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States of America

Iowa

Season 1 Episode 14 | 4m 58s

Since apprenticing for a retired fiddler after college, Beth Rotto has grown into a cultural staple within her community in Iowa. She works at the Co-op by day, fronts her folk band by night, and performs at the annual Nordic Fest to celebrate the Midwest's vast Scandinavian ancestry. Her act teaches people across the region to dance together in a scene of simple pageantry, unity, and wonder.

Aired: 12/19/20
Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Watch • 3:56
States of America
Hawai'i
Patricia, a master quilter and culture advocate, says that being Hawaiian is her pulse.
Episode: S1 E29 | 3:56
Watch • 4:43
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Arizona
LaVona was born on the same day Arizona became a state – tying their identities together.
Episode: S1 E28 | 4:43