America's Musical Heritage Review

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America's Musical Heritage ReviewA1. Greensleeves -- The Weavers;
A2. Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby - The Abbey Singers;
A3. Lilliburlero -- Tayler Vrooman;
A4. Catch Round the Table -- Tayler Vrooman;
A5. The Spanish Lady's Love -- Tayler Vrooman;
A6. Early One Morning -- The Trapp Family Singers;
A7. Villikens and His Dinah -- Dyer-Bennett;
A8. The Farmer's Curst Wife -- Sam Hinton;
A9. The Anacreontic Song -- John Gower;
B1. Scotland the Brave -- Highland Light Infantry Band;
B2. Barbara Alien -- Ronald Soodalter;
B3. Comin' Through the Rye; Annie Laurie; Loch Lomond - Mary Sue Berry, David Dodds;
B4. Cockles and Mussels -- Ed McCurdy;
B5. Stack of Barley - The McNulty Family;
B6. Bryan O'Lynn -- Sam Hinton;
B7. Rose of Tralee -- David Dodds;
B8. Londonderry Air -- Heritage Ensemble;
B9. Men of Harlech -- Russ Morgan and the Morganaires;
B10. All Through the Night -- Mary Sue Berry;
C1. Muss I' Denn -- The Trapp Family Singers;
C2. Wiegenlied -- Barbara Crouch;
C3. Du, Du, Liegst Mir im Herzen -- Mary Sue Berry, Joseph Porrello, Alan Baker;
C4. Blue Danube; Artist's Life -- Mishel Piastre;
C5. 0 Sole Mio; Santa Lucia; Funiculi, Funicula -- Mary Sue Berry, Joseph Porrello, Alan Baker;
C6. Vieni sul Mar -- Joseph Porrello;
C7. Malbrouck S'en-Va-t-en Guerre; Au Clair de la Lune; Sur Le Pont D'Avignon -- Martial Singher;
C8. Plaisir d'Amour -- Heritage Ensemble;
D1. Two Guitars -- Dave Apollon;
D2. Song of the Volga Boatman -- Alan Baker;
D3. Dark Eyes -- Heritage Ensemble;
D4. Varmlandvisan -- The Trapp Family Singers;
D5. Juanita -- Nico Castel;
D6. Siboney -- Sabicas and Escudera;
D7. La Cucaracha -- Nico Castel;
D8. Cielito Lindo -- Nico Castel; &
D9. Greek Dance -- Heritage Ensemble.
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The Civil War Collection Review

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The Civil War Collection ReviewThis is one of the BEST collections of traditional American instrumental music available! This CD has been played repeatedly and I never tire of it. Jim Taylor and company are gifted, spirited musicians. Arrangements of even the most familiar tunes are fresh and exciting while remaining true to the originals. Fans of Tony Elman, Acorn Music (Shakin' Down the Acorns, Swinging on a Gate), will LOVE this double CD. EVERY track is a treasure!The Civil War Collection OverviewA superb quartet featuring Jim Taylor and friends on hammered dulcimer, fiddle, banjo and guitar, playing music for square dances, hoe-downs, and minstrel shows; for sitting around the campfire or socializing in the parlor.Gourd Music.2004.

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Hail to the Chief Review

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Hail to the Chief ReviewYou have heard the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" and this CD collection of American political music from the 19th-century allows you to hear the song from the 1840 election. Other songs evidence strong feelings both for and against Andrew Jackson, "The Hunters of Kentucky" versus "King Andrew," as well as "John Tyler's Lamentation," "Filmore the Wise," "We Are Coming Father Abraham," and "Hurrah for Hayes and Honest Ways." Even more interesting are the songs about slavery and abolition ("The Grave of the Slave," "Get Off the Track," and "The Fugitive's Song"). Teachers of American history will certainly find tracks to use to supplement their textbooks. There are also instrumental tracks marches, grand marches, quick steps, gallops, a gallopade, a waltz and even a polka for various Presidential candidates. There are also dirges for William Henry Harrison and Abraham Lincoln.
"The Platform Committee" singing these works consists of mezzo-soprano Linda Russell, tenors Patrick Romano, Frederick Urrey and Rudolph Palmer, and bass-baritone John Ostendorf. The Chestnut Brass Company plays period instruments, most of which were made during the mid-19th-century, although there are some reproductions. You will hear Keyed Bugles and Cornopeans that date before the Civil War. While most of the instrumental pieces heard in this collection were intended for bands, original orchestrations survive for only three of the pieces ("General Taylor Storming Monterey," "Hail to the Chief" and "The American National Waltz"). The rest of the instrumental works had to be rearranged in the style of the period from piano sheet music.
Whether you are an aficionado of 19th-century band music or political history, you will find this a collection well worth hearing. Certainly teachers of American History will be able to use some of the songs to great advantage in the classroom. Note: This album was originally released in 1992 by Newport Classic as "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too: A Collection of American Political Marches, Songs, and Dirges."Hail to the Chief Overview

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The Civil War - Traditional American Songs And Instrumental Music Featured In The Film By Ken Burns: Original Soundtrack Recording Review

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The Civil War - Traditional American Songs And Instrumental Music Featured In The Film By Ken Burns: Original Soundtrack Recording ReviewWhen I watched The Civil War, Ken Burns' epic documentary, on PBS 13 years ago, I was not only moved by the mix of period paintings, photographs, voiceovers by great actors and David McCullough's wonderful narration, but I was captivated by the music in the soundtrack. From the poignant "Ashokan Farewell" (the signature theme of the film) to a beautiful choral presentation of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," the songs and military marches from the period added their powerful emotional content to an already engrossing television event.
The Civil War: Traditional American Songs and Instrumental Music Featured in the Film By Ken Burns is a treasure trove of musical gold. Its 28 tracks contain almost a full hour of military marches ("Parade," "Bonnie Blue Flag," "Palmyra Scottische"), sentimental songs ("Lorena," "Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier") and patriotic songs ("Dixie," "The Battle Cry of Freedom") that were popular in both North and South in the 1860s.
Of course, the track most listeners associate with both the documentary is the haunting "Ashokan Farewell," composed by Jay Ungar and performed by Ungar with Evan Stover, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason and Russ Barenger. It is a beautiful modern folk composition (originally heard in Fiddle Fever's "Waltz of the Wind" album) that reflects the tragic split between North and South that resulted in America's ugliest and bloodiest war. It is presented twice on this album, first in its entirety (track 3) and closes the CD along with a reading of Sullivan Ballou's last letter to his wife shortly before his death at the first battle of Bull Run.
What strikes me after all these years is the creativity and care taken by the producers to make this a worthwhile listening experience. While some of the marches and patriotic songs are played by bands with brass and percussion instruments, others are played to great effect by unexpected instruments. "The Battle Cry of Freedom," one of the great marching songs in the Northern repertoire and normally performed bombastically by bands or choruses, is played here by pianist Jacqueline Schwab with delicate sensibility and simplicity. In a similar vein, "Marching Through Georgia" is heard as both a triumphant fiddle romp performed by Fiddle Fever to underscore the mood of Sherman's army, then it is a lament played mournfully by pianist Schwab to reflect the feelings of loss and defeat by Georgians caught in the path of the "March to the Sea." It is a devastatingly effective use of music, and it draws the listener's ears, heart and mind into the drama and tragedy of the Civil War era.The Civil War - Traditional American Songs And Instrumental Music Featured In The Film By Ken Burns: Original Soundtrack Recording Overview

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