Mark Gardner & The Muleskinners

Portions of this CD were featured in the PBS documentary, "The U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848."

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The famous Santa Fe Trail stretches 800 miles between Missouri and New Mexico. This recording contains documented songs and instrumentals connected with the trail's rich history. Several of the songs date to the Mexican War and the Gold Rush. Performed on period instruments with historic playing styles, it captures the authentic sounds of covered wagon days. 8 vocals, 4 instrumentals, 33 minutes.

Wayne Erbsen

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Come on in! We're having a Wingding! Sample the music you might have heard at a turn-of-the century party. We'll take you into the parlors of city dwellers and to a rural barn dance. 14 timeless instrumentals, 40 minutes. Features 5 & 6 stringed banjos, fiddle, minstrel banjo, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo-mandolin, banjo-guitar, spoons.

"You play these grand old melodies with obvious love, sensitivity and authenticity. This may be my favorite Native Ground recording to date."--Dave Higg, Bluegrass Breakdown, WPLN-FM Nashville

"I just LOVE this recording!" P. Workman

by Wayne Erbsen

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A stirring collection of Civil War music from both sides of the conflict performed on historic instruments by Wayne Erbsen. Featured in NPR's Wireless® catalog, the "American Heritage"® CD-ROM on the Civil War, "Time-Life's®" History Book Club and Microsoft's® Encarta 2000.  Features David Holt on harmonica, spoons, washboard, tambourine. 50 minutes, 12 vocals, 2 instrumentals.

by Wayne Erbsen

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On his newest recording of music of the Civil War, Wayne Erbsen gives moving performances of the historic songs that were inspired even as the smoke of battle still filled the air. More than a dusty textbook ever could, these songs reveal the heart-felt emotions of soldiers who endured America’s greatest tragedy. 40 minutes; 8 vocals, 5 instrumentals played on banjo, fiddle & guitar.

by Doug Elliott

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JUMP into a frog hunting adventure deep in a southern swamp, hear a creation myth and discover what happens when two young fellows sneak up to a chicken roost on the night before Mother's Day. Elliott wails away on his trusty harmonica, playing and singing a variety of old-time, folk, swing, rock, blues and one outrageous rap song! Accompanied by banjo, guitar, fiddle, trombones, bass, buckets, bells, bottles, cans, drums and rattlesnake rattles, plus dozens of animal sounds, like bird songs, gator roars, owl hoots and frog choruses. 63 minutes.

by Christian Wig

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The music on Chadwell's Station features the fiddle tunes played on the Eastern Frontier before 1840. It includes tunes from the Hamblen Collection - David R Hamblen born in 1809 in Cumberland Gap, VA - as well as tunes in archaic styles from Hiram Stamper and Marcus Martin, plus two from the Virginia Reels - another collection of fiddle tunes published in 1839. Many are played on period gut strung fiddles, accompanied by Whitt Mead on an early Dobson banjo with skin head and gut strings. These are the uncommon tunes played in the vernacular styles of the common folks out in the hinterlands.

by Katie LaRaye Waldren

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A stunning collection of music that celebrates the Christmas season. This instrumental rendition of Christmas and winter favorites is enough to warm anyone's heart. Beautifully done! 42 Minutes.

Drops of Brandy, Carol of the Bells, What Child is This, Cold Frosty Morning, We Three Kings, First Noel, Cherry Tree Carol, St. Basil's Hymn, Humors of Winter, Away in a Manger, I Wonder as I Wander, Down in Yon Forest, Christmas Day in the Morning, Noel Nouvelet, Angels We Have Heard on High, Jesu Joy, Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

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"Consistently brilliant and full. Truly remarkable--sounds like a full orchestra." --Carrie Crompton, Dulcimer Players News

"This lovely holiday collection is in turn ethereal and energetic, reverent and celebratory." --Silo Music

by Wayne Erbsen

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Classics include: Trail to Mexico, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, Goodbye Old Paint, Bravest Cowboy, The Old Chisholm Trail, and many others.

13 vocals, 2 instrumentals, 52 minutes. The perfect companion to the book "Cowboy Songs, Jokes, Lingo & Lore."

Winner of the Notable Children's Recording Award by the American Library Association
by Doug Elliott

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This award-winner includes an incredible assortment of Native American legends, hilarious anecdotes, Appalachian tales, and spirited songs. Elliott offers listeners ways to use the cultural arts, storytelling, music, and cooking to more deeply experience, celebrate, and learn about the great outdoors. 59 minutes. The perfect companion to the book (below).

