Songs of the Civil War

Songs of the Civil War is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Columbia, that presents an assortment of contemporary performers recording period pieces and traditional songs, most of which date back to the American Civil War.

Track listing

Personnel

• Chris Anderson – engineer
• Hoyt Axton – vocals, performer
• Margaret Bailey – vocals
• Dale Ballinger – vocals
• Kris Ballinger – vocals
• Russ Barenberg – guitar, mandolin
• Ysaye Barnwell – vocals, shekere
• Jerry Bridges – piano
• Jim Brown – producer
• Ken Burns – producer
• Jesse Carr – vocals
• Nitanju Bolade Casel – vocals, shekere
• The Cluster Pluckers – vocals
• Judy Collins – vocals, performer
• William R. Cooley – guitar (acoustic)
• Don DeVito – producer
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Frank Dubuy – conductor, musical consultant
• Craig Duncan and the Smoky Mountain Band – dulcimer (hammer)
• Stuart Duncan – mandolin
• Mark Ferguson – engineer
• Fiddle Fever – performer
• Ronnie Gilbert – vocals, performer
• Matt Glaser – fiddle, violin
• Yasmeen Graham – tambourine, vocals
• Jeff Hale – drums
• Evelyn Harris – vocals
• Jamie Hartford – mandolin
• John Hartford – banjo, violin, arranger, vocals, performer, musical consultant
• Richie Havens – guitar, vocals, performer
• Mark Howard – guitar
• Roy M. "Junior" Husky – bass
• SFC Dave Hydock – engineer
• Waylon Jennings – guitar, arranger, vocals, performer
• Pat Jerina – design
• Aisha Kahlil – vocals, shekere
• Dane Lanken – vocals
• Arthur Levy – liner notes
• Nicky Lindeman – art direction
• Larry Loewinger – engineer
• Staff Sgt. Steve Luck – trumpet
• Paul Markey - audio assistant
• Molly Mason – bass, piano, vocals, performer, musical consultant
• Kathy Mattea – guitar, vocals, performer
• Anna McGarrigle – piano, accordion, vocals
• Kate McGarrigle – guitar (electric), vocals
• Libby McLaren – piano
• Peter Miller – liner notes
• John Mock – guitar, whistle (instrument)
• Sgt. Paul Murtha – arranger
• Bernice Johnson Reagon – arranger, vocals, shekere, musical consultant
• Johnny Rosen – engineer, mixing
• Carol Ross – post production
• Lisa Silver – vocals
• Alan Silverman – engineer, mixing
• Evan Stover – fiddle, vocals
• Sweet Honey in the Rock – performer
• Jay Ungar – banjo, fiddle, vocals, performer, musical consultant
• The United States Military Academy Band – performer
• Martha Wainwright – vocals
• Rufus Wainwright – vocals, performer
• Barry Walsh – guitar
• Curtis Young – vocals
• Joel Zifkin – violin
• Mike Zook – engineer, mixing

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