From the Archives to the Dance Floor: My Work with the Arnold Munkel Collection
Presented by Go Big Read program & Mills Music Library
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Location
126 Memorial Library
Description
UW–Madison Spring 2022 Musician-in-Residence Beth Hoven Rotto will discuss her research at Mills Music Library with the Arnold Munkel Collection, transcribing songs Munkel recorded, forming a community ensemble, and teaching the Scandinavian-American old-time repertoire to new audiences. Rotto will also play examples from the collection on her fiddle that she and her band Foot-Notes will perform at the Barn Dance happening Friday, 10/16/26, Old Barn, Middleton.
Cost
Free and open to the public
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email bwillig@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.