 Love Song 1:34
9 Virginia Darling 1:41
10 Red Wing 1:39
11 Las Tres Mujeres 2:47
12 Maria Chuchena 3:23
13 Be Thou My Vision 2:03
14 Henry Storhoff's Schottische 2:12
15 Emigrant Waltz 3:36
16 Ain't No Devil 4:51
17. Go Tell It On the Mountain 4:02