Phil & Vivian Williams

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At the end of a long day on the Oregon Trail, the pioneers often played musical instruments, sang, and danced on the prairie beside the covered wagons. Here are some of the tunes mentioned in their diaries, as well as other popular dance tunes of the era, played in old time style on fiddle, guitar, banjo and accordion. Phil and Vivian Williams grew up near the end of the Trail, have known tunes and dances of the Pacific Northwest's pioneer heritage since childhood, and are founding members of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association, which was formed to perpetuate the pioneer music of the region. Twenty-One Instrumentals.

The New Columbia Fiddlers

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Listen to the authentic music of Howard Marshall, Vivian Williams, Phil Williams and John Williams as they help you to experience the  Lewis & Clark era. Although the Lewis & Clark journals did not mention specific tunes, the New Columbia Fiddlers have done extensive research to uncover many of the popular tunes of the period. On this CD these tunes are masterfully performed in old-time style on violins, fretless and fretted banjo, mandolin, guitar and percussion. Experience the fiddle dance music from America's formative years! All Instrumental.

by Wayne Erbsen

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A best-selling recording of 17 foot-stomping melodies found in the Front Porch book. Features Wayne on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, dulcimer, and guitar, David Holt on spoons, washboard, harmonica, tambourine, and bones and Phil Jamison on feet! 55 minutes. All instrumentals. The perfect companion to the book "Front Porch Songs, Jokes & Stories."

Arkansas Traveler, Blue-Tail Fly, Oh! Susanna, Turkey in the Straw, Golden Slippers, Old Joe Clark, Buffalo Gals, Grandfathers's Clock, Cindy, Cripple Creek, Blue-Tailed Fly, Polly Wolly Doodle, Sunny South, Ground Hog, Jack of Diamonds, The Riddle Song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home.

"I just love Front Porch Favorites to Death!" --Fenix D. Scully

"The musicianship is very skillful."--Sing Out!

"A great way to get introduced to the classic stuff." --Kathleen C. Vandermortel

"I am most truly enjoying Front Porch Favorites." --Rev. Greg K. Gunn

by Wayne Erbsen & Laura Boosinger

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Roll up the rug, clear the floor and grab your partner! Kick up your heels with spunky old-time dance tunes, historic songs and ancient ballads of America's log cabin pioneers. Includes: Little Log Cabin in the Lane, Darling Cory, Puncheon Floor, Sugar in the Gourd, Cricket on the Hearth, My Old Cottage Home, The Blackest Crow, Goodbye to My Stepstone, Mary of the Wild Moor, East Virginia, Red Rocking Chair, Fracas on York Ridge, and Lost Jug in the Cornpile.  10 Vocals, 6 instrumentals played on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and bass. 48 minutes. The perfect companion to the book "Log Cabin Pioneers."

by Christian Wig                                                                   

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Lost Indian: Fiddling on the Frontier is a representation of Appalachian fiddle tunes that embody the visceral expression of a mountain people and the revivalist tradition that shares their passion.  Stripped of polish and production, the tone is rich, yet raw--the resonance of bow on string, finger on gut.  A wonderful collection of tunes performed by Christian Wig, with Whitt Mead, Joe LaRose and Laura Lewis.

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"This collection of impeccably sourced tunes performed by veterans of the old-time scene is a terrific source for teachers of fiddling, fiddlers and banjo players." --Bill Hicks

by Wayne Erbsen

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These are the songs that were on the lips and in the hearts of soldiers and home folks on both sides of our greatest conflict. The 8 page CD booklet has a brief history of each song. Instruments include 5 and 6 string banjos, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, jew's harp, spoons, tambourine. 48 minutes, 13 vocals, 1 instrumental.

by Wayne Erbsen

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Striking vocal arrangements of favorite Southern gospel songs using solos, duets, trios and quartets with clawhammer and bluegrass banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, autoharp and bass. 13 songs, all vocals. The perfect companion to the Bluegrass Gospel Songbook and Old-Time Gospel Songbook.

by Wayne Erbsen

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Captures the spirit of the old-time gospel and hymn music with haunting and lively renditions of many of the classic pieces of gospel music played on clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar. 12 Instrumentals, 30 Minutes.

Wayfaring Stranger, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, I'll Fly Away, I Will Arise, Uncloudy Day, Walking in Jerusalem, Working on a Building, Old Camp Meeting Time, Long Time Traveling, River of Jordan, Satin Your Kingdom Must Come Down, Methodist Pie.

Customer Reviews:

"...is a very worthwhile album. Not only is it listenable, but it is very educational as well, as it presents gospel music from a variety of traditions. Mr. Erbsen is to be commended." --Precious Memories

"Your playing is my kind of music. It's awesome." --Bob Roussin

with Daniel Slosberg

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Join renowned fiddler Daniel Slosberg on a musical adventure along the Lewis & Clark Trail. Journey back 200 years to hear melodies, dance tunes and work songs of the era played on period instruments. You'll feel like you've made camp with Pierre Cruzatte himself, the main boatman and fiddler with the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Phil & Vivian Williams

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Dancing was one of the most important recreational activities for pioneers in the West. They danced squares, waltzes, mazurkas, schottishes, polkas, and Virginia Reels. Here are some of the many and diverse tunes played for dances in the Far West in the 1850’s, 1860’s, and 1870’s, performed by Phil and Vivian Williams on fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and other instruments used in pioneer dance bands. Nineteen Instrumentals.

