Songs of the Civil War

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ashokan Farewell
engineer:
Chris Anderson (engineer) and Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
bass:
Molly Mason
fiddle:
Matt Glaser, Evan Stover and Jay Ungar
guitar:
Russ Barenberg
recording of:
Ashokan Farewell
composer:
Jay Ungar (in 1982)
publisher:
Swinging Door Music
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason with Fiddle Fever4:11
2No More Auction Block for MeSweet Honey in the Rock5:30
3Lincoln & Liberty
engineer:
Chris Anderson (engineer) and Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
banjo:
Jay Ungar
guitar:
Russ Barenberg
piano:
Libby McLaren
violin:
Matt Glaser
vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert (American folk singer), Jesse Carr (US guitarist), Molly Mason and Evan Stover
recording of:
Lincoln & Liberty
writer:
Jesse Hutchinson
Ronnie Gilbert2:13
4Dixie’s Land
engineer:
Larry Loewinger, Sgt. 1st Class Dale Hydock and Sgt. Mark Ferguson (music engineer, US military)
conductor:
Lt. Col. Frank Dubuy
performer:
United States Military Academy Band (The United States Military Academy Band)
arranger:
Sgt. Paul Murtha
recording of:
Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (19th century songwriter)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
United States Military Academy Band1:17
5The Southern Soldier BoyKathy Mattea2:37
6Aura Lee
engineer and mixer:
Johnny Rosen
banjo:
John Hartford
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey)
guitar:
Mark Howard (guitar, banjo, engineer, producer; Nashville based)
mandolin:
Jamie Hartford
instrumental recording of:
Aura Lea
lyricist:
W. W. Fosdick
composer:
George R. Poulton
John Hartford1:29
7Rebel Soldier
engineer:
Johnny Rosen
mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician) and Barry Walsh
piano:
Jerry Bridges
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician)
recording of:
Rebel Soldier
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Waylon Jennings3:30
8Follow the Drinking Gourd
engineer:
Larry Loewinger and Jim Mikles (engineer)
mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
guitar:
Richie Havens
vocals:
Richie Havens
recording of:
Follow the Drinking Gourd
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Richie Havens3:26
9Battle Hymn of the Republic
engineer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
vocals:
Judy Collins
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body
Judy Collins2:17
10When Johnny Comes Marching Home
engineer:
Larry Loewinger, Sgt. 1st Class Dale Hydock and Sgt. Mark Ferguson (music engineer, US military)
conductor:
Lt. Col. Frank Dubuy
performer:
United States Military Academy Band (The United States Military Academy Band)
arranger:
Sgt. Paul Murtha
recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
lyricist:
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6637)
United States Military Academy Band2:14
11Was My Brother in the BattleKate & Anna McGarrigle3:43
12Yellow Rose of Texas
engineer and mixer:
Johnny Rosen
guitar:
Mark Howard (guitar, banjo, engineer, producer; Nashville based)
vocals:
Hoyt Axton, Dale Ballinger, Kris Ballinger, John Hartford and Margaret Archer Bailey (Cluster Pluckers)
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Hoyt Axton2:16
13Run, Mourner, RunSweet Honey in the Rock2:44
14Give Us a Flag
engineer:
Larry Loewinger and Jim Mikles (engineer)
mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
guitar:
Richie Havens
vocals:
Richie Havens
recording of:
Give Us a Flag
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Billy Holmes (19th century songwriter)
is based on:
Hoist Up the Flag
Richie Havens2:40
15The Secesh (Shiloh)
engineer and mixer:
Johnny Rosen
banjo:
Mark Howard (guitar, banjo, engineer, producer; Nashville based)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey)
fiddle:
John Hartford
mandolin:
Jamie Hartford
vocals:
John Hartford
recording of:
The Secesh (Shiloh)
John Hartford2:56
16Somebody’s DarlingKathy Mattea4:12
17An Old Unreconstructed
recording engineer:
Johnny Rosen
mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician)
percussion [drum]:
Jeff Hale
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician)
recording of:
An Old Unreconstructed
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Waylon Jennings1:52
18Vacant Chair
engineer:
Johnny Rosen
mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey)
guitar:
William Cooley and Kathy Mattea
mandolin:
Stuart Duncan
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
vocals:
Kathy Mattea, Lisa Silver and Curtis Young (country singer)
recording of:
The Vacant Chair
lyricist:
Henry S. Washburn
composer:
George Frederick Root (aka G. Friedrich Wurzel) (in 1861)
is based on:
The Vacant Chair
Kathy Mattea4:13
19Better Times Are Coming
engineer and mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
banjo:
Kate McGarrigle
button accordion:
Anna McGarrigle
violin:
Joel Zifkin
vocals:
Dane Lanken, Anna McGarrigle, Kate McGarrigle and Rufus Wainwright (Canadian-American singer-songwriter and composer)
recording of:
Better Times Are Coming
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle with Rufus Wainwright1:46
20Lorena
engineer and mixer:
Johnny Rosen
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey)
guitar:
Mark Howard (guitar, banjo, engineer, producer; Nashville based)
mandolin:
Jamie Hartford
violin:
John Hartford
vocals:
John Hartford
recording of:
Lorena
lyricist:
Henry DeLafayette Webster
composer:
Joseph Philbrick Webster
John Hartford4:44
21Marching Through Georgia
engineer:
Chris Anderson (engineer) and Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
fiddle:
Matt Glaser, Evan Stover and Jay Ungar
mandolin:
Russ Barenberg
piano:
Molly Mason
vocals:
Jesse Carr (US guitarist), Molly Mason, Evan Stover and Jay Ungar
recording of:
Marching Through Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason with Fiddle Fever3:01
22Hard Times Come Again No More
engineer and mixer:
Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
violin:
Joel Zifkin
vocals:
Dane Lanken, Lily Lanken, Sylvan Lanken, Anna McGarrigle, Kate McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright and Rufus Wainwright (Canadian-American singer-songwriter and composer)
recording of:
Hard Times Come Again No More
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle and Families2:28
23Oh I’m a Good Old Rebel
engineer and mixer:
Johnny Rosen
guitar:
Mark Howard (guitar, banjo, engineer, producer; Nashville based)
vocals:
Hoyt Axton, Dale Ballinger, Kris Ballinger, John Hartford and Margaret Archer Bailey (Cluster Pluckers)
recording of:
Oh I’m a Good Old Rebel
writer:
James Innes Randolph, Jr.
Hoyt Axton1:55
24When Johnny Comes Marching Home
engineer and mixer:
Chris Anderson (engineer) and Alan Silverman (producer, engineer)
banjo:
Jay Ungar
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Molly Mason
fiddle:
Matt Glaser and Evan Stover
guitar:
Russ Barenberg
piano:
Libby McLaren
vocals:
Ronnie Gilbert (American folk singer) and Jesse Carr (US guitarist)
recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
lyricist:
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6637)
Ronnie Gilbert1:52
25Taps
recording engineer:
Larry Loewinger
performer:
Staff Sgt. Steve Luck (Staff Sergeant)
recording of:
Taps
arranger:
Daniel Butterfield
Staff Sgt. Steve Luck0:59

Credits

Release

art direction:Nicky Lindeman
design/illustration:Pat Jerina
producer:Jim Brown (producer)
Ken Burns (US documentary filmmaker)
Don DeVito
editor and mastering:Vic Anesini
manufactured by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2925795 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000283E [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000771588 [info]