Polka Heartland: Why the Midwest Loves to Polka
Autor Rick March, Dick Blauen Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 aug 2015
"Polka
Heartland"
captures
the
beat
that
pulses
in
the
heart
of
Midwestern
culture--the
polka--and
offers
up
the
fascinating
history
of
how
"oompah-pah"
came
to
be
the
sound
of
middle
America.
From
the
crowded
dance
tent
at
Pulaski
Polka
Days
to
an
off-the-grid
Mexican
polka
dance
in
small-town
Wisconsin,
"Polka
Heartland"
explores
the
people,
places,
and
history
behind
the
Midwest's
favorite
music.
From polka's surprising origin story as a cutting-edge European fad to an exploration of the modern-day polka scene, author Rick March and photographer Dick Blau take readers on a joyful romp through this beloved, unique, and richly storied genre. "Polka Heartland" describes the artists, venues, instruments, and music-makers who have been pivotal to polka's popularity across the Midwest and offers six full-color photo galleries to immerse readers in today's vibrant polka scene.
From polka's surprising origin story as a cutting-edge European fad to an exploration of the modern-day polka scene, author Rick March and photographer Dick Blau take readers on a joyful romp through this beloved, unique, and richly storied genre. "Polka Heartland" describes the artists, venues, instruments, and music-makers who have been pivotal to polka's popularity across the Midwest and offers six full-color photo galleries to immerse readers in today's vibrant polka scene.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780870207228
ISBN-10: 0870207229
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 140
Dimensiuni: 203 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.81 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Colecția Wisconsin Historical Society Press
ISBN-10: 0870207229
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 140
Dimensiuni: 203 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.81 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Colecția Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Recenzii
Polka
Heartland,
a
rollickingly
entertaining
and
educational
book
that
traces
its
origins
as
a
cutting-edge
European
fad
to
its
current
status
as
a
festival
favorite
in
cities,
towns
and
villages
across
Wisconsin.(Michael
Popke,
The
Isthmus,
November
2015)
In the introduction to Polka Heartland, March (state folklorist for Wisconsin, 1983-2009) writes that he and photographer Dick Blau "aim for in-depth, visually oriented views into the active polka scenes of [their] region" and that it is a project they do not "take lightly." Blau did the photography for Charles Keil and Angeliki Keil's Polka Happiness (CH, Mar'93, 30-3740), and he and March have long been immersed in the Midwestern polka scene. As a result, the present title is a well-plotted survey of what polka is, where it originated, and how it made its way to the Midwest. What is more, they provide engaging synopses of the various styles of polka in the Midwest. Between chapters are "polka interludes"—brief passages that address such things as the difference between a concertina and an accordion, and why beer and polka go well together. Blau’s charming color photos are an excellent complement to March’s eloquent prose. The selected readings and recordings listed at the end of the book will be a boon for readers curious about this dance form.(Choiceconnect.org, S. Tharp, University of Wyoming Libraries, January 2015)
A unique, engaging, informed, informative, and inherently fascinating cultural history from beginning to end...(James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review, Reviewer's Choice, Wisconsin Bookwatch: January 2016)
Rick March takes us through the small towns of Wisconsin to outline the continuing attraction polka music still holds for many people. Supplemented by excellent photographs by Dick Blau,Polka Heartlandis a personal and heartfelt look at this interesting and unique popular music ... Whether it be the Pulaski Polka days or the Las Vegas Latin Night Club, ... polka plays a vital role in the lives and the identity of these communities...the enthusiasm for the music, and the recent attraction by a younger audience,suggest that the music is evolving yet again... As a music that seems to define the midwest, this is welcome news... (Professor Kenneth J. Bindas, The Annals of Iowa, Vol. 75, 2015)
Polka Heartlandserves a dual purpose. It is both a “coffee table book” that would be enjoyed by a general audience interested in the photographs and vignettes of the musicians and dancers, and a solid academic study of polka, particularly as seen in Wisconsin but also strongly applicable to polka throughout the United States. … [It] not only fill gaps in scholarly materials that document the traditional and popular music of the Upper Midwest, but more generally represent valuable additions to the literature on American music.(Carl Rahkonen,Indiana University of Pennsylvania,Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association, June 2017)
.
