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The Songs: The songs on this recording evoke the feeling of life and times during canal days including two traditional songs that were sung by workers along the canal, two songs about the Erie Canal, and many songs written by Pearl R. Nye about the Ohio and Erie Canal. Nye often put lyrics about the canal to familiar tunes of his time. He had been born into a canal boat family and spent his life along the canal, even building a home on a lock after the canal closed. Nye lived all of his life along the Ohio and Erie Canal and wrote expansively about it. He arranged that, at his death, all of his songs would go into the public domain. All other lyrics and music used here are believed to be in the public domain as well. All adaptations and arrangements are by the artists. The Performances: Bill and Linda sing these songs accompanying themselves on mountain dulcimers, guitars, recorders, autoharp, banjo, banjo-guitar, bass guitar, bowed psaltery, hammered dulcimer, jug, and more. Lyrics are included for all of the songs. Written versions of the songs are also available in Linda?s Songs from Canal Days for the Mountain Dulcimer and from Bill?s Dulci-More Public Domain Songbook.