Songs of the Civil War /

Singers, songwriters and instrumentalists whose backgrounds encompass folk music, country, bluegrass, pop and black music combine their talents to tell the epic of the Civil War through its songs. It uses still photos and spoken passages along with newly filmed live performances to evoke emotion and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Ginger Group (Firm), American Documentaries, Inc, Sony Music Video
Other Authors:	Brown, Jim
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Sony Music Video, [1991?]
Subjects:	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Songs and music. Popular music > United States > To 1901. Films for the hearing impaired.

Table of Contents:

Ashokan farewell / Jay Ungar and Molly Mason with Fiddle Fever
No more auction block for me / Sweet Honey in the Rock
Lincoln and liberty (the liberty ball) / Ronnie Gilbert
Dixie's land / United States Military Academy Band
The Southern soldier boy / Kathy Mattea
Aura Lee / John Hartford
The Rebel soldier / Waylon Jennings
Follow the drinking gourd / Richie Havens
Battle hymn of the Republic (John Brown's body) / Judy Collins
When Johnny comes marching home / United States Military Academy Band
The yellow rose of Texas / Hoyt Axton.