Lilly Dale, a popular minstrel ballad.

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Uploaded by on Feb 3, 2008

This song, from Briggs Banjo Instructor, was a popular air in the 1850's and 1860's. I play it dressed as a Confederate infantryman in honor of my great-great grandfather, Peter J. Anderton, and Charles S. Mattison, a Confederate soldier who took banjo lessons from the great Frank Converse before the war, and wrote of playing music while in military service.

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  • Carl,

    Who made your Columbus Depot Jacket? Nice Song.

  • I dunno, but I bought it from Daley. When I used to shop there.

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  • THAT WAS GREAT THANKS A LOT.

  • I started reading a portrait of the artist by James Joyce and I wanted to hear the song from the beginning ... thank you Carl. You made my day :D

  • The one person who dislikes this video obviously has no taste in music. Great playin Carl

  • Hello! Nice playing and singing!

    In Norway where I lived this song got a religous text. But only the first part of the melody. The "O Lilly ... part of the melody is not in use. The Norwegian version with norwegian lyrics got three verses. Often used for weddings and sometimes in funerals.

    Do you know if this melody got a religious text in US? someone mentioned "Land of rest". But it`s not the same melody? or?

  • great video

  • Excellent work. Great intonation you're getting--I suspect I have some work to do to get to that point.

    Even the wallpaper looks period.

  • AMAZING! One question where did you get your gut strings? And what gauge or whatever they measure that type of thing in are they? Yet again absolutely wonderful.

  • absolutely fantastic song! I subscribe to this channel but this song is still my favorite.

  • This ballad is sung as a religious song in America in the Sacred Harp shaped-note singing. It is known under the title of "Land of Rest". lol

  • Beautiful and sad song. A great representation of how the soldiers longed to go home. That's why the would play and sing songs like these.

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