Various Artists - Songs of the Civil War [Columbia]

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

074644860726

Description:

Personnel: Kathy Mattea, Richie Havens, Waylon Jennings (vocals, guitar); Kate McGarrigle (vocals, electric guitar); John Hartford (vocals, banjo, violin); Jay Ungar (vocals, banjo, fiddle); Evan Stover (vocals, fiddle); Anna McGarrigle (vocals, accordion, piano); Molly Mason (vocals, piano); Aisha Kahlil, Ysaye Barnwell, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Nitanju Bolade Casel (vocals, shekere); Yasmeen Graham (vocals, tambourine); Curtis Young, Evelyn Harris, Jesse Carr, Dane Lanken, Hoyt Axton, Kris Ballinger, Dale Ballinger, Margaret Bailey, Judy Collins, Lisa Silver, Martha Wainwright, Ronnie Gilbert, Rufus Wainwright, The Cluster Pluckers (vocals); Russ Barenberg (guitar, mandolin); Mark Howard, Barry Walsh, John Mock (guitar); William R. Cooley (acoustic guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Craig Duncan and the Smoky Mountain Band (hammer dulcimer); Jamie Hartford, Stuart Duncan (mandolin); Matt Glaser (violin, fiddle); Joel Zifkin (violin); Steve Luck (trumpet); Jerry Bridges, Libby McLaren (piano); Jeff Hale (drums).
Audio Mixers: Johnny Rosen; Alan Silverman; Mike Zook.
Liner Note Authors: Peter Miller; Arthur Levy .
Recording information: Bear Tracks, Suffern, NY; Masterworks Studios, Fairfax, VA; Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY; Power Station, New York, NY; WDCN, Nashville, TN; West Point, NY.
Arrangers: Sgt. Paul Murtha; John Hartford; Waylon Jennings; Bernice Johnson Reagon.
Actually an extension and improvement upon White Mansions, this collection features rock and folk stars doing Civil War songs, and all of it is well done. Songs of the Civil War is a good companion to the Dirt Band`s Will the Circle Be Unbroken. ~ Bruce Eder

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Ashokan Farewell - Fiddle Fever/Jay Ungar/Molly Mason
2. No More Auction Block - Sweet Honey in the Rock
3. Lincoln and Liberty - Ronnie Gilbert
4. Dixie`s Land - United States Military Academy Band
5. Southern Soldier Boy, The - Kathy Mattea
6. Aura Lea - John Hartford
7. Rebel Soldier - Waylon Jennings
8. Follow the Drinking Gourd - Richie Havens
9. Battle Hymn of the Republic (John Brown`s Body) - Judy Collins
10. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - United States Military Academy Band
11. Was My Brother in the Battle? - Kate McGarrigle
12. Yellow Rose of Texas - Hoyt Axton
13. Run, Mourner, Run - Sweet Honey in the Rock
14. Give Us a Flag - Richie Havens
15. Secesh, The (Shiloh) - John Hartford
16. Somebody`s Darling - Kathy Mattea
17. Old Unreconstructed, An - Waylon Jennings
18. Vacant Chair - Kathy Mattea
19. Better Times Are Coming - Kate McGarrigle/Rufus Wainwright/Kate & Anna McGarrigle
20. Lorena - John Hartford
21. Marching Through Georgia - Fiddle Fever/Jay Ungar/Molly Mason
22. Hard Times (Come Again No More) - Kate McGarrigle
23. Oh I`m a Good Old Rebel - Hoyt Axton
24. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Ronnie Gilbert
25. Taps - Steve Luck

Album Information

Release Date:

08/13/1991

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Country Rock

Label:

Columbia (USA)

Producer:

Don DeVito; Jim Brown; Ken Burns

Catalog Number:

CK-48607

Original Release Year:

1991

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

70 : 7

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