Big Canoe Records
Songteller Johnny Whistletrigger Rebel in the Woods
Johnny Whistletrigger
| Johnny Whistletrigger: Civil War Songs From the Western Border | |
| Produced
by Dave, Cathy and
Bob Dyer for Big Canoe Records in 1993, this is the first-ever album of
music from the Civil War in the
West. Period, traditional and original songs relate to the politics,
battles and guerrilla warfare that
characterize the war on this side of the Mississippi. Named a 1994 Notable
Recording by the American
Library Association. If you have RealPlayer, you can hear samples by clicking on the song titles to the right. You may order by mail. | The 48
page booklet packed with this CD contains lyrics to the songs as well as
extensive historical notes for each song, a bibliography and a
discography. The cover of the CD booklet is a detail from a painting by
N.C. Wyeth entitled "The Battle of Wilson's Creek" that graces the walls
of the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
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