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"Maryland, My Maryland" was the state song of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1939 until 2021. [1] The lyrics are from a nine-stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall in 1861 and sung to an old German folk melody, "Lauriger Horatius" [ 2 ] — the same tune used for " O Tannenbaum ."
Song (former) From 1939 to 2021, "Maryland, My Maryland", which set lyrics from a poem written by James Ryder Randall to the tune of "O Tannenbaum", was the Maryland state song. It was repealed and replaced by an act of the Maryland general assembly in 2021. [25] 1939–2021 [25] [26] Sport (individual) Jousting
Fowler was a president of the Maryland Jousting Tournament Association, and as a state delegate, wrote successful legislation to make jousting the official state sport of Maryland. [3] There is no known connection to another Henry Fowler, who also served as a Democratic delegate from St. Mary's County from 1834 to 1836 before moving to Wisconsin.
In the United States, all but Maryland and New Jersey have a state song. A Maryland state delegate, a Republican, is looking to change that.
Randall was born on January 1, 1839, in Baltimore, Maryland.He was named after Father James A. Ryder S.J., the 20th President of Georgetown University. [citation needed]He is most remembered for writing the poem "Maryland, My Maryland," which is also the reason for his being called the "Poet Laureate of the Lost Cause".
His poem "Maryland, My Maryland," written in 1894 as an alternate set of lyrics for the Maryland state song has been considered by the Maryland General Assembly in the past to officially replace the existing lyrics by James Ryder Randall, which have been criticized for their Confederate sympathies and martial tone. All attempts to make White's ...
Alabama “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Alaska “Feel It Still” by Portugal.The Man. American Samoa “Edge of Glory” by Lady Gaga. Arizona “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks ...
Jousting at the Renaissance Festival. The English Tudor village is 27 acres (110,000 m 2) [1] of woods and fields. There are more than 130 craft shops and 42 food outlets.. More than 1,300 participants populate the village, 400 work directly for the company, 700 for the other vendors and 200 as performers [7] on stages or as characters throughout the village.