I recently attended Evansville, Wisconsin’s annual Civil War commemoration event. In addition to reenactors portraying soldiers and civilians of 150 years ago, the event also featured the 1st Brigade Band. The band took part in a parade and an outdoor concert / program. In addition to entertaining at reenactments and commemorative events , the 1st Brigade Band [...]
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“Goober Peas” is such a well known Civil War song because its popularity continued long after the war was over. It even entered the elementary music curriculum when instilling patriotism in school children was still important. “Goober Peas” was still being taught, even in Northern schools, in the 1960s. I know that because I learned [...]
In honor of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee will be presenting four concerts in southeast Wisconsin featuring Civil War era music. The concerts will have pre-show activities sponsored by the Kenosha (Wis.) Civil war Museum. Here is a list of these upcoming concerts: The World Beloved: A Bluegrass [...]
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