Amish music-some history and songs

Subject: Amish music-some history and songs
From: Bill D
Date: 11 Apr 02 - 11:21 PM

don't ask me the roundabout way I stumbled on this, but it is neat...

Scholarly article on Amish music with some tunes..In Adobe PDF format!

I have NO idea why this site has this file buried in its directories, but it is great!

a search in Google gives you the option of viewing it in text format, but you DO have Adobe viewer, don't you?

Subject: RE: Amish music-some history and songs
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 12 Apr 02 - 12:19 AM

Thanks, Bill D. Here in Alberta, we have Mennonites, Moravians and Hutterites. The latter is an Anabaptist community-oriented group with colonies throughout the western provinces and Montana devoted to farming and animal husbandry. They keep to the hand-tailored clothes but use the latest in machinery, computer-directed equipment, etc. They are resented by some other farmers because their large spreads and thrifty ways enable them to buy their needs at wholesale or fleet prices. Singing on the colonies is supposedly non-secular, but most have hidden radios, and some have friends outside the colony with whom they can watch TV and rental movies. I have heard them do a pretty good job on the singing of current pop groups when the "bosses" aren't around. They are also the best source of jokes of all kinds.

Subject: RE: Amish music-some history and songs
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Apr 02 - 06:35 AM

Thanks!

~S~

Subject: RE: Amish music-some history and songs
From: GUEST,Russ
Date: 12 Apr 02 - 10:23 AM

Thanks!

I live within driving distance of many Amish communities. I have been curious about their take on music. Didn't even know if they had any.

Subject: RE: Amish music-some history and songs
From: SharonA
Date: 12 Apr 02 - 10:26 AM

Thanks from me too!

Sharon