“Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War” Out Now
Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War is on store shelves today. The album features 32 takes on classic American Civil War era songs from prominent Bluegrass and Country artists as diverse as Dolly Parton, Old Crow Medicine Show, Loretta Lynn, Del McCoury, T Bone Burnett, and many more. The tremendous talents on ‘Divided & United’ span several generations and genres. Combined they have won close to 200 GRAMMY Awards, numerous Country Music Awards and include Rock And Roll Hall of Famers, Country Music Hall of Famers and Bluegrass Hall of Famers.
You can purchase Divided & United on CD, vinyl, or digitally here: iTunes/Amazon
ATO Records joined forces with music supervisor Randall Poster to help to help curate and assemble Divided & United. “These songs are rendered in such a direct way that you think, ‘I understand what it felt like to be alive a hundred and fifty years ago,’” says Poster. Best-known for his work with director Wes Anderson on acclaimed feature films such as Moonrise Kingdom and Rushmore, as well as the HBO series Boardwalk Empire and recent compilations like Rave On Buddy Holly, Poster sees this project as nothing less than an emotional snapshot of one of our country’s most important historical moments. “You feel it. It’s so vivid. When I put these collections together, I assemble them like I do a movie soundtrack and feel like I’m telling a story. On this record, you get a sense of, ‘Oh my goodness, here’s the story of the Civil War.’”
“Garden and Gun” is also streaming the album here
Track List
- Loretta Lynn – Take Your Gun and Go, John
- Del McCoury – Lorena
- Sam Amidon – Wildwood Flower
- Bryan Sutton – Hell’s Broke Loose in Georgia
- Ricky Skaggs – Two Soldiers
- Old Crow Medicine Show – Marching Through Georgia
- Vince Gill – Dear Old Flag
- Steve Earle and Dirk Powell – Just Before the Battle, Mother/Farewell, Mother
- Shovels & Rope – The Fall of Charleston
- John Doe – Tenting on the Old Campground
- Carolina Chocolate Drops – Day of Liberty
- Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Richmond is a Hard Road to Travel
- Chris Stapleton – Two Brothers
- Norman Blake, Nancy Blake and James Bryan – The Faded Coat of Blue
- Stuart Duncan feat. Dolly Parton – Listen to the Mockingbird
- Pokey LaFarge – Kingdom Come
- Jamey Johnson – Rebel Soldier
- Lee Ann Womack – The Legend of the Rebel Soldier
- Jorma Kaukonen – The Mermaid Song
- Karen Elson with the Secret Sisters – Dixie
- Ralph Stanley – The Vacant Chair
- Chris Hillman – Hard Times
- Taj Mahal – Down by the Riverside
- Noam Pikelny and David Grisman – Old Folks at Home/The Girl I Left Behind Me
- The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band – Secesh
- T Bone Burnett – The Battle of Antietam
- Ashley Monroe feat. Aubrey Haynie – Pretty Saro
- Joe Henry – Aura Lee
- AA Bondy – Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
- Angel Snow – When Johnny Comes Marching Home
- Bryan Sutton – Battle Cry of Freedom
- Cowboy Jack Clement – Beautiful Dreamer