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Dennis Stroughmatt (Uncredited)

Dennis Stroughmatt

Hidden away in the Missouri Ozarks is a language and culture that has been studied by just a few scholars. Their songs, recorded on wax cylinders by song catchers decades ago and thought to have been lost forever, are still alive today, in sleepy little towns with names like Old Mines, Potosi, and Sainte Genevieve. The French frontier of North America, described simply in today’s history books as the Louisiana Purchase, began in the late 1600’s. Fast forward to the late twentieth century, when a young college student named Dennis Stroughmatt sought out this living history, and was embraced as one of their own by the Creole people he met. His great-grandfather’s fiddle in hand (though he didn’t know very well how to play,) Mr.

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Dennis Stroughmatt et L’esprit Creole 6/21/12: Dennis Stroughmatt et L’esprit Creole

The Illinois Creole fiddler-singer takes listeners on a musical odyssey. A vibrant blend of Celtic, Canadian, and Old Time sounds, this music bridges the gap between contemporary Canadian and Louisiana Cajun styles. Part of Homegrown: The Music of America.

Dennis Stroughmatt et L’esprit Creole

The Illinois Creole fiddler-singer takes listeners on a musical odyssey. A vibrant blend of Celtic, Canadian, and Old Time sounds, this music bridges the gap between contemporary Canadian and Louisiana Cajun styles. Part of Homegrown: The Music of America.

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