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February 2012
Includes 2 booklets
5 5/8 x 4 7/8
Music CD $16.00 t
ISBN 978-0-299-28847-1
Produced by
the engineers, and the artists themselves
Original music, including blues, acoustic, rock and roll, and more, inspired
by a campaign to save an old bridge
“Though the bridge was closed for rehab and out of commission during the writing of
these songs, her presence permeated the hallways, penetrated the doorways, and filled
all hearts at the Holiday Motel. Fueled by elation, sleep deprivation, and the proximity
of respected peers, droves of driven souls churned out yet another year’s worth of
tributes, tall tales, and ragged anthems.”—pat mAcdonald
Songs by: Randy Weeks, Noah Engh, Liv Mueller, Andrea Wittgens, Storitela, Steve
Smith, Troy Therrien, Corey Carlson, Wally Ingram, Victoria Vox, Meaghan Owens,
Early Thomas, Ryan Thompson, Anjl Rodee, Ruby James, Jeremiah Nelson, Corinne
Lee, Craig Greenberg, Adrienne Hatkin, Dan Mayhew, David Cox, Monica Lenius,
Chris Simmons, Vee Sonnets, Eric McFadden, James Hall, Adam Mackintosh, Sarven
Mangiat, Lantz Lazwell, Landon Capelle, Kim Manning, Jane Wiedlin, Geri X, Travis
Kasperbauer, and Leilani Frey.
All songs were written and recorded during Steel Bridge Songfest, June 16, 2010.
February 2012
5 5/8 x 4 7/8
Music CD $12.00 t
ISBN 978-1-891609-15-2
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS
• SPRING 2012
Irish and Scottish Music from the North Woods
Bemidji native Brian Miller performs thirteen songs of “shanty boys” from the logging
heyday of 1830 to 1900. The package includes the CD and two booklets illustrated
with historical photos. A 16-page booklet tells of Irish- and Scottish-influenced song
traditions in the lumber camps of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Canada, and elsewhere,
including profiles of singers Mike Dean, Arthur Milloy, Patty McLaughlin, and Hank
Underwood. A 20-page booklet provides complete song lyrics and notes. Brian Miller
is joined on the CD by musicians from Minnesota and Ireland including Dáithí
Sproule, Norah Rendell, Tommie Cunniffe, and dancer Danielle Enblom.
Songs included are The Maid of the Logan Bough, The Shanty-Boy’s Alphabet, Jim
Whalen, Two Quadrilles (Otto Rindlisbacher’s / Bob Walter’s), The Banks of the
Little Eau Pleine, Kettle River, Morzie Ellsworth, Mickey Free, The Three Nations,
Highland Fling / Paddy Hill’s, Kitardine, The Mines of Cariboo, Save Your Money
When You’re Young.
lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he sings and plays guitar, bouzouki,
whistle, and Irish flute. He has performed across North America and in Ireland with
groups including the Two Tap Trio, the Máirtín de Cógáin Project, and Bua, which was
named “Top Traditional Group” by the 2009 Irish Music Awards. He has also been a
guest lecturer on the Irish song tradition at University College Cork, Ireland. He is a
fiscal year 2010 recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts
Board. This project is funded, in part, by the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund
as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the
people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Music / Folklore / Midwest History
• For more background on Brian
Miller and tour dates for his
performances of midwestern
lumberjack songs visit
evergreentrad.com.
• Visit homebrewpress.com and
steelbridgesongfest.org.
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