Description: She combines one-on-one interviews with detailed observations of how song provides a window into Amish cultural beliefs, values, and norms.
Brief description: D. Rose Elder is an associate professor of ethnomusicology and rural sociology and coordinator of humanities and social sciences at the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute.
Review Quotes: This fine account now stands as the basic reference source on the topic of Amish singing.
--Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage