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Midwest Ramblin' The Goose Island Ramblers "The Ramblers . . . bring a rich heritage of Norwegian fiddle and dance music to their string-band-with-accordion format."—Old Time Country "The Ramblers' songs are largely parodies, sung in the gruff, hearty, ya-you-betcha style of Midwest radio legend Slim Jim, and their instrumental arrangements keep a long program fresh, with occasional twin fiddle, mandolin-fiddle, or dobro accompaniments to the accordion's lead." —The Old-Time Herald Now on CD, a toe-tapping re-release of 27 old-time music tunes by Wisconsin's beloved Goose Island Ramblers, Bruce Bollerud, George Gilbertsen, and Wendy Whitford, who began performing their special blend of accordion, fiddle, guitar, and humor in the Madison area in the 1960s. Included are original songs by the Ramblers ranging from the zany "There's No Norwegians in Dickeyville" to the "Ballad of JFK." All of these songs are on the CD Going to the Packer Inn In Heaven There Is No Beer Reierson’s Two Step No Norwegians in Dickeyville Swiss Yodel Waltz Wendy’s Schottische Scratch Your Nose Polka I Worked for a Farmer Black Mountain Rag Streets of Laredo Brother Dream of the Miner’s Child Abner Juve’s Waltz Kukavica Break Song Old Wampus Sauerkraut Polka Have Pity On Me Milwaukee Fire Victory Cannonball Ballad of JFK Chris’s Waltz Tobacco Setter’s Waltz Avoca Polka Good Morning Judge Auction paa Strommen’s Clover Blossoms Distributed for Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, University of Wisconsin–Madison Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

Spring 2004 Music CD $16.00 ISBN 978-0-924119-20-0 ADD TO CART

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