Track Listing

1. Ol' Dan Tucker
2. McLeod's Reel
3. Oh! Lud Gals
4. Boatman's Dance
5. Fisher's Hornpipe/Rickett's Hornpipe
6. Zip Coon
7. Hard Times, Come Again No More
8. John Brown's March/John Brown's Dream
9. Oh, I'm A Good Old Rebel
10. Palmetto Quickstep
11. Keemo Kimo
12. Jackson in the Valley
13. Johnny Booker/Circus Jig/Jim Along Josie
14. Rock the Cradle, Julie
15. Jenny, Get Your Hoecake Done
16. The Arkansas Traveller
17. Southern Soldier
18. Dixie's Land

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42903 in Music
• Released on: 1997-07-04
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
SOUTHERN SOLDIER is a collection of songs and melodies which were well known to Southerners and Northerners alike; tunes that were a familiar and comfortable part of life in the years leading up to the War Between the States. Many of these compositions were written by the likes of Stephen Foster and Daniel Emmett, who were giants of the popular music industry of their day.

Some of the titles, OL' DAN TUCKER, DIXIE'S LAND and ARKANSAS TRAVELER are still familiar to the modern-day ear. Other titles on this album, though not familiar to the eye, will be quickly recognizable to the ear. ALL selections on this album are performed on authentic instruments of the period and were chosen for the appealing nature of their rhythms and melodies. They are presented with as unique and individual a spirit as one might expect from a true Confederate camp band of the era.

Over the years since 1989, when the band was formed, we have made a concerted effort to grow in the music and the history of those times. This collection of songs and melodies that the soldiers brought with them from home to the war represents the fruit of that growth. It was and continues to be our intent as a group of musicians and living historians to try to capture the spirit and emotion of those tumultuous years. We believe that this album, SOUTHERN SOLDIER, has succeeded in that effort.

Civil War Times Illustrated, March 1999
"Let's you hear the real sound of a time and place... Artful performance done with understanding."

Banjo Newsletter, September 1998
"Some of the best old-time minstrel sounds I've heard... Their interpretation is excellent. I highly recommend it!"

Customer Reviews

A Musical Masterpiece!!
WOW!!!!! Just found this in Gettysburg.The Instrumentals are incredible!! The Fiddle ( Fred Ewers) and Irish Whistle/ Fife( Marty Groody ) blend together as one instrument. The Military Drum (John Frayler)and Bones/Bass/ Tambo (Bob Beeman) really kick it up a notch!!
Fred Ewers "I'm a Good O'L Rebel" is a masterpiece. Together with the Fretless Banjo and Vocals..... this is an Historical Gem !! Well done ye boys of the 2nd!!

it's pretty good
Very good musically and very accurate to the period. Kind of hard to listen to the songs though in light of the times, that's all.

Oh Lud!
I found this recording while searching the web for additional lyrics to Ol' Dan Tucker to sing for my granddaughter. She now prefers the singing of the 2nd SCSB to mine. I've forgiven her for that.
The musicianship on this CD is adequate, with Marty Groody's whistle and fife playing being very good. To my ear, the lead vocals and harmony are very well done, their voices perfect for this genre. The song selection is a wonderful representation of songs from the Civil War era, all played and sung in authentic period style. The 2nd SCSB's strongest suit is that they play and sing the songs with great affection and passion. Their versions of Southern Soldier, Dixie's Land and others are stirring and not to be missed. I really like it when artists pack the maximum music, time wise, on a CD. The running time for this disc: 73+ minutes!