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Songs of the Civil War
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Compilation album by
Various artists
Released August 13, 1991
Genre Traditional
Length 1:09:53
Label Columbia
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Robert Christgau 3/3 stars

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, most of which date back to the American Civil War.

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 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 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 Mattea 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 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 McGarrigleguitar (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, mixing
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