I didn't know that this was written in 1982 until just recently. After the initial surprise i was kind of sad that this wasn't the around back then, instead it was just made famous by a Civil War TV series...even so its had such a strong twist now that i can just disassociate it from the pictures artwork from that era. Its turned into one of my favorite misconceptions and i like to keep it that way :)
This song is actually not from the civil war, it was made when the Ashokan music camp in New York was closing and everyone was all sad and they wrote this song. Jay Ungar got contacted by en Burns who was making a documentary on the Civil war and loved this song, heh, im a reenactor and I bet half the men dont know this isnt from the war
"Songs of the Civil War" here refers to the fact that it was in Ken Burns' "The Civil War" Ken Burns like the song so he asked Jay Ungar (a Civil War aficionado) to use it in the documentary.
Several years ago, at a local event up here in Vermont, Jay Ungar stopped by in the evening because he saw our camp on his way back from a concert, one of our guys was learning to play the violin and was playing this. Ungar went back to his car and got his violin, so I have actually heard Jay Ungar play it.
Jay Ungar wrote Ashokan Farewell in 1964. Unless I am mistaken I am pretty sure the civil war had been over for almost a 100 years. so it isn't now, nor ever was a civil war song.
to all civil war vets witch ever side you fought we owe you our lives as we know them today thank you all
doofinpuss23 1 week ago
I didn't know that this was written in 1982 until just recently. After the initial surprise i was kind of sad that this wasn't the around back then, instead it was just made famous by a Civil War TV series...even so its had such a strong twist now that i can just disassociate it from the pictures artwork from that era. Its turned into one of my favorite misconceptions and i like to keep it that way :)
skutmasterP 3 months ago
@skutmasterP oops.. i meant *can't* disassociate...
skutmasterP 3 months ago
love it, love it, love it!
billybeth3 4 months ago
This song is actually not from the civil war, it was made when the Ashokan music camp in New York was closing and everyone was all sad and they wrote this song. Jay Ungar got contacted by en Burns who was making a documentary on the Civil war and loved this song, heh, im a reenactor and I bet half the men dont know this isnt from the war
washingtonboy09 1 year ago
"Songs of the Civil War" here refers to the fact that it was in Ken Burns' "The Civil War" Ken Burns like the song so he asked Jay Ungar (a Civil War aficionado) to use it in the documentary.
Several years ago, at a local event up here in Vermont, Jay Ungar stopped by in the evening because he saw our camp on his way back from a concert, one of our guys was learning to play the violin and was playing this. Ungar went back to his car and got his violin, so I have actually heard Jay Ungar play it.
SLICSfootbaby 1 year ago 3
1982, not 1964. my apologies.
slatibaadfast 1 year ago
Jay Ungar wrote Ashokan Farewell in 1964. Unless I am mistaken I am pretty sure the civil war had been over for almost a 100 years. so it isn't now, nor ever was a civil war song.
slatibaadfast 1 year ago
This is not a period song.
rebpvt1864 1 year ago
Beautiful, haunting, and melancholy. Hits all the notes.
HankTuds 1 year ago 2