Présentation du Centre canadien d'études sur la culture traditionnelle / An introduction to the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies


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A presentation of the origin, activities and future plans of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, this publication includes a detailed tabulation of the Centre’s multicultural studies and documentary resources. / Texte traitant des origines et des activités présentes et futures du Centre canadien d’études sur la culture traditionnelle, cette publication présente un bilan détaillé des études multiculturelles et des ressources documentaires du Centre.







Folk music of Canada's oldest Polish community / La musique traditionnelle de la plus ancienne communauté polonaise du Canada


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A field collection of the repertoire of song and dance music of the Polish-Canadians of Renfrew County, Ontario, and a discussion of its function in their daily lives. / Échantillon du répertoire musical des Canadiens polonais du comté de Renfrew, Ontario, et l’amorce d’une discussion sur sa fonction au sein de la communauté.




Folk fiddling in Canada


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A selection of thirty-two traditional fiddle tunes transcribed from tapes with commentary concerning the tunes’ melody, performers, and annotations. An analysis of the ten extant versions of “La grande gigue simple” and the ten versions of its derivative “Red River Jig” are also provided.




Cultural retention & demographic change


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Three essays discuss the history, folkways and mechanisms of social change among the descendants of nineteenth century immigrants from the Outer Hebridean Islands of Harris and Lewis now living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.




Kalderas in eastern Canada


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The author discusses the values, social organization, interethnic relations and economic practices of the Kalderaš Ŗom Gypsies of Eastern Canada from the time of their immigration to the present and concludes that they are highly adaptive within the larger Canadian social context.




Korean-Canadian folk song


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This study describes and documents the musical behaviour and heritage of the Koreans in Korea and in Metropolitan Toronto. Korean-Canadian folksongs and instrumental pieces are discussed and analyzed in detail.




Structural changes of two Chinese communities in Alberta, Canada


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Utilizing social surveys, participant observation, interviews, life histories, oral testimony and documentary evidence, adherence to Chinese cultural traditions in Alberta is found to be inversely related to the accessibility of opportunity within the wider social context.




Pantagruel in Canada


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Comparing Jacques Cartier’s Voyages with the fictional explorations of Rabelais’ Pantagruel, Marius Barbeau is able to demonstrate that it is the latter work which most influenced perceptions of the Americas at the French court of François I.




Many voices


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This volume provides a historical overview of the development and role of Anglo-Canadian folklore studies in Canada and their relationship to similar research conducted with respect to French Canadians, minority groups within Canada, within the wider Canadian context, and at the international level.