Songs of the Civil War

Songs of the Civil War
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Songs of the Civil War is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Columbia, that presents an assortment of contemporary performers tackling period pieces and traditional songs that date back to the American Civil War.

Track listing

1. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason – "Ashokan Farewell"
2. Sweet Honey in the Rock – "No More Auction Block For Me"
3. Ronnie Gilbert – "Lincoln and Liberty"
4. United States Military Academy Band – "Dixie's Land"
5. Kathy Mattea – "The Southern Soldier Boy"
6. John Hartford – "Aura Lee"
7. Waylon Jennings – "Rebel Soldier"
8. Richie Havens – "Follow the Drinking Gourd"
9. Judy Collins – "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
10. United States Military Academy Band – "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
11. Kate and Anna McGarrigle – "Was My Brother in the Battle?"
12. Hoyt Axton – "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
13. Sweet Honey in the Rock – "Run, Mourner, Run"
14. Richie Havens – "Give Us a Flag"
15. John Hartford – "The Secesh (Shiloh)"
16. Kathy Mattea – "Somebody's Darling"
17. Waylon Jennings – "An Old Unreconstructed"
18. Kathy Matea – "Vacant Chair"
19. Kate and Anna McGarrigle – "Better Times Are Coming"
20. John Hartford – "Lorena"
21. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason – "Marching Through Georgia" (originally by Henry Clay Work, 1865)
22. Kate and Anna McGarrigle – "Hard Times Come Again No More" (originally by Stephen Foster, 1954)
23. Hoyt Axton – "Oh I'm a Good Old Rebel"
24. Ronnie Gilbert – "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
25. Staff Sgt. Steve Luck – "Taps"

Personnel

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• Chris Anderson – engineer
• Hoyt Axton – vocals, performer
• Margaret Bailey – vocals
• Dale Ballinger – vocals
• Kris Ballinger – vocals
• Russ Barenberg – guitar, mandolin
• Ysaye Barnwell – vocals, shekere
• Jerry Bridges – piano
• Jim Brown – producer
• Ken Burns – producer
• Jesse Carr – vocals
• Nitanju Bolade Casel – vocals, shekere
• 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
• Yasmeen Graham – tambourine, vocals
• Jeff Hale – drums
• Evelyn Harris – vocals
• 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
• Dale Hydock – engineer

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• Waylon Jennings – guitar, arranger, vocals, performer
• Pat Jerina – design
• Aisha Kahlil – vocals, shekere
• Dane Lanken – vocals
• Arthur Levy – liner notes
• Nicky Lindeman – art direction
• Larry Loewinger – engineer
• Steve Luck – trumpet
• Molly Mason – bass, piano, vocals, performer, musical consultant
• Kathy Mattea – guitar, vocals, performer
• Anna McGarrigle – piano, accordion, vocals
• Kate and Anna McGarrigle – performer
• Kate McGarrigle – guitar (electric), vocals
• Libby McLaren – piano
• Peter Miller – liner notes
• John Mock – guitar, whistle (instrument)
• Sgt. Paul Murtha – arranger
• Bernice Johnson Reagon – arranger, vocals, shekere, musical consultant
• Johnny Rosen – engineer, mixing
• Carol Ross – post production
• Lisa Silver – vocals
• Alan Silverman – engineer, mixing
• Evan Stover – fiddle, vocals
• Sweet Honey in the Rock – performer
• Jay Ungar – banjo, fiddle, vocals, performer, musical consultant
• US Military Academy Band – performer
• Martha Wainwright – vocals
• Rufus Wainwright – vocals, performer
• Barry Walsh – guitar
• Curtis Young – vocals
• Joel Zifkin – violin
• Mike Zook – engineer, mxing

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