"This Cruel War". Anonymous 4 and special guest Bruce Molsky commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the (American) Civil War with songs that were in the air in the year 1865. Ballads and choruses originally intended for the stage and the parlor, songs and instrumental tunes from the hills and back roads of America – these are stylized, versified, personal stories prized by so many men, women and children who lived through "This Cruel War."
HENRY TUCKER · Weeping, Sad and Lonely, or, When this Cruel War is Over (5'23) B.R. HANBY · Darling Nelly Gray (5'33) STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER [1826-1864] · Hard Times Come Again No More (4'21) ANONYMOUS · Sweet Evelina (2'57) TRADITIONAL · Bright Sunny South (3'20) ANONYMOUS · The Southern Soldier Boy / Rebel Raid (3'48) WALTER KITTREDGE · Tenting on the Old Camp Ground (4'36) GEORGE R. POULTON · Aura Lea (5'56) ALICE HAWTHORNE · Listen to the Mocking Bird (3'16) TRADITIONAL · Camp Chase (2'19) · Brother Green] (2'59) J.H. MCNAUGHTON · The Faded Coat of Blue, or, The Nameless Grave (3'33) ANONYMOUS · The Maiden in the Garden (3'40) · The True Lover's Farewell (2'29) HENRY BISHOP [1786-1855] · Home, Sweet Home / Polly Put the Kettle On (3'10) WORK HENRY CLAY · The Picture on the Wall (3'02) WILLIAM HENRY MONK · Abide with Me (3'25) ROBERT LOWRY · Shall We Gather at the River? (3'04)
