Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country

Name: Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country
Director: Michael Loukinen
Released: 2019-01-01
Duration: 57 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Jim Leary, Art Moilanen, Al Reko, Ralph Tuttila, Oren Tikkanen

8.0

January 1, 2019

57m

Music Documentary

Overview

When the immigrants came to America, their cultures entered the "great melting pot." In Michigan's Upper Peninsula Finnish immigrants mixed their musical traditions with many other cultures, creating a sound that was unique to the "Copper Country."