“Down in the Valley to Pray” (also known as “Down to the River to Pray,” “The Good Old Way,” and “Come, Let Us All Go Down”) is a traditional AmericanContinue readingDown in the Valley to Pray

“Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” is a song written circa 1878 by James A. Bland (1854–1911), an African-American composer and minstrel performer. It was Virginia’s state song from 1940Continue readingCarry Me Back to Old Virginny

“I’m a Good Ol’ Rebel”, also called “The Good Old Rebel”, is a pro-Confederate folk song and rebel song commonly attributed to Major James Innes Randolph. It was initially createdContinue readingI’m a Good Ol’ Rebel

“All Quiet Along the Potomac,” originally titled “The Picket Guard,” is an 1861 poem by American writer Ethel Lynn Beers. The poem was first published as “The Picket Guard” inContinue readingAll Quiet Along the Potomac

“The Girl I Left Behind”, also known as “The Girl I Left Behind Me”, is an English folk song dating back to the Elizabethan era. It is said to haveContinue readingThe Girl I Left Behind

The “Battle Cry of Freedom”, also known as “Rally ‘Round the Flag”, is a song written in 1862 by American composer George Frederick Root (1820–1895) during the American Civil War.Continue readingBattle Cry of Freedom

John Brown’s Body” (originally known as “John Brown’s Song”) is a United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown. The song was popular in the Union during the AmericanContinue readingJohn Brown’s Body

“The Bonnie Blue Flag”, also known as “We Are a Band of Brothers”, is an 1861 marching song associated with the Confederate States of America. The words were written byContinue readingThe Bonnie Blue Flag

Seasons of the Heart is the 16th studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in February 1982. The singles released from this album are “Shanghai Breezes” / “What OneContinue readingSeasons of the Heart

“Follow Me” Prior to performing this song on The Tonight Show in 1974, Denver said he wrote it for his wife Annie whom he had to leave behind when heContinue readingFollow Me