SORM Playlist #15-13: The Civil War In Song
(airing the week starting 3-25-15)
Shortly we will all be inundated with recordings and TV documentaries commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House. The American Civil War has contributed some wonderful historical songs and tunes to the American Songbag. This week we’ll feature some of my favorites from both sides of the Mason Dixon Line. Including some songs dedicated to the Irish Fighting 69th. The Civil War in Music on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine..
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Artist / “Title” / CD / Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle /
Smithsonian-Folkways
Phil Passen / “The Swung John Brown to a Sour Apple Tree-John
Brown’s Dream” / Tramp,Tramp, Tramp / Philbar
Anonymous 4 and Bruce Molsky / “The Southern Soldier Boy-Rebel
Raid” / 1865 / HarmoniaMundi
Camptown Shakers / “Miss Lucy Long” / Shakedown / Self Produced
Eric & Suzy Thompson / “Yearlings in the Canebreak-Burt
Anderson” / Dream Shadows /Herringbone
John Doyle / “Clear the Way” / Shadow and Light / Compass
David Kincaid / “Paddy’s Lamentation” / The Irish Volunteer /
Ryko
Dan Milner, et al / “A Yankee Man-of War” / Civil War Naval
Songs / Smithsonian Folkways
Phil Passen / “Garryowen-The Girl I Left Behind Me” / Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp / Philbar
Jed Marum / “The Rockbridge Artillary” / Even As I Ramble / Lone
Chimney Films
Bobby McMillon / “Shiloh’s Hill” / Lords and Merry Maids All /
Ivy Creek
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker / “Thedford Saga” / The Blue and Gray in
Black and White / Flying Fish
The 2nd South Carolina String Band / “Rock the Cradle Julie” /
Southern Soldier / Self Produced
Jim Taylor / “Camp Chase” / The Civil War Collection /
Pearl Mae
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
Smithsonian-Folkways