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The Erie Canal Sings

By Bill Hullfish , Dave Ruch

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2019
ISBN
9781439667132, 2019935354, 9781467142090
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5370441 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2022-10-02 19:21:37
BIO004000BIO005000Biography & AutobiographyNonfictionPerforming Arts

Description

Life working along the banks of the Erie Canal is preserved in the songs of America's rich musical history. Thomas Allen's "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" has achieved iconic status in the American songbook, but its true story has never been told until now. Erie songs such as "The E-ri-e Is a-Risin'" would transform into "The C&O Is a-Risin'" as the song culture spread among a network of other canals, including the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Pennsylvania Main Line. As motors replaced mules and railroads emerged, the canal song tradition continued on Broadway stages and in folk music recordings. Author Bill Hullfish takes readers on a musical journey along New York's historic Erie Canal.

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