Colonial & Revolution Songs (Disc 1 of 2)

by Keith & Rusty McNeil

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1.	The Girl I Left Behind Me - The Golden Vanity 04:53	info	buy track
2.	We Gather Together 02:49	info	buy track
3.	Old Hundredth 01:19	info	buy track
4.	The Willow Tree 03:04	info	buy track
5.	The Great Silkie Of Sule Skerry 05:01	info	buy track
6.	Jennie Jenkins 02:43	info	buy track
7.	The Trappan'd Maiden 02:34	info	buy track
8.	When I First Came To This Land 01:51	info	buy track
9.	The Sheepstealer 02:10	info	buy track
10.	Soldier, Soldier Will You Marry Me 03:18	info	buy track
11.	Devil's Dream 00:47	info	buy track
12.	Red Haired Boy 02:18	info	buy track
13.	Whiskey In The Jar 03:12	info	buy track
14.	Kugadza Umambo (Coronation) 04:09	info	buy track
15.	Michael Row The Boat Ashore 01:53	info	buy track
16.	Jubal 00:51	info	buy track
17.	The Mist Covered Mountain 01:52	info	buy track
18.	Mouth Music 01:59	info	buy track
19.	The Hoosier 01:12	info	buy track
20.	The Greenland Whale Fishery 03:40	info	buy track
21.	The Death Of General Wolfe 06:01	info	buy track

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Volume 1 Disk 1 of the six volume 15 CD set "American History Through Folksong"

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released January 1, 1988

Keith McNeil - Narration, Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Tin Whistle, Highland Bagpipes, Mountain Dulcimer, Fife, Drums
Rusty McNeil - Narration, Vocals, Guitar, Drums
Sarah McNeil - Fiddle
David McNeil - Drums
Chet Roistacher - Mandolin
Jennifer McNeil - Vocals, Hosho
Clabe Hangan - Vocals
Ed Pallette - Vocals
James Kamusikiri - Drums

The choruses on the songs are made up of combinations of the following people: Keith, Rusty, David, Jennifer and Sarah
McNeil, Alan Kent Anderson, Becky Ecker, Kerry Flynn, Tom Kahl, Sabrina Lee, John Schirmer, Michael Siegfried, Scot Swindall and Chad Woolley.
THE SHEEPSTEALER sung by Jennifer and
Rusty McNeil
THE GREENLAND WHALE FISHERY
sung by Clabe Hangan and Keith McNeil
THE BRITISH GRENADIERS sung by Ed
Pallette and Keith McNeil
KUGADZA UMAMBO drummers: James
Kamusikiri, David and Rusty McNeil;
tambourine: Sandra Kamusikiri; hosho:
Jennifer McNeil; makwa: Mary McNeil;
gong: Keith McNeil

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Keith & Rusty McNeil California

In 1966 Keith left his comfortable middle management job when he and Rusty decided to spend full time teaching American history through folk song. Their goal was to build bridges of understanding and appreciation between Americans of different religions, nationalities, ethnic and racial backgrounds, economic status, ages, gender and political persuasions, using history through folk song. ... more

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