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A thorough personal history that brings to light a previously little-known musician, Norwegian American fiddler Ole Hendricks. This excellent, well-rounded introduction makes both this history, as well as his tunebook, available for readers and musicians. --Laura Ellestad, University of South-Eastern Norway The story of Ole Hendricks provides a valuable and grounded glimpse of music and social life in rural America in the nineteenth century, bringing into focus the long-overlooked importance of commonplace books--that is, handwritten music notebooks--in the performance and preservation of traditional music. --Paul Tyler, Old Town School of Folk Music An extraordinary undertaking of oral history, textual analysis, and musical exploration that highlights the author's deep curiosity and archival expertise. . . . Shaw's approach to this book is both imaginative and practical. Through her work, she breathes new life into the musical traditions captured in Ole Hendricks' tunebook, thereby providing a model for other folklorists. --Journal of American Folklore

"The story of Ole Hendricks provides a valuable and grounded glimpse of music and social life in rural America in the nineteenth century, bringing into focus the long-overlooked importance of commonplace books-that is, handwritten music notebooks-in the performance and preservation of traditional music."" - Paul Tyler, Old Town School of Folk Music ""A thorough personal history that brings to light a previously little-known musician, Norwegian American fiddler Ole Hendricks. This excellent, well-rounded introduction makes both this history, as well as his tunebook, available for readers and musicians."" - Laura Ellestad, University of South-Eastern Norway"

The story of Ole Hendricks provides a valuable and grounded glimpse of music and social life in rural America in the nineteenth century, bringing into focus the long-overlooked importance of commonplace books-that is, handwritten music notebooks-in the performance and preservation of traditional music. - Paul Tyler, Old Town School of Folk Music A thorough personal history that brings to light a previously little-known musician, Norwegian American fiddler Ole Hendricks. This excellent, well-rounded introduction makes both this history, as well as his tunebook, available for readers and musicians. - Laura Ellestad, University of South-Eastern Norway

A thorough personal history that brings to light a previously little-known musician, Norwegian American fiddler Ole Hendricks. This excellent, well-rounded introduction makes both this history, as well as his tunebook, available for readers and musicians. --Laura Ellestad, University of South-Eastern Norway The story of Ole Hendricks provides a valuable and grounded glimpse of music and social life in rural America in the nineteenth century, bringing into focus the long-overlooked importance of commonplace books--that is, handwritten music notebooks--in the performance and preservation of traditional music. --Paul Tyler, Old Town School of Folk Music

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Amy M. Shaw is a musician, archivist, and the head of archives & special collections at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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