In June 1986 the Original Michigan Fiddlers Association hosted a jamboree in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Jack Stebe recorded it and later sent a cassette tape of the recording…
by Glenn Hendrix Isle Royale is a large island in Lake Superior and is the most remote place in the eastern United States. It became National Park in 1935. This…
Helmer, possibly at the Aura Jamboree Biography The following is from James P. Leary's liner notes from his LP set of field recordings, Accordions in the Cutover: Field Recordings of Ethnic Music from…
Ed Lauluma Biography Ed Lauluma (1921-2005) was a Finnish-American fiddler who lived on a farm on the Snake River in the Keweenaw Peninsula, a region settled by a significant number of…
In May of 1937, photographer Russell Lee (1903-1986) was in the cutover near Iron River in the upper peninsula of Michigan. He photographed a homestead and its occupants, the family…
Dick Gravell BiographyDick Gravell, a French-Chippewa man, lived in the vicinity of Sugar Island and Sault Sainte Marie. He played a style influenced by French and Metis tradition. He is…