Songs of the Civil War

Songs of the Civil War
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	August 13, 1991
Genre	Traditional
Length	1:09:53
Label	Columbia

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

Songs of the Civil War is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Columbia, that presents an assortment of contemporary performers recording period pieces and traditional songs that date back to the American Civil War.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Ashokan Farewell"	Jay Ungar and Molly Mason	4:11
2.	"No More Auction Block For Me"	Sweet Honey in the Rock	5:30
3.	"Lincoln and Liberty"	Ronnie Gilbert	2:12
4.	"Dixie's Land"	United States Military Academy Band[4]	1:17
5.	"The Southern Soldier Boy"	Kathy Mattea	2:36
6.	"Aura Lee"	John Hartford	1:28
7.	"Rebel Soldier"	Waylon Jennings	3:30
8.	"Follow the Drinking Gourd"	Richie Havens	3:25
9.	"Battle Hymn of the Republic"	Judy Collins	2:17
10.	"When Johnny Comes Marching Home"	United States Military Academy Band[4][5]	2:13
11.	"Was My Brother in the Battle?"	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	3:43
12.	"The Yellow Rose of Texas"	Hoyt Axton	2:15
13.	"Run, Mourner, Run"	Sweet Honey in the Rock	2:44
14.	"Give Us a Flag"	Richie Havens	2:39
15.	"The Secesh (Shiloh)"	John Hartford	2:55
16.	"Somebody's Darling"	Kathy Mattea	4:12
17.	"An Old Unreconstructed"	Waylon Jennings	1:52
18.	"Vacant Chair"	Kathy Matea	4:12
19.	"Better Times Are Coming"	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	1:46
20.	"Lorena"	John Hartford	4:44
21.	"Marching Through Georgia" (originally by Henry Clay Work, 1865))	Jay Ungar and Molly Mason	3:01
22.	"Hard Times Come Again No More" (originally by Stephen Foster, 1854))	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	2:27
23.	"Oh I'm a Good Old Rebel"	Hoyt Axton	1:54
24.	"When Johnny Comes Marching Home"	Ronnie Gilbert	1:51
25.	"Taps"	Staff Sgt. Steve Luck[4]	0:59

Personnel

Chris Anderson – engineer Hoyt Axton – vocals, performer Margaret Bailey – vocals Dale Ballinger – vocals Kris Ballinger – vocals Russ Barenberg – guitar, mandolin Ysaye Barnwell – vocals, shekere Jerry Bridges – piano Jim Brown – producer Ken Burns – producer Jesse Carr – vocals Nitanju Bolade Casel – vocals, shekere The Cluster Pluckers – vocals Judy Collins – vocals, performer William R. Cooley – guitar (acoustic) Don DeVito – producer Jerry Douglas – dobro Frank Dubuy – conductor, musical consultant Craig Duncan and the Smoky Mountain Band – dulcimer (hammer) Stuart Duncan – mandolin Mark Ferguson – engineer Fiddle Fever – performer Ronnie Gilbert – vocals, performer Matt Glaser – fiddle, violin Yasmeen Graham – tambourine, vocals Jeff Hale – drums Evelyn Harris – vocals Jamie Hartford – mandolin John Hartford – banjo, violin, arranger, vocals, performer, musical consultant Richie Havens – guitar, vocals, performer Mark Howard – guitar Roy M. "Junior" Husky – bass SFC Dave Hydock – engineer

Waylon Jennings – guitar, arranger, vocals, performer Pat Jerina – design Aisha Kahlil – vocals, shekere Dane Lanken – vocals Arthur Levy – liner notes Nicky Lindeman – art direction Larry Loewinger – engineer Staff Sgt. Steve Luck – trumpet Molly Mason – bass, piano, vocals, performer, musical consultant Kathy Mattea – guitar, vocals, performer Anna McGarrigle – piano, accordion, vocals Kate McGarrigle – guitar (electric), vocals Libby McLaren – piano Peter Miller – liner notes John Mock – guitar, whistle (instrument) Sgt. Paul Murtha – arranger Bernice Johnson Reagon – arranger, vocals, shekere, musical consultant Johnny Rosen – engineer, mixing Carol Ross – post production Lisa Silver – vocals Alan Silverman – engineer, mixing Evan Stover – fiddle, vocals Sweet Honey in the Rock – performer Jay Ungar – banjo, fiddle, vocals, performer, musical consultant The United States Military Academy Band – performer Martha Wainwright – vocals Rufus Wainwright – vocals, performer Barry Walsh – guitar Curtis Young – vocals Joel Zifkin – violin Mike Zook – engineer, mxing

References

1. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/r23756
2. Robert Christgau review
3. "Songs of the Civil War". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
4. Next CD recording is The United States Military Academy Band, West Point, New York (CD album)
5. When Johnny Comes Marching Home U.S.M.A. Band under the direction of LTC Frank G. Dubuy, from Songs of the Civil War PBS special, YouTube