This nonsense song ranks with "Oh! Susanna" as one of Foster's best. Not especially popular in its early days, "Camptown Races" earned Foster royalties of only $101.25 in its first seven years (representing a total sales of 5,000 copies at two cents apiece). Debuted by the ubiquitous Christy Mins...

The Appalachian folk melody was a favorite of mountain fiddlers and banjo players known as “The Gospel Train (Get on Board)”. “Cindy”, also known as “Get Along Home, Cindy”, using the tune from “The Gospel Train”, first appears as a North Carolina folk song in a book of collected folk tales by An...

Once a staple of Summer Band and Orchestra concerts, this oddly titled piece is something of an antiquated curiosity today. Weinberger himself was a tragic figure, who had one big hit with his Czech folk-opera Švanda Dudák in 1927 and then no more. He died forgotten in Florida in 1927 but his str...

David Kincaid - Lead & Harmony Vocals, Piano, Liz Knowles - Violin
This song, composed in 1864 by the great songwriter/publisher George F. Root, is, for my part, one of his most moving. A heartfelt tribute to Col. James A. Mulligan, commander of 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry (a.k.a. the “Chica...

David Kincaid - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo & Percussion Liz Knowles - Fiddle
Jerry O’Sullivan - Uilleann Pipes & Whistle
This will be the sixth song arranged and recorded from the amazing 1864 collection entitled “Joe English’s Irish and Comic Songster” (Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, New York). Not m...

"Oh! Lud Gals" (often associated with "Buffalo Gals" or "Round Town Gals") is a 19th-century American minstrel song with roots in African American dance music, frequently featuring lyrics about city girls or dancing.