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 Posted: Wed May 25th, 2011 11:46 pm
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Albert Sailhorst
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 As to Civil War music, I am very partial to the six cd volumes by Bobby Horton called "Songs of the CSA"......The first volume has the more "traditional" Southern songs, and the other 5 volumes are songs popular among the soldiers/civilians....In my opinion, the majority of troops weren't fighting to keep slavery, as most owned none and really didn't care too much one way or the other. They fought to protect their homes, etc....They joined up to fight because their buddy or their neighbor did, and they didn't want to feel "shamed" by not joining up.....In the six volumes of Bobby Horton, I hear very few songs mentioning slavery.....If art imitates life, then one can draw conclusions......

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