Dancing With Welk: Music, Memory, and by Christopher Vondracek PAPERBACK

Dancing with WelkMusic, Memory, and Prairie Troubadours\nAuthor(s): Christopher Vondracek\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: South Dakota State Historical Society, United States\nImprint: South Dakota State Historical Society\nISBN-13: 9781941813416, 978-1941813416\nSynopsis\nIn the early 2000s, the Brickhouse Boys, an indie-rock ensemble based in Vermillion, South Dakota, tried to become famous from the middle of nowhere. Over fifty years prior, Lawrence Welk, a young accordionist and bandleader from Strasburg, North Dakota, had managed to do just that. Dancing with Welk follows Christopher Vondracek, the pianist and songwriter for the Brickhouse Boys, as he recounts his attempt to follow in the footsteps of Welk, whose brand of \""champagne music\"" garnered him legions of dedicated fans and a long-running television series.\n\nDancing with Welk blends memoir, travelogue, and cultural history to create a nuanced and often hilarious ode to the landscapes and musical traditions of the Nort.