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Tom Roush
United States
Registrace 27. 07. 2009
Most of my videos feature music from 19th century America. All arrangements and recordings of music in my videos are of my own creation. Hard copies of my CDs are available at: tomroush.us
Ice On Trees-Tom Roush
This is a short video taken by one of my drones of an ice storm that struck my area in North Carolina this morning. I accompany it with my own arrangement of "Angel Band"
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The Painter- Written and Performed by Tom Roush
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This is a song that I composed and recently accompanied it with one of my drone videos that I took near my home in North Carolina this fall.
'Below the Gallows Tree' - C.1700 - Performed by Tom Roush
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This is the true story of the death by hanging of 25-year-old Scottish outlaw Jamie MacPherson in 1700. Jamie was born in 1675, the illegitimate son of a Highland laird and a beautiful gypsy girl. He became a man of great physical strength, an expert swordsman, as well as a renowned fiddler. But his career was robbery-his band led by a piper invading the markets. At his final armed robbery, a w...
Christmas-'The Friendly Beasts'-Performed by Tom Roush
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This song originally hails from a 12th century Latin song "Orientis Partibus" which first appeared in France and is usually attributed to Pierre de Corbeil, Bishop of Sens (d 1222) ("Office de la circoncision," "Lew manuscrit de l’office de la Circoncision de Notre-Dame-du-Puy," or "L’Office de Pierre de Corbeil," circa 1210). The Feast of the Circumcision is celebrated on January 1. The song i...
Stephen Foster's 'Beautiful Dreamer'-1864-Performed by Tom Roush
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Written two weeks before Foster's death, 'Beautiful Dreamer' was the last song that he wrote. I enjoyed arranging and recording this beautiful song. This recording can be found on my CD "Down Among the Cane Brakes' which is available at: tomroush. us
Stephen Foster's 'Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair' - 1854 - Performed by Tom Roush
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Of the many Foster songs that I've recorded, this is my favorite. I hope that you enjoy it. This recording can be found on my CD "Americana" which is available on Itunes at: itunes.apple.com/us/album/ame... or at : tom roush. us
Stephen Foster's- 'Down Among the Cane Brakes'-1860-Performed by Tom Roush
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Stephen Foster published 273 songs in his short lifetime. This song was somewhat popular but never reached the popularity of 'Camptown Races' or 'Oh Susannah.". It puts into words of the times when we were young with no cares or problems.
Sequel to ' Grandfather's Clock-Henry Work-1878-Performed by Tom Roush
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Henry Work wrote this song two years after he penned the still popular 'Grandfather's Clock.'(czcams.com/video/su7IECXoKLg/video.html) New buyers of the old house decided to replace the original grandfather's clock with a newer clock that hung on the wall, Though this song never reached the same popularity, I decided to arrange and record it for the sake of American music history. This song can...
'Take Me Home ' (Sweet Sunny South)-1864-Performed by Tom Roush w/lyrics
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I've uploaded this song before but with another video without lyrics. John Hewitt, a southern composer, wrote this song in 1864 under the pen name of Eugene Raymond. Hewitt's other songs included 'All Quiet Along the Potomac,' and 'The Young Volunteer.' Special thanks to Dianne Faucette for some of the beautiful photos in this video! IThis song is included on my CD 'Silver Threads Among the Gol...
Stewball - c..late 1700s - Performed by Tom Roush
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The original name for this folksong was 'Skewball.' It became popular in America as 'Stewball.' I've played this song for 35 years and now decided to record it. There have been many verses added and changed since it found it's way across the Atlantic from England. I recorded this in July of 2019.
The Maid of Monterey-John Hewitt-1848 - Performed by Tom Roush
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This is one of the few songs that was written about the Mexican-American War that was fought between 1846 and 1848. Most Americans know little and choose to ignore this conflict but I assure you that the people of Mexico remember it The song was composed by John Hewitt who would write many songs of the Confederacy in the American Civil War. This song can be found on imy CD “My Grandfather's Clo...
"Aweigh, Santy Ano" - c1850 - Performed by Tom Roush
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In the days of the California gold rush, one of the most popular ways for folks on the east coast to get there was to take a ship south to the horn of South America and then sail north to San Francisco. The trip took between 6 to 8 months and cost between $600 and $1200. This is a sailor's story.
"Darling Nelly Gray" - 1856 - Performed by Tom Roush
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"Darling Nelly Gray" is a 19th-century popular song that was written and composed by Benjamin Hanby. It is written as from the point of view of an African-American male slave in Kentucky whose sweetheart has been taken away by slave-owners. The man mourns his beloved, who has been sold South to Georgia (where the slave’s life was conventionally regarded as harsher). He eventually dies and joins...
Colours-Donavan-1965- Performed by Tom Roush-Tribute To Genevieve
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This is a song that I recorded earlier this year for the love of my life who passed away one month ago. It will never be found on a CD or video due to copyright restrictions. I thank Donavan Leitch, who recorded this song in 1965, and my sweet Genevieve for the memories. This is is my own arrangement. I performed all vocal and instrument parts. Today was her birthday. Wherever you are, I want t...
