CW music
Peter Knupfer (PKNUPFER@KSUVM.BITNET)
Thu, 14 Oct 1993 09:23:09 ECT
Re Terence Finnegan's request. Ken Burns produced a music of the Civil
War tape, based in part on his documentary. It's a 1 hour program, broadcast
about a year after the series came out. PBS video probably has info. on it.
I'm a bluegrass fiddler, and found the work by Jay Ungar & Fiddle Fever
to be very enjoyable; there are selections from army songs, spirituals,
campaigns, etc., some very moving, some rather contrived -- a half-hour
would probably have worked better. There's a full rendition of Ashokan
Farewell on it; but the tune wasn't a period piece, so it's more evocative
than instructive at that point. Definitely worth using, though. A number
of reenactor bands have recorded army songs -- I remember there was a
1st or 3rd brigade band up in Madison when I was there years ago, and
it was quite popular. The group used period instruments and recorded at
least one album. Does Schwann's catalog list those kinds of things anymore?
Peter Knupfer
Kansas State University