"LORENA" - Ladies & Love Songs of the Civil War-Tom Roush

[cailleanmc]

Wonderfully done, Sir! From the ladies at the Catskill Mountain Telegraph Company

[YorkGod1]

guitar tab?

[paulinus43ad]

@MusicOfTomRoush from 3 months ago,, small matter ,,but never do I get tire from listening to this beautiful ballard,, sad but so soothing,, as I said keep up the beautiful music,, no matter ones political view are Sir,,,

[Aritul]

Never ever heard of this song before I clicked on this video. Great introduction.  Nice playing.

[paulinus43ad]

hell I am so honoured to listen to such beautiful music,, 

[MusicOfTomRoush]

@paulinus43ad Thanks! It's always nice to hear from someone 'down under.'

[smorgan267]

one of the best songs of all time.

[MsDogben]

One of the best damn playlists ever found on Youtube.

[paulinus43ad]

ya keeping up the music,,, beautiful,,,

[MissPurbeck]

I think this is just about perfect :)

[layorseniram]

stunning rendition ,i always liked the johnny cash version but this is just as good thanks

[bbobmc2201]

This song was banned by many camander because after it was sung there would be more diserters

[tuyetkiennguyen]

sad song dating frm b4 the civil war but popular in both armies

[Schnitzelschitzen]

You truly did this song justice Tom. Your presentation with your wonderful voice and the pictures provide glimpses from that time and infuses a breath of life into those who came before us. It tells of their hopes and thoughts and allows us to share a moment with them. Thank You.

[BlackTalon53]

Thanks for this great song. I was reading "Spangle" by Gary Jennings where this book was mentioned as one of the favourite songs of a main character.

[MusicOfTomRoush]

You can find my CDs and ordering information at my YouTube channel page. Just click on the CD picture and it will take you to my CD website. My "Echoes in Time" CD can also be found at iTunes and Amazon MP3. If you have any questions, please email me at tom.roush@gmail.com

[saloonpiano]

How can I order CDs from Tom Roush?

[duckslayer111]

How could anybody not enjoy this song... This song brings out the romance in the Civil War

[paulinus43ad]

@duckslayer111 what 600.000 boys dead romance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,m­ore than USA have died in 2 world wars,,,,,romance,, shit,,

[paulinus43ad]

beautiful ,,,beautiful,, 

[skiprydell1]

I'm a fan of pre-1918 music of all genres....this is an excellent version....just enough of the original style to remind the listener that this was written in a world before freeways and airplanes. Thank you!

[XCreena92]

my name is loreena...yea 2 e's but he says is the way i say it lol...lovely song

[tedpack]

Seeing all those beautiful dark-haird ladies looking out from 150 years ago was strangely moving. Great song, great video accompaniment.

[mokk68]

I don't know how many times I've been listened to your rendition of Lorena.... I LOVE it! Beautiful.......

[paulinus43ad]

ya know,,this beautiful ballard sooths the savage beast,,,

[Bobk857]

Beautiful

[staclynn72]

Nice video., great photos

[DJacqu8351]

The music syncs with the montage like a romantic dance! Great editing! Kudos!

[Celticwomanfanpiano]

This is a beautiful song. I like the detail of the time period pictures.

[CharmedQuarkZ99]

Very nice

[psych3man]

This song is referred to in the novel "Gone With the Wind," including quoting the first three lines of the song. So I YouTubed it and got this gorgeous rendition. What an amazing resource You Tube is. I am 49 and always tell my 14 and 11 yr old daughters what an incredible resource tool the Internet is, and how difficult it was to find this kind of material when I was a kid. They just look at me with glazed over eyes, like old grandpa Whomever telling a war story for the 1000th time! lol

[MusicOfTomRoush]

@psych3man Thanks for the compliment! The internet has opened many doors for people as you and myself. The problem with most kids getting on the internet is that there are a lot of bad doors for them to enter.

[citybeat60]

@psych3man

I'm rereading GWTW for the umpteenth time and have always been curious what the songs referenced in that book actually sounded like. You're right, the internet is wonderful. I'm also looking for the song "When This Cruel War Is Over", but haven't found it yet.

[hoppyhayes]

@citybeat60 Also known as "weeping sad and lonely". Ken Burns "Civil war" C.D. has this song. Good luck and God Bless.

[citybeat60]

@hoppyhayes Found it, thank you!

[Lumotaku]

@psych3man

Never read the novel but love the movie. Before the internet I dont think we would have all been able to share this beautiful music.

[helloworlditsmary]

I adore studying catastrophic and noble American events and my favorite is the Civil War. I adore the music and dress of the event as well as the war itself. Perfect voice and music. I love all the songs put up and I would love to see some more uploads. <3 keep up the great work. :D

[jethro035181]

i'm the worlds least musical person, but i like this song

[Truelove9307]

Lorena is my name from the Johnny Cash song.

[MusicOfTomRoush]

I would like to say "THANK YOU" to everyone who has commented on my work. Your comments are heartwarming and inspiring to say the least. Even negative comments show that someone is listening! Tom

[difa2ol]

@MusicOfTomRoush I am surprised to learn there were negative comments! This is beautifully done. I love your voice.

