| Songs of the Civil War | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | August 13, 1991 |
| Genre | Traditional |
| Length | 1:09:53 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | [2] |
Songs of the Civil War is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Columbia, that presents an assortment of contemporary performers recording period pieces and traditional songs, most of which date back to the American Civil War.[3]
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Transcription
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ashokan Farewell" | Jay Ungar and Molly Mason | 4:11 |
| 2. | "No More Auction Block For Me" | Sweet Honey in the Rock | 5:30 |
| 3. | "Lincoln and Liberty" | Ronnie Gilbert | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Dixie's Land" | United States Military Academy Band[4] | 1:17 |
| 5. | "The Southern Soldier Boy" | Kathy Mattea | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Aura Lee" | John Hartford | 1:28 |
| 7. | "Rebel Soldier" | Waylon Jennings | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Follow the Drinking Gourd" | Richie Havens | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | Judy Collins | 2:17 |
| 10. | "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" | United States Military Academy Band[4][5] | 2:13 |
| 11. | "Was My Brother in the Battle?" | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | 3:43 |
| 12. | "The Yellow Rose of Texas" | Hoyt Axton | 2:15 |
| 13. | "Run, Mourner, Run" | Sweet Honey in the Rock | 2:44 |
| 14. | "Give Us a Flag" | Richie Havens | 2:39 |
| 15. | "The Secesh (Shiloh)" | John Hartford | 2:55 |
| 16. | "Somebody's Darling" | Kathy Mattea | 4:12 |
| 17. | "An Old Unreconstructed" | Waylon Jennings | 1:52 |
| 18. | "Vacant Chair" | Kathy Mattea | 4:12 |
| 19. | "Better Times Are Coming" | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | 1:46 |
| 20. | "Lorena" | John Hartford | 4:44 |
| 21. | "Marching Through Georgia" (originally by Henry Clay Work, 1865)) | Jay Ungar and Molly Mason | 3:01 |
| 22. | "Hard Times Come Again No More" (originally by Stephen Foster, 1854)) | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | 2:27 |
| 23. | "Oh I'm a Good Old Rebel" | Hoyt Axton | 1:54 |
| 24. | "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" | Ronnie Gilbert | 1:51 |
| 25. | "Taps" | Staff Sgt. Steve Luck[4] | 0:59 |
Personnel
- Chris Anderson – engineer
- Hoyt Axton – vocals, performer
- Margaret Bailey – vocals
- Dale Ballinger – vocals
- Kris Ballinger – vocals
- Russ Barenberg – guitar, mandolin
- Ysaye Barnwell – vocals, shekere
- Jerry Bridges – piano
- Jim Brown – producer
- Ken Burns – producer
- Jesse Carr – vocals
- Nitanju Bolade Casel – vocals, shekere
- The Cluster Pluckers – vocals
- Judy Collins – vocals, performer
- William R. Cooley – guitar (acoustic)
- Don DeVito – producer
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Frank Dubuy – conductor, musical consultant
- Craig Duncan and the Smoky Mountain Band – dulcimer (hammer)
- Stuart Duncan – mandolin
- Mark Ferguson – engineer
- Fiddle Fever – performer
- Ronnie Gilbert – vocals, performer
- Matt Glaser – fiddle, violin
- Yasmeen Graham – tambourine, vocals
- Jeff Hale – drums
- Evelyn Harris – vocals
- Jamie Hartford – mandolin
- John Hartford – banjo, violin, arranger, vocals, performer, musical consultant
- Richie Havens – guitar, vocals, performer
- Mark Howard – guitar
- Roy M. "Junior" Husky – bass
- SFC Dave Hydock – engineer
- Waylon Jennings – guitar, arranger, vocals, performer
- Pat Jerina – design
- Aisha Kahlil – vocals, shekere
- Dane Lanken – vocals
- Arthur Levy – liner notes
- Nicky Lindeman – art direction
- Larry Loewinger – engineer
- Staff Sgt. Steve Luck – trumpet
- Paul Markey - audio assistant
- Molly Mason – bass, piano, vocals, performer, musical consultant
- Kathy Mattea – guitar, vocals, performer
- Anna McGarrigle – piano, accordion, vocals
- Kate McGarrigle – guitar (electric), vocals
- Libby McLaren – piano
- Peter Miller – liner notes
- John Mock – guitar, whistle (instrument)
- Sgt. Paul Murtha – arranger
- Bernice Johnson Reagon – arranger, vocals, shekere, musical consultant
- Johnny Rosen – engineer, mixing
- Carol Ross – post production
- Lisa Silver – vocals
- Alan Silverman – engineer, mixing
- Evan Stover – fiddle, vocals
- Sweet Honey in the Rock – performer
- Jay Ungar – banjo, fiddle, vocals, performer, musical consultant
- The United States Military Academy Band – performer
- Martha Wainwright – vocals
- Rufus Wainwright – vocals, performer
- Barry Walsh – guitar
- Curtis Young – vocals
- Joel Zifkin – violin
- Mike Zook – engineer, mixing
References
- ^ [https://www.allmusic.com/album/r23756
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "Songs of the Civil War". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ a b c Next CD recording is The United States Military Academy Band, West Point, New York (CD album)
- ^ When Johnny Comes Marching Home U.S.M.A. Band under the direction of LTC Frank G. Dubuy, from Songs of the Civil War PBS special, YouTube
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