Doug Elliott

Winner of the Notable Children's Recording Award by the American Library Association

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Naturalist, storyteller and harmonica wizard Doug Elliott takes listeners on a wild and wonderful exploration into the natural world. You'll hear a true story, an Indian legend, a jived-up Aesop's fable, a late night adventure in the woods along with some lively harmonica tunes and some mighty strange animal noises! Interpretive fold-out has drawings, activities and more!  62 minutes.

by Wayne Erbsen

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Songs include Rock Island Line, Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel, The Railroad Blues, Death of John Henry, and many more. Performed on clawhammer banjo, bluegrass banjo, banjo-guitar, banjo-mandolin, fiddle, mandolin, piano, national steel guitar, harmonica, flamenco guitar, flattop guitar, washboard, bass. 14 vocals, 49 minutes. The perfect companion to the book "Railroad Fever."

Rock Island Line, Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel, The Railroad Blues, Death of John Henry, The Red and Green Signal Lights, Reuben's Train, Nine Pound Hammer, Down at Dinah's Diner, Blue Train, All Aboard!, Working on the New Railroad, Kansas City Railroad, The Longest Train, and Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill!

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"When we listen to your music we can practically smell the smoke of a locomotive." --Scott Smith, North Texas Garden Railway Consortium

"This is some of the best music I have ever heard!" --Russ Thespionage, age 17

by Wayne Erbsen

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Performed on banjo, banjo-guitar, banjo-mandolin, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, harmonica, guitar, jews harp, kazoo, bones, spoons, washboard, bass. All instrumentals, 45 minutes.

by Wayne Erbsen & Laura Boosinger

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This great recording features the crystal clear voice of Laura Boosinger alongside the banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin wizardry of Wayne Erbsen. Like its companion book, above, this recording draws from the very roots of bluegrass.  54 minutes, 13 vocals, 3 instrumentals. Instruments include fiddle, clawhammer & bluegrass banjo, banjo-mandolin, mandolin, guitar, bass.

Wayne Erbsen

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SONGS: Cannonball Blues, Railroading on the Great Divide, On the Dummy Line, Nine Hundred Miles, John Henry, The Death of Edward Lewis, and many more. Performed on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, harmonica, guitar, washboard, jug. 12 vocals, 2 instrumentals, 40 minutes. The perfect companion to the book "Singing Rails."

by Wayne Erbsen

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A rollicking collection of classic 19th century American tunes. Spirited performances on clawhammer banjo, old-time fiddle, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, bass and feet! 16 tunes, all instrumental, 48 minutes. Features Dirk Powell on fiddle, who recently played fiddle on the soundtrack to the movie "Cold Mountain."

by Wayne Erbsen

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A popular collection of music played by common soldiers during the war. Includes spirited rallying songs, mournful laments, popular pieces of the day and even a lively buckdance tune. Historic instruments include banjo, fiddle, harmonica, bones, hambone, washboard, tambourine, dulcimer, mouth bow, accordion and jew's harp. Cassette insert includes words to all the songs. 45 minutes, 4 vocals, 12 instrumentals.

by Wayne Erbsen

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Better than a faded diary or a tattered photo, this fine collection captures the spirit of those who stayed at home. Included are both Union and Confederate patriotic tunes, sentimental pieces, minstrel songs, popular tunes of the day, songs of returning soldiers and runaway slaves. Cassette insert includes words to all the songs. 45 minutes, 13 instrumentals, 4 vocals.

by Martin Fox & Jeff Winegar

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"The Way it Was" by Martin Fox and Jeff Winegar features the driving, primal sound of 19th century fiddle and banjo music. In the early days before the guitar made its way into the Southern Appalachians, the fiddle and banjo were the mainstay "band" for musical gatherings of all sorts, barn raisings, corn shuckings, making moonshine, and of course, dances and "frolics." These eighteen tunes will transport you back in time. Fox and Winegar play a wide variety of rare old tunes from Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina. There are breakdowns, played in the tight, cohesive and driving style, and slower, haunting pieces like "The Wounded Hoosier."

Katie LaRaye Waldren and Candace Kreitlow

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Dulcimer wizard Katie LaRaye Waldren and expert Celtic harpist and guitarist Candace Kreitlow have created a classic recording of elegantly energetic Irish and American instrumentals. All instrumental, 59 Minutes.