David Kincaid - The Irish Volunteer: Songs Of The Irish Union Soldier 1861-1865
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Artist: David KincaidEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-02-24
Music Label: Rykodisc
Soundtracks:
- The Irish Volunteer
- Boys That Wore the Green
- Opinions of Paddy Magee
- The Boys of the Irish Brigade - David Kincaid, Traditional
- Paddy's Lamentation
- The Irish Volunteer, No. 2
- My Father's Gun
- Meagher Is Leading the Irish Brigade
- Free and Green
- The Harp of Old Erin & Banner of Star
- The List of Generals
- Pat Murphy of Meagher's Brigade
Music reviews of The Irish Volunteer: Songs Of The Irish Union Soldier 1861-1865
Music Review: "There's many an Irish girl sad tonight"
Rating: 5 Stars
Anyone who knows anything about the American Civil War (War between the States if you prefer) surely has heard about the Irish Brigade. As the CD insert notes, they were in all the major eastern battles and due to their bravery suffered a total of 4000 casualties during the war. By finding actual lyrics the Irish soldiers sang and determining the tunes they probably used, Kincaid has built a bridge 140 years long between us and them. I never believed in ghosts but this CD modified that belief. There ARE Civil War ghosts and they speak to us with haunting beauty through David Kincaid.
Description of The Irish Volunteer: Songs Of The Irish Union Soldier 1861-1865
This is an unusual endeavor. Kincaid has collected lyrics written by or about Irish soldiers in the Union army of the American Civil War, and either recreated the music from notes or written new music in the tradition of the times. The words of the songs express love lost and missed, pride in the military prowess of the Irish soldiers, and the despair of war. Kincaid has made a simple musical accompaniment for these songs, using familiar Irish instruments such as uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes), bodhran (Irish goatskin drum), mandolin, and whistle. He sets the songs to ballads and jigs--some traditional, others original tunes that hint at tradition, but all timely and appropriate for the lyrics. He also pens one original tune of his own about a fictional Irish American captain who dies in battle--stirring, but not as direct as the old songs. This is an ambitious project, well-conceived and capable of making a lesser-known part of American history more immediate. --Louis GibsonIrish Folk CDs
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