Vanderbilt professors mine treasure of American music in "Little House" books

Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "There's a soundtrack interwoven in the stories of pioneer survival in the 'Little House' books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, enduring music that can shed light both on Wilder's stories and America's musical heritage. For the new album 'Happy Land: Musical Tributes to Laura Ingalls Wilder,' top Nashville musicians were brought together by Dale Cockrell and Butch Baldassari of Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music to record fresh versions of songs cited in the Little House books.