As I worked on my Civil War software, I often had SOUTHERN SOLDIER and HARD ROAD playing in the background. Good music.

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

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52887 in Music
• Released on: 1997-07-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

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!"

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Customer Reviews

Best Camp Music Around
The rendition of Old Dan Tucker alone is worth price of the CD. The combination of old-style banjo, fiddle, fife,vocals, and rhythm instruments like bones makes for great listening. Tunes like "Southern Soldier," "Dixie's Land," and "Jackson in the Valley" definitely come to life at the hands of these talented musicians. My father, who was known as "Reb" rather than his given name, was always singing "Old Dan Tucker." Listening to this CD brings back some good memories of him.

Fine little camp band
I received this CD after returning home from a Civil War re-enactment. Popped it the player and collasped in my easy chair.

Wow, what a surprise! Hadn't heard anything like this before. I closed my eyes and felt like it was 1863. Thought I smelled wood smoke from the fires and heard the noises of camp life along with the sweet sounds of a fine little Civil War camp band. Not sure but I think I saw "Marse Robert" down by the officer's tents.

Gotta' get the other CDs.

Traditionally Excellent
The band plays period music - no slick bluegrass but innovative arrangements of songs that were popular during the civil war. There is a good collection of music - which gets even better with their second album - Hard Times. I liked both and think you will too. Old Dan Tucker is one of the best pieces on the CD - but all of the tunes are fun. You get a good idea of what people heard during the time of the war.