Oral history interviews of the Minnesota Polka Oral History Project, 1990.

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Minnesota Polka Oral History Project. Oral history interviews of the Minnesota Polka Oral History Project, 1990.

Oral history interviews of the Minnesota Polka Oral History Project, 1990.

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Interviews with people who have been involved with the performance of ethnic polka music in Minnesota and adjacent states, both leading bands and playing and singing in them. The musical traditions include Polish, Slovakian, Finnish, Czech, German and Swedish. Many of the narrators are first or second generation Americans and describe the rich part music played in their home life and social gatherings. INTERVIEWEES: Bernie Barich, John Barich, George Barich, Betty Wolf Buermann, Florian Chmielewski, Ernie Coopman, Bill Czerniak, John Filipczak, Ivan Kahle, Marshall Miller, Jerry Minar, Ron Setnik, John Anzelc, Matt Anzelc, Larry Rysavy, Erwin Suess, and Blanche Zellmer.

Sound recordings : 8 sound cassettes (60 min. each)Sound recordings : 4 sound cassettes (90 min. each)Tape summaries : 52 p. ; 28 cm.

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