[TheJbach]

Thank you for the wonderful pictures.... such a stunning song.

[paulinus43ad]

@MusicOfTomRoush no disrespect,, I love this melody ,,new and old ,,

[paulinus43ad]

2 dislikes  are you kidding...................

[paulinus43ad]

me thinks Lorena was a beautiful woman all sides called my gal......

[playbiamped]

This song was almost as popular as "Dixie" in the Confederate Army. You capture the spirit of pining those soldiers must have felt for their sweethearts every time they heard it played.

[lorena33614]

hey this is my name :)

[char4him99]

just beautiful

[jethro035181]

this sounds so much better and meaningful than pop music today

[Butternut731863]

I heard this song was banned in many regiments/companies/units in the Civil War, because it made the soldiers so depressed they would desert.

[shitbagsmith]

This song and these wonderful pictures bring each of us back to a time when our nation was in a struggle to determine whether or not we could endure as a nation. A beautiful song such as this had to be a strong pull on the hearts of the young men who were so far away from home and their loved ones in such trying times. This video was well done. Thank You.

[difa2ol]

Beautifully done!

[steveinchelsea]

How sad - the young men on both sides who would make the ultimite sacrifice and never again see their Lorena!

[kb2ocw]

Great rendition, one of the best.

[bookkeeper57]

A big favorite on both sides of the war, equally popular with Union and Confederate soldiers.

[KittyFish]

I cry every time I listen to this song. A beautiful rendition - thank you.

[lbeamer44]

I got 7th place with this in folk song at the Galax Fiddler's Convention this year! It's also on my new CD that's coming out soon!

[BarbaraJaneP]

@lbeamer44

very cool. Just encountered this song.

but delighted to see you played it at galex.

One of my dear friends lives tehre now - Erynn Marshall.

All the best!

[src1959]

My mother's name was Lorena. She always told me that her name was from a song, but I never knew what it was. It could have been this very song, and probably was. Was so glad to hear this :)

[TheGreatDissolve]

lovely

[Schlachthof5]

Well done! A sad romantic homey song favored and sung around Union and Southern camp fires. I found the photos of ladies a facinating study. One of the few war period songs I know the lyrics to! Thank you.

[Parrotbox]

I guess this is the only song about Lorena I ever heard, I wished there were some more but this one is great enough I think, would be great if anyone ever wrote a song about Lorena and thougt bout me ;)

[lbal2006]

During the American Civil War, soldiers on both sides of the conflict thought of their wives and girlfriends back home when they heard the song "Lorena." One Confederate officer even attributed the South's defeat to the song. He reasoned that upon hearing the mournful ballad the soldiers grew so homesick that they lost their effectiveness as a fighting force.

[steveinchelsea]

What an awesome song !! Even more so when you realize it was written about an actual unrequited love, then compounded by the fact the boys in that horrible war on both sides knew they were never going back to their own Lorenas !!

[foredwin]

well done. This song was played as background in The Searchers with John Wayne

[hunterv41]

@foredwin - I believe the song was also in the John Wayne movie "Rio Grande" (one of the "trilogy" movies).

[ODSoldier]

Tom, thanks for this wonderful video. Very few today relate to what the common soldier went through during that terrrible war. You added to my day, thanks.

OD Soldier

[Bisfa1]

nice oboe player!

[yelachek]

eto chto za bred?

[Blinkymyt]

I love this song; so evocative and nicely rendered by you, Tom. Your rendition of this Southern standard is more authentic than my Channel version. Yours and John Hartford's bridge is different from mine...and I think I prefer yours more. Thanks for offering this fine performance. All thumbs up. Cordially, John

[voreios1]

I read for this song in E.L. Doctorow's book The March and now i hear it! Thank you!

[etienne818]

That's wonderful - thanks for posting!

[AishaBad]

If I ever have another daughter I will call her Lorena .

[pixie1015431]

lol my names lorena nice sing .. soothing tune !

[Truelove9307]

@pixie1015431 my name is lorena too :) but i got my name from johnny cash's version

[Gilda1089]

What a great talent.

[missouriexpat]

Please do Stephen Foster's 'Old Dog Trey' if you know it. It's a real tearjerker and a rarity. I think your interpretations are SUPERB!!

[fritzProd]

The years creep slowly by, Lorena,

The snow is on the grass again,

The sun's low down the sky, Lorena,

The frost gleams where the flow'rs have been.

But the heart throbs on as warmly now,

As when the summer days were nigh;

Oh! The sun can never dip so low,

Adown affection's cloudless sky.

The sun can never dip so low,

Adown affection's cloudless sky.

[fritzProd]

jolie chanson

[paulhallart]

Nice work.

Rev. Webster put it so well with the line: "... the past is in the eternal past".

[jimriley31]

I keep looking for General Custer and Libby in your civil war picturies. I have seen many with other officers and wives togather at Fort Riley Kansas

[jimriley31]

I like this also. It is hard for you to improve on a masterpiece