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Available
on CD and cassette, these authentic renditions stir both the heart and
soul. Whether you are North or South,
soldier or civilian, you can experience the only true time travel..hear what they heard
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"BATTLEFIELDS
AND CAMPFIRES" Volume 1, copyright 1990, 45 minutes
Songs
of the Civil War soldier- ballads, marches, minstrel aires -
popular tunes that both sides sang 'round the campfire to cheer
the heart and dispel gloom. This was our first recording published
In 1986. For Improved sound and artistic considerations, we
went back Into the studio in 1990 and made a new version. Earlier,
1986 copies are still available on cassette tape by special
order for $20.00 each.
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"DIXIE AND OTHER LOVE SONGS" Volume
2, copyright 1986,45 minutes.
Popular songs of soldiers of the Civil War era, all based on
their relationships (sentimental, remarkable, and whimsical)
with women. Few people realize 'Dixie" is a comic love song,
because they've never heard all five verses. Likewise, "Wait
for the Wagon* and "Lorena" are seldom given in their entirety.
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"CHANTEY IRISH" Volume 3, copyright
1987, 60 minutes.
These
are the songs to be found in the camps of the many Irish troops,
and on the decks of both navies. Forced to emigrate to foreign
lands by the potato famine in Ireland, thousands of young Paddys
arrived just in time to be handed a gun and marched off to fight
In the Civil War. During the long voyage to "Amerikay", the rich
store of sea chanteys became
part
of their song-bag, and in turn, many a sailor's long watch at
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"TENTING ON THE OLD CAMPGROUND"
Volume 4, copyright 1989, 50 minutes.
Follow
the music of the Civil War from the dank prison cell to the trenches
of Vicksburg; from the blood-washed deck of the Cumberland to
the final, exultant peace jubilee. These are soldier-songs that
capture the feelings of the enlisted men of North and South as
the fortunes of their causes ebbed ,and flowed- patriotis!l home!
battles! comrades! army food! |
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"RAISE A RUCKUS" Volume 5,
copyright 1991, 45 minutes.
A nation weary of war turned to the new, uniquely American form
of entertainment, the minstrel show, to find escape. Crude jokes,
slapstick, comic plays would evolve into and eventually be replaced
by Vaudeville. From the first performance to the last obscure
minstrel, music was the glue that held everything together.
Stephen Collins Foster was one of the premiere songwriters of
the Civil War era as demonstrated by ten of the songs in this
recording. His tunes were given the ultimate honor of being
parodied time and again.
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"MARCHING
ALONG" Volume 6, copyright 1995, 45 minutes.
Strap on your knapsack once again, and join the armies as they
advance in the face of boredom, hunger, practical jokes, and
a host of other perils. Got a first hand account of how to utilize
the ubiquitous Army Mule as a plaything or an entree.
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"BRASS
MOUNTED ARMY"
Volume 7, copyright 1999, 50 minutes
One thing every army generates is complaints. This collection
has a generous helping of melodious malcontents. From sailors
whining about exhausted stogies, last women, and liquor restrictions,
soldiers grousing about the "Brass" and annoying buglers, hometown
complaints about the conduct of the war and their neighbors lack
of patriotic pride, to Lincoln's favorite lament about life's
brief span, its all here in three part harmony.
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Saturday Night
at Sea
Nautical songs and chanties by The 97th Regimental
String Band, copyright 1994
The 97th Regimental String Band hopes you enjoy this collection
of 19th Century nautical music. The soul of those great sailing
ships was in the music of the men who sailed them. We've tried
to recreate the jaunty spirit of those sailors, so if you find
some of these songs running 'round your brain, we've accomplished
our mission. Sing out strong and boisterous and enjoy! |
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