Popular Music of the Mid 19th Century:

Joanie Moses at Bushong Farm Living History, 2003

Articles on this Website: (Coming soon!) Articles / Resources On Other Sites, By Topic: (Coming soon!) Mid 19th c. popular music / general info Minstrel and minstrel-style music African American musical traditions Brass bands Ballads and light classical music Religious music Patriotic Music, North & South Period Musical Instruments & Playing Styles Key Composers & Musicians

Tom & Rosemary Lather (Potomac Thunder)

Key Off-Site Links: Potomac Thunder -- Excellent period banjo and fiddle duo of husband and wife team of Tom and Rosemary Lather, our colleagues from the 16th Virginia Infantry. Click on the link for a sample of their music. Tom is a former winner of the annual Joel Sweeney Memorial Banjo Competition. Authentic Campaigner Forum: Period Music Folder-- Online forum discussing various forms of popular music of the era, period instruments, key composers / performers, individual songs & pieces, etc. Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection: at Johns Hopkins University. While the database covers 1780 to 1960, there is a substantial amount of material on this site relevant to music that was commonly known and part of the popular culture during the War years.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Period Music: