Iowa State Fare: Music from the Heartland

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

Track Listing

101	Silent Singer The Matney Sisters	02:02
102	Amazing Grace / God Loves You The Matney Sisters	02:24
103	Little Goose Polka Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen	02:32
104	Das Kufstein Lied Becky and The Ivanhoe Dutchmen	05:15
105	Scared of Your Love Becky and The Ivanhoe Dutchmen	05:38
106	Old Fishing Hole Louis and the Blues Review	04:26
107	Round Dance Song Everett Kapayou	01:20
108	Love Song Everett Kapayou	01:33
109	Virginia Darling Dwight Lamb and Lloyd Snow	01:40
110	Red Wing Dwight Lamb and Lloyd Snow	01:38
111	Las Tres Mujeres Solís and Solís	02:46
112	Maria Chuchena Solís and Solís	03:23
113	Be Thou My Vision Deer Creek Quartet	02:03
114	Henry Storhoff's Schottische Foot-Notes	02:11
115	Emigrant Waltz Foot-Notes	03:36
116	Ain't No Devil Psalms	04:51
117	Go Tell It on the Mountain Psalms	04:01