Ballads of the Civil War
(Folkways Records, 1954), 49 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- American Music
- Description
- Old favorites "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and "Goober Peas" enjoy Texan attorney-turned-balladeer Hermes Nye's unselfconscious treatment on this balanced compilation of some of the American Civil War's best-known songs. Folkways founder Moses Asch's liner notes, which include newspaper clippings from the 1860s, provide illuminating historical background.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 49 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- American Folk, Historical Song
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Release Date
- 1954
- Subject
- American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, American Folk Music, United States and Canada, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Música Folklórica Norteamericana, Folk Music Norte-Americana, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Música Folklórica Norteamericana, Folk Music Norte-Americana, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá