Songs of the Civil War

1960

• Side 1, Track 1 - John Brown's Body: Pete Seeger
• Side 1, Track 2 - Johnny is My Darling: Ethel Raim, Elizabeth Knight, and Joyce Gluck
• Side 1, Track 3 - Billy Barlow: Jerry Silverman
• Side 1, Track 4 - Somebody's Darling: Elizabeth Knight and The Harvesters
• Side 1, Track 5 - Old Abe Lincoln: Hermes Nye
• Side 1, Track 6 - The Vacant Chair: The New Lost City Ramblers
• Side 1, Track 7 - Lincoln and Liberty: Pete Seeger
• Side 1, Track 8 - Roll Alabama Roll: Jerry Silverman and The Harvesters
• Side 1, Track 9 - Clear the Track: Pete Seeger and group
• Side 2, Track 1 - Tramp, Tramp, Tramp: Jerry Silverman and The Harvesters
• Side 2, Track 2 - Bonnie Blue Flag: Elizabeth Knight with The Harvesters
• Side 2, Track 3 - Tenting Tonight: Pete Seeger
• Side 2, Track 4 - Richmond is a Hard Road to Travel: The New Lost City Ramblers
• Side 2, Track 5 - Battle Cry of Freedom: Jerry Silverman with The Harvesters
• Side 2, Track 6 - The Cumberland and the Merrimac: Ellen Stekert
• Side 2, Track 7 - Just Before the Battle, Mother: Jerry Silverman and The Harvesters
• Side 2, Track 8 - Farewell Mother: Hermes Nye
• Side 3, Track 1 - Weeping Sad and Lonely: Elizabeth Knight with The Harvesters
• Side 3, Track 2 - Marching Song of the First Arkansas: Pete Seeger and Bill MacAdoo
• Side 3, Track 3 - Overtures from Richmond: Jerry Silverman
• Side 3, Track 4 - Pat Murphy of the Irish Brigade: Ellen Stekert
• Side 3, Track 5 - Goober Peas: The New Lost City Ramblers
• Side 3, Track 6 - Cumberland Crew: Edward "Sandy" Ives
• Side 3, Track 7 - High Toned Southern Gentlemen: Jerry Silverman
• Side 4, Track 1 - When Johnny Comes Marching Home: Pete Seeger and Bill MacAdoo
• Side 4, Track 2 - Who Will Care for Mother Now?: Jerry Silverman
• Side 4, Track 3 - Marching Through Georgia: Pete Seeger and Bill MacAdoo
• Side 4, Track 4 - No More Auction Block: The Harvesters
• Side 4, Track 5 - Kingdom Coming (Year of Jubilo): Pete Seeger
• Side 4, Track 6 - Booth Killed Lincoln: Cisco Houston
• Side 4, Track 7 - Oh, I'm a Good Old Rebel: Hermes Nye
• Side 4, Track 8 - Two Brothers: Ethel Raim and Ronnie Gluck
• Side 4, Track 9 - Battle Hymn of the Republic: Elizabeth Knight with The Harvesters

Notes

Folkways recycled the same few performances on innumerable compilation LPs; it is a pleasure to find a performance that doesn't appear elsewhere. And a fine performance it is; as history it may be lacking, but as a sad and painful reminder of the futility of war and killing, it is wonderful.

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