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The Adventures of Billy Barlow by Jerry Ernst
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fave it Traditional Folk | Political
16 tracks | 53 minutes
Released Jun 2001
on Jerry Ernst
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 Billy Barlow- 1836 lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 Billy Barlow- 1836 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 Billy Barlow- 1836
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:27 Drink It Down lyrics BUY MP3 02:27 Drink It Down lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:27 Drink It Down
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:41 Garryowen lyrics BUY MP3 02:41 Garryowen lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:41 Garryowen
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:55 Jug of Punch lyrics BUY MP3 02:55 Jug of Punch lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:55 Jug of Punch
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:46 Rosin the Beau lyrics BUY MP3 03:46 Rosin the Beau lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:46 Rosin the Beau
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 The Arms of Abraham lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 The Arms of Abraham lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 The Arms of Abraham
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:34 Abraham's Daughter lyrics BUY MP3 02:34 Abraham's Daughter lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:34 Abraham's Daughter
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 Pvt. Maguire & Bounce Upon Bess lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 Pvt. Maguire & Bounce Upon Bess lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 Pvt. Maguire & Bounce Upon Bess
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:29 Sprig of Shellelagh lyrics BUY MP3 02:29 Sprig of Shellelagh lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:29 Sprig of Shellelagh
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:01 Pat Murphy of Meagher's Brigade lyrics BUY MP3 04:01 Pat Murphy of Meagher's Brigade lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:01 Pat Murphy of Meagher's Brigade
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:47 Somebody's Darling lyrics BUY MP3 04:47 Somebody's Darling lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:47 Somebody's Darling
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:17 We Are Coming From the Cotton Fields lyrics BUY MP3 04:17 We Are Coming From the Cotton Fields lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:17 We Are Coming From the Cotton Fields
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:35 Just Before the Battle, Mother lyrics FREE 03:35 Just Before the Battle, Mother lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:35 Just Before the Battle, Mother
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 Brave Boys Are They! lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 Brave Boys Are They! lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 Brave Boys Are They!
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:20 Willie, We Have Missed You lyrics BUY MP3 02:20 Willie, We Have Missed You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:20 Willie, We Have Missed You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:20 Billy Barlow- 1863 lyrics BUY MP3 03:20 Billy Barlow- 1863 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:20 Billy Barlow- 1863
Completely authentic Civil War party songs, with some tear jerkers for good measure. The quintessential Civil War campfire collection.
Bio / Background
The Adventures of Billy Barlow is my third collection of documented authentic Civil War era songs. There is more of a theme to Billy than with Angel Band; the focus is on songs of the war itself in a campfire motif.
Billy Barlow is a character who goes back centuries, by various names. He is a ne'er-do-well with a flourish. He is a braggart bum. He appeared in 1836 in sheet music, the song that opens this CD. The cover is taken from the cover of that sheet music. In about 1863 he appeared in various broadsides (single sheets of words to fit popular melodies) as a soldier in the war. One of the more popular versions closes this collection. In between hilarity ensues and tears flow.
One reenactor described this CD as "the ultimate camp fire CD." Billy is followed by a number of comic songs, basically 19th century party songs. The stretch of Drink It Down, Garryowen, Jug of Punch, and Rosin the Beau are authentic period tavern songs.
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