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Audio Recording Interview with Heidi Siewert, folk singer and yodeler, Chicago, Illinois, part 1

Interview with Heidi Siewert, folk singer and yodeler, Chicago, Illinois, part 1

About this Item

Title

  • Interview with Heidi Siewert, folk singer and yodeler, Chicago, Illinois, part 1

Names

  • Hellenberg, Antony, 1938-2000 (Collector)
  • Siewert, Heidi (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Glen Ellyn, Illinois, April 26, 1977

Headings

  • -  German Americans
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Illinois -- Glen Ellyn

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  Heidi Siewert, part 1
  • -  Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Heidi Siewert, folk singer and yodeler; Ms. Siewert is the daughter of Martin and Sara Schwarz, the mother of three children and lives with them and her German born husband at 2N 477 Diane, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; this tape was recorded over the telephone on 26 April 1977; topics include Siewert’s background and life history; origins of yodel and her singing experience; yodeling ability first exploited in this country; about job experiences; description of yodeling and how it affects the vocal chords; where and when Heidi sings, her performances are appreciated more by American audiences than ethnic groups; about her repertoire of yodel songs; difference between Alpine yodel and hillbilly yodeling; difference in the experience of singing classical music and folk tunes; the types of ethnic events for which Heidi sings; proliferation of Oktoberfests in Chicago area, from August into November; on the future of ethnic community and choruses: large clubs will survive as music organizations, rather than as ethnic organizations; social organizations will be continued through children; singing clubs are traditional among Germans everywhere; the ethnic interests of Heidi's children, effects of the use of dialects on Heidi's children.

Medium

  • audiocassette, C-60

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1981/004: AFS 20546a
  • MBRS Shelflist: RYA 0614
  • Field Project Identifier: CH77-T023-C

Source Collection

  • Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Hellenberg, Antony, and Heidi Siewert. Interview with Heidi Siewert, folk singer and yodeler, Chicago, Illinois, part 1. Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1977. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20546a/.

APA citation style:

Hellenberg, A. & Siewert, H. (1977) Interview with Heidi Siewert, folk singer and yodeler, Chicago, Illinois, part 1. Glen Ellyn, Illinois. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20546a/.

MLA citation style:

Hellenberg, Antony, and Heidi Siewert. Interview with Heidi Siewert, folk singer and yodeler, Chicago, Illinois, part 1. Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1977. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20546a/>.