In the introduction to Polka Heartland, March (state folklorist for Wisconsin, 1983-2009) writes that he and photographer Dick Blau "aim for in-depth, visually oriented views into the active polka scenes of [their] region" and that it is a project they do not "take lightly." Blau did the photography for Charles Keil and Angeliki Keil's Polka Happiness (CH, Mar'93, 30-3740), and he and March have long been immersed in the Midwestern polka scene. As a result, the present title is a well-plotted survey of what polka is, where it originated, and how it made its way to the Midwest. What is more, they provide engaging synopses of the various styles of polka in the Midwest. Between chapters are "polka interludes"—brief passages that address such things as the difference between a concertina and an accordion, and why beer and polka go well together. Blau’s charming color photos are an excellent complement to March’s eloquent prose. The selected readings and recordings listed at the end of the book will be a boon for readers curious about this dance form.(Choiceconnect.org, S. Tharp, University of Wyoming Libraries, January 2015)
A unique, engaging, informed, informative, and inherently fascinating cultural history from beginning to end...(James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review, Reviewer's Choice, Wisconsin Bookwatch: January 2016)
Rick March takes us through the small towns of Wisconsin to outline the continuing attraction polka music still holds for many people. Supplemented by excellent photographs by Dick Blau,Polka Heartlandis a personal and heartfelt look at this interesting and unique popular music ... Whether it be the Pulaski Polka days or the Las Vegas Latin Night Club, ... polka plays a vital role in the lives and the identity of these communities...the enthusiasm for the music, and the recent attraction by a younger audience,suggest that the music is evolving yet again... As a music that seems to define the midwest, this is welcome news... (Professor Kenneth J. Bindas, The Annals of Iowa, Vol. 75, 2015)
Polka Heartlandserves a dual purpose. It is both a “coffee table book” that would be enjoyed by a general audience interested in the photographs and vignettes of the musicians and dancers, and a solid academic study of polka, particularly as seen in Wisconsin but also strongly applicable to polka throughout the United States. … [It] not only fill gaps in scholarly materials that document the traditional and popular music of the Upper Midwest, but more generally represent valuable additions to the literature on American music.(Carl Rahkonen,Indiana University of Pennsylvania,Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association, June 2017)
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Notă biografică
Author
and
folkloristRick
Marchhas
participated
in
the
Midwest
polka
scene
for
more
than
three
decades.
He
is
a
preeminent
scholar
of
Midwest
music
history
and
culture,
a
longtime
radio
host
on
Wisconsin
Public
Radio,
a
producer
of
polka
CDs
for
Smithsonian
Folkways,
and
a
polka
musician
in
his
own
right.
March
is
retired
from
the
Wisconsin
Arts
Board.
Dick Blauhas a BA from Harvard and a PhD from Yale. A self-taught photographer, filmmaker, and performer, he co-founded the highly regarded Department of Film at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Blau calls his work an ethnography of the feelings. His subjects range from highly personal dramas to huge communal events. Blau has co-authored three books on the culture of celebration:Polka Happiness,Skyros Carnival,andBright Balkan Morning. Blau lives with writer Jane Gallop in downtown Milwaukee.
Dick Blauhas a BA from Harvard and a PhD from Yale. A self-taught photographer, filmmaker, and performer, he co-founded the highly regarded Department of Film at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Blau calls his work an ethnography of the feelings. His subjects range from highly personal dramas to huge communal events. Blau has co-authored three books on the culture of celebration:Polka Happiness,Skyros Carnival,andBright Balkan Morning. Blau lives with writer Jane Gallop in downtown Milwaukee.
Descriere
"Polka
Heartland"
takes
readers
along
on
a
joyful
romp
through
the
Midwestern
musical
traditions
that
give
the
"oompah-pah"
of
polka
its
sustaining
beat.