Songs of the Civil War

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Songs of the Civil War
Songs of the Civil War album cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 13, 1991
Genre Traditional
Length1:09:53
Label Columbia
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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. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Ashokan Farewell" Jay Ungar and Molly Mason4:11
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 [3] 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 [3] [4] 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 Rock2:44
14."Give Us a Flag" Richie Havens 2:39
15."The Secesh (Shiloh)"John Hartford2:55
16."Somebody's Darling"Kathy Mattea4:12
17."An Old Unreconstructed"Waylon Jennings1:52
18."Vacant Chair"Kathy Mattea4:12
19."Better Times Are Coming"Kate & Anna McGarrigle1:46
20."Lorena"John Hartford4:44
21."Marching Through Georgia" (originally by Henry Clay Work, 1865))Jay Ungar and Molly Mason3:01
22."Hard Times Come Again No More" (originally by Stephen Foster, 1854))Kate & Anna McGarrigle2:27
23."Oh I'm a Good Old Rebel"Hoyt Axton1:54
24."When Johnny Comes Marching Home"Ronnie Gilbert1:51
25."Taps" Staff Sgt. Steve Luck [3] 0:59

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Songs of the Civil War". allmusic . Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  2. Robert Christgau review
  3. 1 2 3 Next CD recording is The United States Military Academy Band, West Point, New York (CD album)
  4. 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