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Songs of the American Civil War (3 C, ... (1 C, 99 P) Pages in category "19th-century songs" ... Maggie May (folk song)
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round; Alberta (blues) All About You (Hilary Duff song) All God's Chillun Got Wings (song) All My Trials; All the Pretty Little Horses; All-American Bitch; Amen (gospel song) American Life (song) Animal Fair (song) Apples and Bananas; Arcadia (Lana Del Rey song) The Arkansas Traveler (song) Aura Lea
"Sweet Betsy from Pike" is an American ballad about the trials of a pioneer named Betsy and her lover Ike who migrate from Pike County (theorized to be Pike County, Missouri [1]) to California. [2] This Gold Rush -era song, with lyrics published by John A. Stone in 1858, [ 3 ] was collected and published in Carl Sandburg 's 1927 American ...
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and folk music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh!
This is a list of folk song collections including pioneer and notable work in collecting folk songs. Many such collections were made in the 19th century. The earlier ones are often considered to be parts of the National Romanticist interests in folklore. The monumental efforts of single enthusiasts laid the foundation for the modern academic ...
Jan. 5—BRISTOL, Maine — Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee started singing folk songs together 35 years ago. Since then, the music and life partners raised three children, released dozens of albums ...
Prospectors during the California Gold Rush "Joe Bowers", sometimes called "Old Joe Bowers", is an American folk song that originated in the 1850s. Its lyrics detail the protagonist, Joe Bowers, traveling to California from Pike County, Missouri in order to finance a home for his bride-to-be, Sally Black, though she eventually marries another man.
The term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as traditional music, traditional folk music, contemporary folk music, vernacular music, or roots music. Many traditional songs have been sung within the same family or folk group for generations, and sometimes trace back to such origins as the British Isles ...