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
Personnel
Chris Anderson – engineer Hoyt Axton – vocals, performer Margaret Bailey – vocals Dale Ballinger – vocals Kris Ballinger – vocals Russ Barenberg – guitar, mandolin Jerry Bridges – piano Jim Brown – producer Ken Burns – producer Jesse Carr – vocals 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 Jeff Hale – drums Sweet Honey in the Rock – performers, Bernice, Evelyn, Yasmeen, Ysaye, Aisha, Nitanju. Bernice Johnson Reagon – arranger, vocals, shekere, musical consultant Evelyn Maria Harris – vocals Yasmeen Betty Williams (Graham) – tambourine, vocals Ysaye Maria Barnwell – vocals, shekere Aisha Kahlil – vocals, shekere Nitanju Bolade Casel – vocals, shekere 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 Dane Lanken – vocals Arthur Levy – liner notes Nicky Lindeman – art direction Larry Loewinger – engineer Staff Sgt. Steve Luck – trumpet Paul Markey - audio assistant Molly Mason – bass, piano, vocals, performer, musical consultant Kathy Mattea – guitar, vocals, performer Anna McGarrigle – piano, accordion, vocals Kate McGarrigle – guitar (electric), vocals Libby McLaren – piano Peter Miller – liner notes John Mock – guitar, whistle (instrument) Sgt. Paul Murtha – arranger Johnny Rosen – engineer, mixing Carol Ross – post production Lisa Silver – vocals Alan Silverman – engineer, mixing Evan Stover – fiddle, vocals 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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