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Tenting on the Old Camp Ground Timothy Seaman

In the great American War Between the States, 1861-1865, music played an important role at home and at the front. Millions sang and played winsome, powerful songs expressing the tragedies and triumphs of their times, penned by such notable writers as Stephen Foster, William Bradbury, and George Root, or taken from the rich folk tradition. Here are 44 of the finest tunes, presented by Timothy Seaman and a gathering of friends in vibrant instrumental arrangements on hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, flutes and whistles, guitar, Celtic harp, cello banjo, fiddle, piano, accordion, mandocello, Austrian tenor horn, harmonica, percussion, and more — a fantasia from the distinctive experience of the era.