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On his newest recording of music of the Civil War, Wayne
Erbsen gives moving performances of the historic songs that were inspired
even as the smoke of battle still filled the air. More than a dusty textbook
ever could, these songs reveal the heart-felt emotions of soldiers who
endured America’s greatest tragedy. 40 minutes; 8 vocals, 5 instrumentals played on banjo,
fiddle & guitar.
Brother
Green , Battle of Shiloh’s Hill, Waiting For the Federals, Battle of Pea
Ridge, Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam
Creek, Sherman’s March, Battle of Shiloh, John Brown’s March, The Sunny
South,
On the Plains of Manassas, Battle of Prairie Grove, Hell Broke Loose in
Georgia.
"Wayne Erbsen sings these
Civil War ballads as they would have been sung a century or more ago.
The great strength of this album is its historical and musical authenticity."
James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize winning historian
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This 272 page book captures the tragedy and hopes of the Civil War. Arranged
for voice with piano, Guitar chords included. Vintage photographs and
brief historical introductions compliment the songs. The perfect companion
to the Ballads and Songs of the Civil War recording!
The Army of the Free, The Battle Cry of Freedom
(Rallying Song), The Battle Cry of Freedom (Battle Song), The Battle
Hymn of the Republic, For the Dear Old Flag I Die, Give Us a Flag, John
Brown's Body, The John Brown Song, Marching
Along, Marching Song of the First Arkansas Regiment, Marching Through
Georgia, Nine Miles to the Junction, Southern
Battle Cry of Freedom, Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!, Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (Southern
Version), The Why and the Wherefore,
The Bonnie Blue Flag, Dixie's Land, Maryland, My Maryland, Riding a Raid,
Southron’s Chaunt of Defiance, Stonewall
Jackson's Way, We Conquer or Die, The Yellow Roses of Texas, The Young
Volunteer, Abraham's Daughter, Abraham's
Daughter ( II), Booth Killed Lincoln, The Liberty Ball, Lincoln and Liberty,
Old Abe Lincoln Came Out of the Wilderness,
We Are Coming, Father Abr'am, We'll Fight for Uncle Abe, All Quiet Along
the Potomac, Do They Miss Me at Home?, The
Drummer Boy of Shiloh, The Faded Coat of Blue, Home, Sweet Home, Just
After the Battle, Just Before the Battle, Mother,
Lorena, Somebody's Darling, The Southern Soldier Boy, The Vacant Chair,
Weeping Sad and Lonely, Who Will Care for
Mother Now?, he Brass Mounted Army, Cumberland Gap, Drink It Down, Farewell
to Grog, Goober Peas, Here's Your
Mule, I Can Whip the Scoundrel, I'll Be a Sergeant, Johnny Is My Darling,
The New York Volunteer, The Old Union
Wagon, Pat Murphy of the Irish Brigade, The Rebel Soldier, The Southern
Soldier, The Southern Wagon, Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground, There Was an Old Soldier, The Valiant Conscript, We've Drunk
from the Same Canteen, When Johnny
Comes Marching Home, The Battle of Shiloh, The Battle of Shiloh, Hill,
Brother Green, Cairo, The Cumberland Crew, The
Cumberland and the Merrimac, The Fall of the Charleston, Flight of the
Doodles, A Life on the Vicksburg Bluff, Roll,
Alabama, Roll, Virginia's Bloody Soil, When Sherman Marched Down to the
Sea, Clear the Track, Follow the Drinking
Gourd, Free at Last, Go Down, Moses, The Gold Band, Many Thousand Gone,
My Father, How Long?, Oh Freedom,
Slavery Chain Done Broke at Last, Steal Away, We Wait Beneath the Furnace
Blast, Babylon is Fallen, Billy Barlow, De
Day ob Liberty's Comin', Grafted into the Army, The Grant Pill, Hard Times
in Dixie, High-Toned Southern Gentleman, I
Goes to Fight Mit Sigel, Jeff in Petticoats, Kingdom Coming, Overtures
from Richmond, Richmond is a Hard Road to Travel,
Sambo's Right to Be Kilt, Sixty-Three is Jubilee, The Blue and the Gray,
Oh, I'm a Good Old Rebel.
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These are the songs that were on the lips and in the hearts of soldiers
and home folks on both sides of our greatest conflict. The 8 page CD booklet
has a brief history of each song. Instruments include 5 and 6 string banjos,
fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, jew's harp, spoons, tambourine. 48 minutes, 13 vocals, 1 instrumental.
"These songs give the listener a window
into what lonely soldiers must have been humming to while away long hours
in camp" -- Dirty Linen
"Love Songs of the Civil War is one
of your best tapes yet!" David Holt
Lilly Dale,
My Southern Soldier Boy,
Miss Lucy Long, Sweet Evelina,
Johnny is Gone for a Soldier,
Annie Laurie, Bonny Eloise,
Darling Nelly Grey, The Bright Sunny South, Jenny Lind Polka,
Two Soldiers, Listen to the Mockingbird, The Faded Coat of Blue, When I
Saw Sweet Nelly Home.
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A popular collection of music played by common soldiers during the war.
Includes spirited rallying songs, mournful laments, popular pieces of
the day and even a lively buckdance tune. Historic instruments include
banjo, fiddle, harmonica, bones, hambone, washboard, tambourine, dulcimer,
mouth bow, accordion and jew's harp. Cassette insert includes words to
all the songs. 45 minutes, 4 vocals,
12 instrumentals.
"Southern Soldier Boy" was chosen to be on the soundtrack of the movie
"Gods & Generals," but ended up on the cutting room floor along with
over half the music selected for the film.
"Southern Soldier Boy" would have made my
great, great granddaddy, Capt. Knox, CSA, proud!" Sincerely, Michael Knox
"A delightfully educational collection...Wayne
Erbsen is to be congratulated for giving the listening public and the
student of American music such a rich musical experience."--Bluegrass
Unlimited
"The best recordings of traditional
music I've found. The arrangements and sound quality are very good. The
fiddle, banjo and harmonica give a very authentic Civil War era sound."
Alan Whisman
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