Scope and Contents

Side 1, "MT"

Side 2, Decorah music; "Dorgens and music from Duluth"; "Indian tunes."

Side 1, Performances by Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Stanley Lardahl, guitar. Titles: introduction by Leonard Finseth... talking to Truman Sorenson, Grand Forks, N.D.; Norsk reinlender; Old southern waltz; Skagga lopa whiskered flea; Old A waltz; Old waltz (Old as the hills); Old schottische; Finske valser; Frulinda (schottische); waltz.

Side 2, Performances by Finseth, fiddle; Stanley Lardahl, guitar. Titles: Old time Norwegian; Norwegian mazurka; schottische from Hallingdal (Gudbrandsdalen?); Hardanger waltz; polka; Wwaltz from Gudbrandsdalen; Indian war whoop; Hobo waltz; Stitsta (sp?) reinlender from Trondheim; Dan's old time waltz after Daniel Aakhus.

Side 1, part A, Performances by Ragna, piano. Titles: Sommervise; Bondvals; Clap dance; A tune on accordion; Brudererden i Hardanger (A bridal party in Hardanger); Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Norwegian national anthem).

Side 1, part B, Performances by Blanche Gilbertson, piano; Leonard Finseth fiddle. Titles: waltz; schottische; waltz; waltz.

Side 2, part A, Performances by Blanche Gilbertson, piano; Leonard Finseth fiddle. Titles: springar.

Side 2, part B, Performances by Blanche Gilbertson, piano. Titles: Ja, vi elsker dette landet; (Norwegian national anthem); Kan du glemme gamle norge?; Saeterjentens Sondag.

Side 2, part C, Performances by Blanche Gilbertson, piano; Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Jensine Haarvi Blager, vocal. Titles: My faith looks up to Thee; Saeterjentens Sondag; unidentified; unidentified.

Side 2, part D, Performances by Jensine Haarvi Blager, vocal; Leonard Finseth, fiddle. Titles: Per spelmann; Per spelmann.

Side 2, part E, Performance by Leonard Finseth, vocal. Title: Kjaerring me staven.

Side 2, part F, Performance by Jensine Haarvi Blager, vocal. Title: unidentified.

Side 1, Performances by Otto Gran, fiddle; probably Stanley Lardahl, guitar; Leonard Finseth, announcing. Titles: Holman polka; Holman waltz; Casey's old time waltz; polka after Ellingson from Spring Grove; Ellestad waltz; waltz from Spring Grove; waltz from Ellison of Spring Grove; Whirlaway waltz; polka; Durango's hornpipe; Sailor's hornpipe; Fisher's hornpipe; Mississippi Sawyer; Tennessee wagoner; Gray eagle; Black Mountain rag.

Side 2, commercial recording, "The Edelweiss Stars."

Side 1, part A, Performance by Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Laverne Lardahl, guitar; Mrs. Blom, vocal. Title: Prairie Lake waltz.

Side 1, part B, Performances by Arnold Thorson, fiddle; Blanche Gilbertson, piano. Titles: White Christmas; Dan's old time waltz; Danny boy; violin and piano piece.

Side 1, part C, Performances by Otto Rindlisbacher, fiddle; Stanley Lardahl, guitar, Titles: St. Anne's reel; Log roller's hornpipe; Pioneer's schottische; Huntsville hornpipe; Buck Lake breakdown; Walking uptown (two-step); Sunset waltz; unidentified; Branson breakdown; Sportsman's reel; Jolly two schottische; Dick McDougal's reel.

Side 2, Performances by Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Laverne Lardahl, guitar; Mrs. Blom, vocal. Titles: (bad recording); Indian war whoop; Jorgen Olson waltz; waltz; Norske hambo; Fiddler's waltz; Sistu reinlender; Couderay jig; And the cat came back; waltz; Happy boys schottische.

Side 1, Performances by Blanche Gilbertson, piano; Arnold Thorson, fiddle. Titles: Joy to the world; Oh, come all ye faithful; White Christmas; Silver bells; Winter wonderland; Jingle bells; We wish you a merry Christmas; We wish you a merry Christmas (with vocals); Angels we have heard on high; Silent night (with Finseth); The star of the East (with vocal); Oh, Christmas tree; Happy Christmas tree; How glad I am each Christmas Eve; Thy little ones, dear Lord, are we; Oh, how beautiful the sky.

Side 2, Performances by Leonard Finseth, fiddle and vocal. Titles: Finseth speaking; Livet i Finnskogen.

Dub of a commercial recording, "Memories of Snoose Boulevard" (Anne Charlotte Harvey)

Performances: Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Robert Andresen

Performances: Blanche Gilbertson (Mostly singing)

Side 1, part A, Performance by Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Orpha, piano. Title: Livet i Finnskogen.

Side 1, part B, Performances by Uncle Ed Quall, fiddle: Orpha, piano. Titles: Anders Svalstuen vals; Suda rowe-rowe (aka Tykk Marie, aka Fat Mary); Ingvald's waltz; Old A waltz.

Side 1, part C, Performance by Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Orpha, piano. Title: Old A waltz.

Side 1, part D, Performances by Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Stanley Lardahl, guitar. Titles: Sukkertoy (schottische); Randi Severson waltz (Lardahl, accordion); Randi Severson waltz; schottische.

Side 2, part A, Performances by Otto Rindlisbacher, fiddle; probably Stanley Lardahl, guitar. Titles: schottische; (blank); schottische; schottische; schottische; schottische; waltz.

Side 2, part B, Performance by Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Orpha, piano. Title: Old A waltz.

Side 1, Performances by Otto Rindlisbacher, Hardanger fiddle, Stanley Lardahl, guitar.

Side 2, Harding music from Norway: Performances by Ole Bertelrud.

Part I: Performances: Ole Berguson

Part II: Performances: Leonard Finseth, fiddle; Larry Lardahl, guitar; Stanley Lardahl, guitar