Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country
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57mins
Directed by
Michael Loukinen,
Starring
Jim Leary,
Art Moilanen,
Al Reko,
Ralph Tuttila
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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."
