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Ballad of America Volume 1: Over a Wide and Fruitful Land by Matthew Sabatella
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fave it Traditional Folk | Americana
18 tracks | 70 minutes
Released Feb 2005
on Slipstream Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:38 The Lovely Ohio lyrics BUY MP3 02:38 The Lovely Ohio lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:38 The Lovely Ohio
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:54 The Wisconsin Emigrant lyrics BUY MP3 04:54 The Wisconsin Emigrant lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:54 The Wisconsin Emigrant
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:38 Shenandoah lyrics BUY MP3 04:38 Shenandoah lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:38 Shenandoah
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:50 Once More a-Lumb-ring Go lyrics BUY MP3 05:50 Once More a-Lumb-ring Go lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:50 Once More a-Lumb-ring Go
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:30 Across the Western Ocean lyrics BUY MP3 03:30 Across the Western Ocean lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:30 Across the Western Ocean
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 Ho! For California! lyrics BUY MP3 03:58 Ho! For California! lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:58 Ho! For California!
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:43 Sweet Betsy from Pike lyrics BUY MP3 04:43 Sweet Betsy from Pike lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:43 Sweet Betsy from Pike
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:14 Old Settler's Song lyrics BUY MP3 04:14 Old Settler's Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:14 Old Settler's Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:46 Many Thousand Gone lyrics BUY MP3 03:46 Many Thousand Gone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:46 Many Thousand Gone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 Southern Soldier lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 Southern Soldier lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 Southern Soldier
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:42 Oh Freedom! lyrics BUY MP3 02:42 Oh Freedom! lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:42 Oh Freedom!
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 Rambling Gambler lyrics BUY MP3 03:49 Rambling Gambler lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 Rambling Gambler
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Old Chisholm Trail lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 Old Chisholm Trail lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Old Chisholm Trail
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 Streets of Laredo lyrics BUY MP3 03:49 Streets of Laredo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 Streets of Laredo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:13 Old Paint lyrics BUY MP3 03:13 Old Paint lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:13 Old Paint
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:03 Paddy Works on the Railway lyrics BUY MP3 04:03 Paddy Works on the Railway lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:03 Paddy Works on the Railway
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:15 This Old Hammer lyrics BUY MP3 05:15 This Old Hammer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:15 This Old Hammer
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:45 Wanderin' lyrics BUY MP3 02:45 Wanderin' lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:45 Wanderin'
This is the story of the United States of America vividly told through a wealth of traditional folk songs.
Bio / Background
This is the story of the United States of America vividly told through a wealth of traditional folk songs. The early settlers in the New World played and sang a variety of songs from their native homelands as they worked, prayed, and enjoyed leisure activities. By the time of the American Revolution, they were adapting these songs and creating new ones that reflected their ever-changing circumstances and environment.
The journey on this CD begins in the latter part of the eighteenth century when the United States of America became an independent nation. It follows the paths of the pioneers, sailors, lumberjacks, immigrants, '49ers, farmers, slaves, soldiers, cowboys, and railroaders who moved the country across the continent and into the twentieth century.
The all-acoustic "Ballad of America Volume 1" features Sabatella on guitar with a host of musical guests who make contributions on banjo, fiddle, concertina, resonator guitar, bodhran, harmonica, mandolin, and upright bass.
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