Tom McDonald

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Battle Cry of Freedom


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I'm including tab, lyrics and a history of this song.I recorded this near Julian, PA last spring.Here is the basic tab. I just figured out which chords I liked by ear. http://sniff.numachi.com/lookup.cgi?ds1=G&ds2=D&ds3=G&ti=BATTLCRY&tt=BATTLCRY&tab=d This is widely considered to be one of the greatest military songs ever written. Here is a capsule history from 1896. (You will have to sign in to the New York Times to read it). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9806E5DD123EE333A25752C2A9649C94679ED7CF By George F. Root, 1861Yes we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally once again,Shouting the battle cry of freedom,We will rally from the hillside, we'll gather from the plain,Shouting the battle cry of freedom!(Chorus)The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah!Down with the traitor, up with the star;While we rally round the flag, boys, rally once again,Shouting the battle cry of freedom!We are springing to the call of our brothers gone before,Shouting the battle cry of freedom!And we'll fill our vacant ranks with a million free men more,Shouting the battle cry of freedom!ChorusWe will welcome to our numbers the loyal, true and brave,Shouting the battle cry of freedom!And although he may be poor, not a man shall be a slave,Shouting the battle cry of freedom!ChorusSo we're springing to the call from the East and from the West,Shouting the battle cry of freedom!And we'll hurl the rebel crew from the land we love best,Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
Sue Simms
07/09/10 08:17:01PM @sue-simms:
This is Beautiful Smile.gif
Tom McDonald
01/23/10 09:39:42PM @tom-mcdonald:
Thanks, everybody, for the kind words. I liked the look of this video too, but I'll have to tell you it was just dumb luck. My good camera broke earlier that day, and I did this using the little webcam built into my laptop. It was hard to get that angled right so the keyboard edge wasn't in the frame. The harmonica just happened to be there, it wasn't really posed.I want to play in an impressionistic style, rather than trying to be technically correct. This is OK when I am by myself, but also means that I don't always play well with others, since I wander around on the beat some. That's why I usually play harmonica at dulcimer club meetings.Anyway, thanks again. I'm glad you enjoyed the piece.
Strumelia
01/22/10 04:13:09PM @strumelia:
What a unique and personal playing style you have developed!- very nice.
B. Ross Ashley
01/22/10 12:26:07PM @b-ross-ashley:
As the great-grandson of a Confederate soldier (7th Florida) who fought at Chickamauga, I have to say I love that. (My sympathies would have been all Union, but the Rosses owned their cowherds.)
Flint Hill
01/22/10 07:22:09AM @flint-hill:
Wonderful, graceful and lyrical treatment, Tom.And a fine story from the Times.
Tom McDonald
01/22/10 04:58:11AM @tom-mcdonald:
Thanks, Andy!