Goose Island Ramblers Documentation Project Collection, 1990-1991
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Key Subjects


Groups (Ethnic, National, Cultural, Religious, etc.)

  • British Americans
  • European Americans
  • Norwegian Americans
  • Yankees
Languages

  • English language
Locations

  • Middle West
  • Illinois
  • Wisconsin
  • Dane County (Wis.)
  • Iowa County (Wis.)
  • Dickeyville (Wis.)
  • Hollandale (Wis.)
  • Madison (Wis.)
  • Stoughton (Wis.)
  • Waunakee (Wis.)
Instuments

  • Accordion
  • Fiddle
  • Violin
  • Guitar
  • Mandolin
  • "Electric" toilet plunger
  • "Eight banger" (eight-string instrument, mandolin neck mounted onto a fiddle body and played with cello bow)
  • Jug
  • Bandoneon
  • Dobro
Performers

  • Bollerud, Bruce ("Loose Bruce the Goose")
  • Gilbertsen, George ("Smokey George")
  • Whitford, K. Wendell ("Wendy," "Uncle Windy")
Performers-Groups

  • Goose Island Ramblers
Subjects

  • Accordion music
  • Country music
  • Dance music
  • Dialect songs
  • European dance tunes
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Humorous songs
  • Jug band music
  • Old-time fiddle music
  • Old-time music
  • Skits