Heart of the Heartland


Heart of the Heartland is the first album in Peter Ostroushko's "heartland trilogy", released in 1995. Pilgrims on the Heart Road and Sacred Heart complete the trilogy.
Music from Heart of the Heartland was used by Ken Burns for the PBS documentary and his arrangement of "Sweet Betsy from Pike" was used in Burns' Mark Twain. "Dakota Themes" featured in the film Into The Wild.

Track listing

All songs by Peter Ostroushko unless otherwise noted.
  1. "Seattle " – 7:20
  2. "Prairie Sunrise" – 3:26
  3. "Puppy Belly Dance" – 5:07
  4. "Montana" – 4:50
  5. "Dakota Themes: Kasposia/Pioneer Waltz/Pigs Eye Reel" – 5:48
  6. "Heart of the Heartland" – 3:26
  7. "Nicaragua " – 8:30
  8. "Sweet Betsy from Pike" – 5:03
  9. "Virginia Reel from Hell Medley: Spotted Pony/Mississippi Reel/Wrystra" – 5:00
  10. " The Sangre de Cristos" – 3:35

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