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It is one of the most distinctively Southern musical products of the 19th century. It was not a folk song at its creation, but it has since entered the American folk vernacular. The song likely rooted the word "Dixie" in the American vocabulary as a nickname for the Southern U.S.
Songs of the American Civil War (3 C, ... (1 C, 99 P) Pages in category "19th-century songs" ... The Caller (folk song)
Turkey in the Straw" is an American folk song that first gained popularity in the 19th century. Early versions of the song were titled "Zip Coon", which were first published around 1834 and performed in minstrel shows, with different people claiming authorship of the song. The melody of "Zip Coon" later became known as "Turkey in the Straw"; a ...
Jo Stafford on American Folk Songs (Corinthian, 1950) [24] Paul Clayton on Whaling and Sailing Songs from the Days of Moby Dick (Allmusic, 1956) [25] Pete Seeger on American Favorite Ballads, Volume 1 (Smithsonian Folkways, 1958) [25] Bob Dylan on Down in the Groove (1988) [25] Keith Jarrett on The Melody at Night, with You (1998) [26]
As one of the most popular folk tunes, "Camptown Races" has been reference repeatedly in cinema, television and other means of media. Like many of Foster's songs, it was originally recorded on the phonograph in the early twentieth century; [20] 1911 saw its first recording, by Billy Murray, originally sung with the American Quartet. [21]
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.
Barbara Allen (song) Barnacle Bill the Sailor; Battle Hymn of the Republic; Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit; William Bernard (sailor) The Big Rock Candy Mountains; Billy Boy; Birch (song) Birmingham Jail; Birmingham Sunday; Black and White (Pete Seeger song) Black Betty; Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair; Blind (SZA song) The Blinding ...
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 ...