Search - Bobby Horton :: Homespun Songs of the Patriots in the American Rev

Presented here are the songs that were sung and played by Americans as they struggled for their independence. The program consists of songs written in the 1760's to promote the independence movement; songs that chronicle battles; parodies of the enemy; and period "pop" songs that were favorites of the common folk. Each song is accompanied by historical liner notes.

Track Listing:
In Good Old Colony Times
To the Ladies
The Liberty Song
The Destruction of the Tea
The Banks of the Dee
Robin Adair
Yankee Doodle
The Irishman's Epistle
Sir Peter Parker
Formal Dance Set: Congress Minuet/Constancy
The Battle of Trenton
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
The Rifleman of Bennington
Lovely Nancy
Katy Cruel
The Fate of John Burgoyne
Chester
Marion's Men
The Surrender of Cornwallis
Medley: Flannagan's Favorite/The World Turned Upside Down