In High Cotton
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In High Cotton is the third studio album by the 2nd South Carolina String Band
, released in 2002. It features songs from the American Civil War
era, played on period instruments using the original words and music.
2nd South Carolina String Band
The 2nd South Carolina String Band is a band of Civil War re-enactors who recreate American popular music of the 1820s to 1860s with authentic instruments and in period style. The group claims to "perform Civil War music as authentically as possible . . . as it truly sounded to the soldiers of the...
, released in 2002. It features songs from the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
era, played on period instruments using the original words and music.
Track listing
The following are tracks on the CD In High Cotton:- Lynchburg Town/Briggs' Jig
- Old Folks at HomeOld Folks at Home"Old Folks at Home" is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. It was intended to be performed by the New York blackface troupe Christy's Minstrels. E. P. Christy, the troupe's leader, appears on early printings of the sheet music as the song's creator...
(Swanee River) - O Lemuel
- 'Twill Never Do to Give It Up So
- Granny Will Your Dog Bite/Guilderoy
- Liza Jane/Mississippi Sawyer/Road to Boston
- I'm Gwine Ober de MountainI'm Gwine ober de Mountain"I'm Gwine ober de Mountain", also spelled "I'm Going ober de Mountain", is an American song written by blackface minstrel composer Dan Emmett. The song may be a precursor to "Dixie", as evidenced by its line "Away down south in de Kentuck brake"; in comparison, "Dixie" includes the line, "Away...
- Blue Tail FlyBlue Tail Fly"Blue Tail Fly", "De Blue Tail Fly", or "Jimmy Crack Corn" is thought to be a blackface minstrel song, first performed in the United States in the 1840s that remains a popular children's song today....
- Angelina BakerAngelina BakerAngelina Baker, sometimes sung as Angeline the Baker is a song written by Stephen Foster for the Christy Minstrels, and published in 1850. The original laments the loss of a woman slave, sent away by her owner...
/Angeline the Baker - Cripple Creek/Old Joe Clarke/The Girl I Left Behind Me
- Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel
- Old Rosin the BeauOld Rosin the Beau"Old Rosin the Beau" is a folk song from the early 19th century, probably of British origin, first published in the U.S., in Philadelphia in 1838. The earlier song, "Rosin the Bow" refers to rosin with the bow of a violin, but both songs cover the same general subject...
- Glendy Burke
- The White Cockade/The Devil's DreamThe Devil's Dream"The Devil's Dream" is an old fiddle tune of unknown origins. Played as either a jig or a reel, it is attested to as a popular tune from at least 1834 in New England. It also appears in a folk tale from central England dated to c...
- Down in Alabama
- The Bonnie Blue FlagThe Bonnie Blue Flag"The Bonnie Blue Flag", also known as "We Are a Band of Brothers", is an 1861 marching song associated with the Confederate States of America. The words were written by Irish born entertainer Harry McCarthy, with the melody taken from the song "The Irish Jaunting Car"...