Traditional Musicians from Chicagoland and Beyond
My Chicago Years, Since 1986
A partial list of fieldwork projects
| Years | Project | Artists | Areas | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Waukegan & Zion Folk & Ethnic Arts Survey for David Adler Cultural Center | under Adler House | ||
| 1990-91 | Waukegan & Zion followup survey for David Adler Cultural Center | under Adler House | ||
| 1992 | Fieldwork
followup
for Eastern Illinois University (see also Bloomington Years) |
see Eastern Illinois | Central Illinois | old-time fiddle |
| 1993 | Folk Arts residency at Morton East High School | Bohemian American Concertina Club; Chicago Concertina Circle | Cicero, Illinois | Czech, Polish |
| 1995 | home visit interview | Sark Antaramian | Niles, Illinois | Armenian music |
| 1995 | home visit | Lloyd "Boot" Shoe | Thompsonville, Illinois | old-time fiddle |
| 1996 | jam session at Lake County Folk Club | Bob Holt Chirps Smith |
Ava, Missouri Grayslake, Illinois |
old-time fiddle |
| 1997 | home visit (see also Indiana Hoedown) |
Edgar Hursey | Ligonier, Indiana | old-time fiddle |
| 1998 | home visit | Joe Dawson | Bloomington, Indiana | old-time fiddle |
| 1998 | Festival of American Fiddle Tunes (see also Here & There US) |
Les Raber, Garry Harrison, Liz Carroll, Paul Dahlin |
Port Townsend, Washington | old-time fiddle Irish, Swedish |
| 2003- | Midwest Fiddle Championship | under Old Town School | fiddle | various |
| 2003-05 | Illinois Musical Heritage project for Illinois Humanities Council | see Folksongs of Illinois #2 Fiddlers | ||
| 2005 | home visit interview | Marty Kapugi | Chicago | tamburitza music |
| 2005 | Starr Gennett Oral History Project | Robert Hilbert, Hoyt "Slim" Bryant |
Eaton, Ohio Chicago(phone) |
interviews |
| 2005 | Smithsonian Folklife Festival Nuestra Musica en Chicago | Victor Pichardo, Juan Dies, Pedro Gomez, Henry Roa |
Chicago | interviews |
| 200 | home visit | Lee Sloan Ruby Lee |
Traverse City, Michigan | old-time fiddle Indian fiddle |
| 2008- | Fiddle Club of the World (Chicago Chapter) | under Old Town School | fiddle | various |
| 2009 | rehearsal visit | Simbolo Nortena | Chicago | Nortena |
| 05/31/2009 | Fandango at El Colibri (see Long Friendships below) |
Juan River con Los Pichardo | Chicago | Son Planeco |
| 09/11/2009 | Hoagland Oktoberfest | Bavarian Brass | Hoagland, Indiana | German polka |
| 2010 | Chicago Folk & Roots Festival | [Ronnie Malley's band] Sones de Mexico |
Chicago | Arabic Mexican Son |
| 2011 | Midwest Folklife Festival | Dodgeville, Wisconsin | Klezmer, Swiss | |
| 2012 | set dancing at Irish American Heritage Center | Sean Cleland, Jessica Zeigler &c. | Chicago | Irish |
| 2012 | Great Lakes Folk Festival (see also Here & There US) |
Bua Temesgen |
Chicago Lansing |
Irish Ethiopian |
Long friendships
| Years | Artist | Hometown | Instrument | Style / Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-present |
Lynn
"Chirps" Smith (Indian Creek Delta Boys to Volo
Bogtrotters to New Bad Habits) |
Charleston to Grayslake, Illinois to Lagrange, Wisconsin | fiddle | old-time |
| 1987-present |
Bob
Bovee & Gail Heil |
Spring Grove, Minnesota | fiddle, guitar, harmonica &c. | old-time |
| 2007-present | Juan Rivera, Victor Pichardo y Los Pichardo | Chicago | fiddle | Mexicn Son |