Songs Of The Confederate States: Vol. I CD Track Listing

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Songs Of The Confederate States Vol. I
I named this collection "Homespun Songs of the C.S.A." because (1) these tunes were sung by the citizens and soldiers of the Confederate States of America; and (2) I played and sang all of this music myself and recorded here in my home on a Fostex 8-channel recorder. This was truly a lobor of love and I hope you will enjoy singing along with these wonderful old songs. -- B. Horton 11/30/85\nURL: http://bizweb.lightspeed.net/~cwms/ "Civil War Music Store"\nURL: http://www.dixiegeneral.com/music.htm "The Dixie General Store"
This misc cd contains 18 tracks and runs 52min 18sec.
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1. Songs Of The Confederate States - Everybody's Dixie (03:03)
   General Albert Pike of Arkansas wrote \nthese fighting lyrics to Daniel Emmett's \npopular melody. Presented here are three \nof Gen. Pike's seven verses. [Banjo, \nGuitar, Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals]
2. Songs Of The Confederate States - God Save The South (00:50)
   Earnest Halpin and Charles W. Ellerbrock \nwrote this hymn early in the war. There \nare eight verses, but I decided to play the \nmelody on trumpets as an anthem. \n[Trumpets]
3. Songs Of The Confederate States - Maryland My Maryland (02:27)
   James Ryder Randall wrote this poem in \n1861. It was sung extensively in the early \nwar period, but its popularity waned after \nthe unsuccessful invasion of Maryland by \nGeneral Lee's army in September of 1862. \n[Guitar, Trumpets, Vocals]
4. Songs Of The Confederate States - Rose Of Alabama (02:40)
   This 1855 minstrel tune was very popular \nin the 19th century and I really like it \nmyself--I do hope you'll like it too! [Banjo, \nMandolin, Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals]
5. Songs Of The Confederate States - All Quiet Along The Potomac Tonight (03:08)
   This marvelous Yankee tune was written \nby Ethel L. Beers and John H. Hewitt, but \nwas often sung by the Confederate \nsoldier--a true cross-over hit. [Fifes, \nDrums, Vocals]
6. Songs Of The Confederate States - Stonewall Jackson's Way (03:48)
   This tribute to Stonewall Jackson and his \nmen was written by John W. Palmer. The \nsecond part of this presentation is a \nsimulation of Confederate musicians \nmarching by. [Fifes, Drums, Vocals]
7. Songs Of The Confederate States - The Homespun Dress (02:35)
   Carrie Bell Sinclair wrote these lyrics \ndepicting the sacrifice of Southern \nwomen to the popular Harry MacCarthy \nmelody The Bonnie Blue Flag. [Guitar, \nHammer Dulcimer, Fiddle, Vocals]
8. Songs Of The Confederate States - Battle Cry Of Freedom (02:53)
   This is the Southern version of the \npopular Union tune written by George \nRoot. These patriotic words were written \nby W.H. Barnes. [Guitar, Vocals]
9. Songs Of The Confederate States - The Yellow Rose Of Texas (02:52)
   Nobody knows who wrote this very \npopular song. This is one of many \ndifferent versions. Soldiers in the Army of \nTennessee are credited with this last \nverse after they were whipped in Hood's \ndisastrous Tennessee campaign of 1864. \n[Fiddle, Guitar
10. Songs Of The Confederate States - The Rebel Soldier (02:33)
    This popular, traditional tune (author \nunknown) depicts the realization of war's \nrealities as felt by the common soldier in \nthe ranks. He obviously feels he'll not be \nable to return to his Polly. [Guitar, Fiddle, \nVocals]
11. Songs Of The Confederate States - The Bonnie Blue Flag (04:16)
    Every soldier who wore the gray knew \nand loved this song. Harry W. MacCarthy \nwrote these lyrics to the old Irish melody \nThe Irish Jaunting Car. It was popular \nfrom the beginning to the end of the \nSouthern Confederacy. In fact, this one \nwas kno
12. Songs Of The Confederate States - Riding A Raid (02:11)
    Nobody knows who wrote this tribute to \nJ.E.B. Stuart, but it's one of those tunes \nyou find yourself humming over and over. \n[Fiddles, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals]
13. Songs Of The Confederate States - Lorena (03:34)
    Reverend H.D.L. Webster and J. P. \nWebster wrote this, one of the most \npopular pop tunes to the day in the \nConfederate Army. [Guitar, Harmonica, \nFiddle, Vocals]
14. Songs Of The Confederate States - 'T Was The Siege Of Vicksburg (02:50)
    This melody is the old standard Listen to \nthe Mockingbird; the author of these \nlyrics is anonymous. [Banjo, Fiddle, \nGuitar, Vocals]
15. Songs Of The Confederate States - Home Sweet Home (01:35)
    When the Confederate soldier sang this \nsong he thought of home, therefore it was \nquite popular. I decided to play this simple, \nbeautiful, Sir Henry Bishop melody on the \nhammer dulcimer. [Hammer Dulcimer]
16. Songs Of The Confederate States - Oh, I'm A Good Old Rebel (03:58)
    Many Southerners were quite bitter after \nthe fall of the Confederacy, the \ndevastation of the country, and the \nnightmare of Reconstruction. One such \nbitter veteran, Innes Randolph revealed \nhis true feelings in these lyrics. The \nmelody is the ol
17. Songs Of The Confederate States - Long Ago (04:49)
    J.M. Carmichael of Ozark, Alabama, and \na veteran of the 15th Alabama Infantry \nwrote these lyrics later in life as he \nreflected on the Southern efforts of the \n1860's. I found this tune in the back of \nW.A. McClendon's war reminicences. I'm \nvery
18. Songs Of The Confederate States - Dixie (02:05)
    I hope you will enjoy my guitar \narrangement of this wonderful old song. \n[Guitar]