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Iowa State Fare: Music from the Heartland

Various Artists
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

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