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Hard Times - Songs of the Civil War by Bittersweet and Briers
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17 tracks | 47 minutes
Released Jan 2002
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:27 Dixie lyrics BUY MP3 03:27 Dixie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:27 Dixie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 Bright Sunny South lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 Bright Sunny South lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 Bright Sunny South
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:18 Jenny Lind Polka / Lakes of Sligo lyrics BUY MP3 03:18 Jenny Lind Polka / Lakes of Sligo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:18 Jenny Lind Polka / Lakes of Sligo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:03 Tenting Tonight lyrics BUY MP3 04:03 Tenting Tonight lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:03 Tenting Tonight
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:27 Come Dance and Sing / My Love Is But a Lassie Yet lyrics BUY MP3 02:27 Come Dance and Sing / My Love Is But a Lassie Yet lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:27 Come Dance and Sing / My Love Is But a Lassie Yet
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 Aura Lea lyrics BUY MP3 02:22 Aura Lea lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 Aura Lea
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:02 Come Dearest the Daylight Is Gone lyrics BUY MP3 02:02 Come Dearest the Daylight Is Gone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:02 Come Dearest the Daylight Is Gone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:12 Yankee Doodle / Kingdom Coming lyrics BUY MP3 02:12 Yankee Doodle / Kingdom Coming lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:12 Yankee Doodle / Kingdom Coming
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:34 Sourwood Mountain lyrics BUY MP3 02:34 Sourwood Mountain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:34 Sourwood Mountain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:16 Road to Boston / Mississippi Sawyer lyrics BUY MP3 03:16 Road to Boston / Mississippi Sawyer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:16 Road to Boston / Mississippi Sawyer
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:41 Southern Soldier Boy lyrics BUY MP3 02:41 Southern Soldier Boy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:41 Southern Soldier Boy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:11 Jefferson and Liberty lyrics BUY MP3 02:11 Jefferson and Liberty lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:11 Jefferson and Liberty
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:03 Hard Times, Come Again No More lyrics BUY MP3 03:03 Hard Times, Come Again No More lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:03 Hard Times, Come Again No More
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Seneca Square Dance lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Seneca Square Dance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Seneca Square Dance
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:47 Unreconstructed Rebel lyrics BUY MP3 02:47 Unreconstructed Rebel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:47 Unreconstructed Rebel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:13 Battle Cry of Freedom/Marching Through Georgia lyrics BUY MP3 02:13 Battle Cry of Freedom/Marching Through Georgia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:13 Battle Cry of Freedom/Marching Through Georgia
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:14 When Johnny Comes Marching Home lyrics BUY MP3 02:14 When Johnny Comes Marching Home lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:14 When Johnny Comes Marching Home
The Civil War has been called a musical war, because some 2000 songs were written in the first year alone. By the end of the war, more songs had been created than during all other wars combined. We chose some of our favorites to share on this album.
Bio / Background
Bittersweet and Briers plays American and Celtic folk music. We discovered many of the songs of the Civil War came from those sources, so we felt quite at home making this album. The liner notes have been carefully researched to provide information about each selection. Songs on the album reflect the attitudes (some strong) of both the North and the South. These are some of the songs often requested when the band plays for Civil War reenactment events. The album is dedicated to the memory of those ancestors of the band who were veterans of both the North and the South.
Bittersweet and Briers consists of Sherri Bonham, guitar and vocals; Carolyn Moses, hammered dulcimer; Roger Wright, guitar and vocals; Julie Hughes, Irish whistle, mandolin and mountain dulcimer; David Moses, bodhran and spoons.