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Ashokan Farewell" / ə ˈ ʃ oʊ ˌ k æ n / is a musical piece composed by the American folk musician Jay Ungar in 1982. For many years, it served as a goodnight or farewell waltz at the annual Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps, run by Ungar and his wife Molly Mason , who gave the tune its name, at the Ashokan Field Campus of SUNY New Paltz (now ...
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band perform "Ashokan Farewell" live in the Folk Alley studio.Jay Ungar - fiddle;Molly Mason - guitar;Ruthy Ungar - fiddle;M...
It’s called “Ashokan Farewell,” and it’s the de facto theme song for the Ken Burns miniseries The Civil War, which premiered 25 years ago this week.
"Ashokan Farewell"The Civil WarMusic from the film by Ken BurnsMusic composed & performed by Jay Ungar
Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar, performed by JR Perkins. Sorry that the video longer than it should be, it was my mistake.
It took Catskills fiddler Jay Ungar less than an hour to write "Ashokan Farewell," a haunting fiddle tune that has become an iconic folk song covered by legions of fans and memorably used by Ken Burns on the soundtrack of his documentary "The Civil War."
In this Articulate exclusive, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason perform Ungar’s song “Ashokan Farewell,” best known for its inclusion in Ken Burns’ PBS series The Civil War.
Ashokan Farewell is a timeless piece of music that captivates listeners with its haunting melody and emotional depth. Written by Jay Ungar, a renowned American folk musician, the song became widely recognized as the signature tune of the PBS documentary series, “The Civil War.”
Ashokan Farewell waltz. By Jay Ungar. Also known as Ashokan’s Farewell. There are 41 recordings of this tune. Ashokan Farewell appears in 1 other tune collection. Ashokan Farewell has been added to 148 tune sets.
Ungar has written that he composed Ashokan Farewell in 1982, when the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps had come to an end for the season. Ungar say this about the composition process of the work: “I was feeling a great sense of loss and longing for the music, the dancing and the community of peopple that had developed at Ashokan that summer.