Re: CW music
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Thu, 14 Oct 1993 20:37:26 ECT
Date sent: 14-OCT-1993 17:37:29
>Subj: CW music
>
>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
I know the group and can dig up address information for ordering cassettes
and CDs for anyone interested(1st Brigade Band of Wisconsin).
Susan Ehlert
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