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Abraham Lincoln in Song
2008
In 2005, I began working on a new one man show about Abraham Lincoln where I used period music as way to illustrate his life. Abraham Lincoln in Song contains the music from that show; 11 period songs Lincoln knew or was associated with, plus 2 contemorary folk songs. I've always believed that music can be an outstanding way to explore the past and the songs on this recording were chosen with that in mind. The music touches on all the different points in Lincoln't life from his earliest days through his time as our greatest President.
The cover shot features a rare photogragh of the actual Abraham Lincoln hat and glasses that from the collection of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield IL. The CD package is the new evironmentally friendly cardboard cover with an 8 panel fold out featuring extensively researched liner notes on the songs and their history to make this project both entertaining and educational.
The Songs:
- BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM 1862
- SHAWNEETOWN Traditional
- EL A NOY Traditional
- LORENA 1858
- LINCOLN 'S FUNERAL TRAIN 1990
- WE ARE COMING FATHER ABRA'AM 1862
- HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE 1855.
- DIXIE'S LAND ( DIXIE ) 1859
- AURA LEE 1861
- HOOSEN JOHNNY Traditional
- DARLING NELLY GRAY 1856
- LINCOLN AND LIBERTY 1860
- LET THE BAND PLAY DIXIE 1982
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