Wallace House Ballads Of The Revolution 1767-1781 CD

British-born folklorist Wallace House selected these 20 ballads for their historical significance and arranged them on this collection chronologically. The recording opens with a song from 1767 describing attempts to reconcile England with the colonies, and ends with a song about the defeat of the British Army at Saratoga from 1781. Illustrated liner notes set the scene for the music and describe the background to events featured in the songs.

1. The World Turned Upside Down 2. The Liberty Song 3. Free America 4. Maryland Resolves 5. What a Court Hath Old England 6. Banks of the Dee (Original) 7. Banks of the Dee (American Parody) 8. The Pennsylvania Song 9. Yankee Doodle, or the Yankee's Return from Camp 10. How Happy the Soldier 11. The Death of Warren 12. Bunker Hill 13. The Dying Sergeant 14. The British Light Infantry 15. Chester 16. The Toast 17. The Yankee Man of War or the Stately Southerner or Paul Jones Privateer or the Ranger 18. Mad Anthony Wayne 19. Sergeant Champe 20. Cornwallis Burgoyned