Track Listing

1. The Battle Cry of Freedom - D.C. Hall, Root, George F.
2. The Star Spangled Banner - D.C. Hall, Key, Francis Scott
3. Uncle Sam's Farm - D.C. Hall, Hutchinson, Jesse J
4. Vaillance Polka Militaire - D.C. Hall, Ascher, Joseph
5. Drums and Trumpets (A Parade in Broadway) - D.C. Hall, Helmsmueller, Fred
6. Weeping, Sad and Lonely - D.C. Hall, Tucker, Henry
7. The Columbian Quadrilles: Star Spangled Banner/Red, White, and ... - D.C. Hall,
8. The Girl I Left Behind Me - D.C. Hall, Traditional
9. Beauregard's Retreat from Shiloh - D.C. Hall, Skedaddles
10. We Are Coming, Father Abraham - D.C. Hall, Foster, Stephen C.
11. Kingdom Coming (The Year of Jubilo) - D.C. Hall, Work, Henry C.
12. Grafted into the Army - D.C. Hall, Work, Henry C.
13. The Picture on the Wall - D.C. Hall, Work, Henry Clay
14. Daniel Webster's Funeral March - D.C. Hall, Beethoven, Ludwig V
15. Tenting on the Old Campground - D.C. Hall, Kittredge, Walter
16. The Battle Hymn of the Republic - D.C. Hall, Howe, Julia Ward

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #333038 in Music
• Released on: 1994-12-21
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Moving traditional music
Music of the period performed in the style of the period and with great feeling. Don't be afraid that the music is "stuffy" or academic. It is funny, sad, and rousing. It gives the feeling of immediacy that never goes out of style.

Splendid program, beautifully done!
A splendid program of varied, contrasting pieces for voice and
instruments. All performers are complete masters of this music
and its idiomatic performance style, and they execute it with skill, wit and (where appropriate) real depth of feeling.

This is an album which everyone who loves Civil War music,
or who is meeting it here for the first time, will cherish.

Attention Hardcore Reenactors
I am a campaign-style Union reenactor in the Eastern US who has emphasized Civil War-era music in my knowledge base. I was also a musician for several years. DC Hall's New Concert ensemble has done a first-rate job of recreating our Northern ancestors' music. From my reading, their efforts have approximated the small, live music groups that were popular before and during the War. The liner notes are well-written, and historically accurate. Perfect for background music when having your pards over to count threads or make up rounds. I recommend it without hesitation.