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Sound Salon - Folksongs of Another America

Talk and Film Screening with Jim Leary

Event Details

Date
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Time
6:30 p.m.
Location
Description
Jim Leary, UW Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies, will introduce his "Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937–1946", illustrated with sounds and images and recently co-published by the University of Wisconsin Press and music publisher Dust-to-Digital. The talk will be followed by a screening of the publication’s accompanying 25-minute documentary film, "Alan Lomax Goes North".
Cost
Free

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