 | Hard Times in the Promised Land by Off to California
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $12.11 A musical journey through gold rush California, this recording was inspired by the gold rush of 1849 and the lesser-known Sacramento cholera epidemic of 1850. Traditional miner songs blend with Sacred Harp gospel traditions; Stephen Foster meets Irish, Appalachian, Scandinavian and Hispanic melodies.
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 | Ken Burns Presents: The West
Buy new: $114.99 / Used from: $64.59 Ken Burns' series chronicles the nation's journey west and the destruction of native populations. Period music has become a signature of Burns material. Of the eight episodes, an entire one is devoted to the California Gold Rush.
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 | The West
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.08 The soundtrack CD which accompanies The West series.
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 | American Experience - Stephen Foster
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $10.60 From PBS American Experience--an illuminating look at Stephen Foster, our first professional songwriter. This will change how you look at Stephen Foster!
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 | Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster by Stephen Foster
An impressive compilation of works by Stephen Foster from a surprising collection of artists from Yo-Yo Ma to John Prine and Mavis Staples. This recording was a Grammy winner.
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 | The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns
Buy new: $103.99 / Used from: $72.00 Documentary filmmaking was dramatically changed after Ken Burns created this masterpiece of a series. Lovers of traditional music rejoiced for his moving use of music.
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 | The Civil War - Traditional American Songs And Instrumental Music Featured In The Film By Ken Burns: Original Soundtrack Recording
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.75 The soundtrack CD which accompanies the series. Jay Ungar & Molly Mason figure prominently.
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 | The Best Of Fiddle Fever by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $6.40 A great recording which includes a much earlier version of Jay Ungar performing Ashokan Farewell about 25 years ago.
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 | Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $0.01 The epic film inspired by Charles Frazier's Civil War saga. Music was an essential part of the novel; several key characters are musicians. The film does an excellent job with the novel's musical elements.
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 | Cold Mountain by Various Artists
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.98 The soundtrack CD which accompanies the film, produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett. It includes Grammy winners as well as down-home Sacred Harp singers.
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 | Songs From the Mountain by Tim O'Brien
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.95 Before Cold Mountain became a film or a soundtrack CD, the multi-talented Tim O'Brien released this recording with his musical partners Dirk Powell and John Hermann. It was inspired by the novel and is based on their interpretation of the events and characters. It's a pure gem of a recording.
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 | Songcatcher
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $7.80 The theme of Songcatcher is the search for links between Appalachian ballads and centuries-old ballads from the British Isles. This film is all about the music and where it can take us.
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 | Songcatcher: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture by Roseanne Cash
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.97 The soundtrack CD which accompanies the film. It includes both traditional and modern interpretations of Appalachian ballads.
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 | O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.89 The Coen brothers made us laugh until we cried with this twisted version of Ulysses. Their use of blues, early country, early bluegrass and gospel was an essential part of the tale. The fine hand of T Bone Burnett at work again.
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 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Various Artists - Soundtrack
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $5.45 The soundtrack which accompanies the film and includes the outstanding version of O Death by Ralph Stanley and I am a Man of Constant Sorrow by the Soggy Bottom Boys (actually sung by Dan Tyminski of Union Station).
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 | Down From the Mountain: Live Concert Performances by the Artists & Musicians of O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Various Artists
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $1.80 A live concert recording from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville by the O Brother crew, also produced by T Bone Burnett. It's dedicated to John Hartford who acted as MC and died not long after.
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