1865 Songs of Hope & Home - Authentic American Civil War Music Collection | Vintage Historical Tunes for Reenactments, Education & Nostalgia

Product Description Anonymous 4 and special guest Bruce Molsky commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War with songs that were in the air in the year 1865. It includes ballads and choruses originally intended for the stage and the parlor, as well as songs and instrumental tunes from the hills and back roads of America. They portray the highly emotional, personal stories of soldiers, widows and others who lived through one of the bloodiest wars in American history. Review as in their two previous releases of American songs, American Angels and Gloryland, the singing is gorgeous, with deep, sweet feeling. By the time Abide with Me and Shall We Gather at the River roll around at the close of this album, its quite possible you'll be sniffling --NPR MusicThe vocals of Anonymous 4 are precise, articulate, and warmhearted; and the addition of the lower male voice complements their tonal and emotional qualities. They are an outstanding ensemble, gorgeous and heartfelt in their harmonies and presentation --Classical CandorAnonymous 4 have had a storied career of zeroing in on certain eras and then exploring that period with unerring care. This time theyve added multi instrumentalist and vocalist Bruce Molsky to add many new colors to the quartets loving take on songs like Hard Times Come Again No More and Abide with Me --The Morton Report