Track Listing

1. Ashokan Farewell - Ungar, Jay
2. No More Auction Block - Traditional
3. Lincoln and Liberty - Hutchinson, J.
4. Dixie's Land - Emmett, Daniel Deca
5. The Southern Soldier Boy - Alexander, G.W.
6. Aura Lea - Poulton, George R.
7. Rebel Soldier - Traditional
8. Follow the Drinking Gourd - Traditional
9. Battle Hymn of the Republic (John Brown's Body) - Howe, Julia Ward
10. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Lambert, Louis
11. Was My Brother in the Battle? - Foster, Stephen
12. Yellow Rose of Texas - Traditional
13. Run, Mourner, Run - Traditional
14. Give Us a Flag - Traditional
15. The Secesh (Shiloh)
16. Somebody's Darling - DeLaCoste, M.R.
17. An Old Unreconstructed - Traditional
18. Vacant Chair - Root, George F.
19. Better Times Are Coming - Foster, Stephen
20. Lorena - Webster, Henry DeLa
21. Marching Through Georgia - Work, Henry Clay
22. Hard Times (Come Again No More) - Foster, Stephen
23. Oh I'm a Good Old Rebel - Randolph, Major I.
24. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Lambert, Louis
25. Taps - Butterfield, Daniel

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8181 in Music
• Released on: 1991-08-13
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Prompted by the success Ken Burns's popular Civil War documentary (which spawned its own soundtrack), Songs of the Civil War presents an eclectic assortment of contemporary performers tackling period pieces that date back to the War Between the States. Here's Sweet Honey in the Rock tackling the slave lament "No More Auction Block for Me," Judy Collins singing "Battle Hymn of the Republic," and Kate and Anna McGarrigle essaying the lovely (and very suitable) "Hard Times Come Again No More." Between performances by name artists (Kathy Mattea, Waylon Jennings, and Richie Havens among them), instrumentals performed by the U.S. Military Academy Band provide a sense of time and place. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews

Very Good
The one and only thing that I didn't like about this was that there was only one version of, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" which was beautiful but it was acapella and only one verse was sung.

great CD!
I really am enjoying this variety of music! I like the different artists and their different styles; old songs become new with the variety.

Not just for Civil War buffs
Ken Burns did a fine job of selecting the best, most interesting, most poignant songs from both sides of a defining conflict in America's history, and matching them with the exact right performers. The CD is perfectly paced and full of delights, like Hoyt Axton singing "Yellow Rose of Texas," Richie Havens performing "Follow the Drinking Gourd," and Waylon Jennings singing "Rebel Soldier," which is the most ticked-off song I've ever heard.