"Roll Alabama Roll" Traditional c1865 - Tom Roush
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The CSS Alabama was one of the most successful merchant commerce raiders in U.S. History. Between 1862 and 1864, it successfully raided 64 Union merchant ships and sinking 55 of them. It was finally sunk off the coast of Cherbourg, France in 1864 by the USS Kearsarge.
Stephen Foster's 'Lou'siana Belle' - 1847- Performed by Tom Roush
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Stephen Foster's 'Lou'siana Belle' - 1847- Performed by Tom Roush
Southern "Battle Cry of Freedom" - Performed Live by Tom Roush
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Southern "Battle Cry of Freedom" - Performed Live by Tom Roush
CAROLINA - c1866 - Performed by Tom Roush
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CAROLINA - c1866 - Performed by Tom Roush
"THE GREEN MOUNTAINEER" - c.1840 - Performed by Tom Roush
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"THE GREEN MOUNTAINEER" - c.1840 - Performed by Tom Roush
"TOM DOOLEY"- American Folk Song - Performed by Tom Roush
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"TOM DOOLEY"- American Folk Song - Performed by Tom Roush
"KENTUCKY MEANS PARADISE" - Performed by Tom Roush
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"KENTUCKY MEANS PARADISE" - Performed by Tom Roush
Stephen Foster's - Hard Times Come Again No More - Performed by Tom Roush
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Stephen Foster's - Hard Times Come Again No More - Performed by Tom Roush
"EAST VIRGINIA" - Performed by Tom Roush
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"EAST VIRGINIA" - Performed by Tom Roush
"THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG" -1861 - Harry Macarthy - Performed by Tom Roush
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"THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG" -1861 - Harry Macarthy - Performed by Tom Roush
"GREEN GROW THE LILACS " - c 1840 - Performed by Tom Roush
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"GREEN GROW THE LILACS " - c 1840 - Performed by Tom Roush
"THE GREEN SHENANDOAH " - 1865 - Performed by Tom Roush
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"THE GREEN SHENANDOAH " - 1865 - Performed by Tom Roush
THE ROSE OF ALABAMA - 1846 - Performed by Tom Roush
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THE ROSE OF ALABAMA - 1846 - Performed by Tom Roush
"The Meeting of the Waters" - Performed by Tom Roush
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"The Meeting of the Waters" - Performed by Tom Roush
' POLLY WOLLY DOODLE' - Performed by Tom Roush
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' POLLY WOLLY DOODLE' - Performed by Tom Roush
ANNIE LAURIE or ANNIE LAWRY - Performed by Tom Roush
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ANNIE LAURIE or ANNIE LAWRY - Performed by Tom Roush
How did we get tricked into using electricity? What an evil world we are in where we don't grow our own food on a homestead.
As a black American, I thank you. James Bland would be happy.
First time I hear this song I thought it was gonna play westminster chime
Wow it's more joyous and cheerful
I have an Irish ancestor that proudly served for the South this is for his honor
My Mom used to play this when I was young. It was one of our favorites. Thanks for this great memory
The rhymes and rhythm of this sequel have that timeless and beautiful quality of the original, and though I loved the original's grieving yet positive tone and mood, I also find the more frustrated and sour expression of this one to be an interesting follow up. I can appreciate how it balances the feeling of someone's passing being disrespected and the bitterness of others misunderstanding the meaning of things they're not attached to, with the honest and nuanced conclusion of making peace with what can't be corrected. I could imagine the ending being the man getting rid of the wall-mounted clock too, and potentially also just getting another tall-case one, if it were in the hands of another writer, but I'm happy it didn't end that way. Though, I am aware that this song was purely fictional despite the original's origins as a true story, about a clock that is still around to this day. I find it more comforting that this isn't true-- as obviously this isn't a very happy ending-- but it still has artistic merit in itself as an alternate-history of sorts, and also the theme that can be inferred about special belongings and respect towards those who have passed away. Now I'm just wondering what an English version would sound with the additional lyrics that one of the Czech arrangements brought. I heard about that on the Wikipedia article I found this sequel through, it sounds interesting.
Temas maravilhos. maneco - Brasil.
É gratificante ouvir esses temas originários do século passado. Todos tem uma história, seja da revolução americana contra os ingleses ou da guerra civil americana, etc. maneco - Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil.
I love this song!!!! Are you sing this song All???
THERE'S THINGS WORSE THAN DYING, LIKE JOHN WAYNE, ETHAN ALLEN WILL NEVER DIE
Camptown races was supposedly a real place in Bradford County. I was born and raised in the Bradford area (Elmira NY). Foster went to school at the Tioga point academy in Athens Pennsylvania for a yr.
I'm reading Beneath the attic V.C. Andrews.
Panget po ang mga song
my mother always sung the chorus of this song and I often wondered what the rest of the song was like.quite fitting for the old man.
I cant get this song out of my head. I knew it when the few people who cared about me were still alive before they all passed and I know where the legend comes from as well. The head of the house was the only person only allowed to wind the clock in the 19th century. When they died that wad it. The clock stopped. Like life. 😔
Josh if you are watching this you are lost
I grew up listening to this song every night before bed
❤lily
Nice voice
My kids and I loved the FP wind up clock and the melody it played. Finally, I’m able to put a name to the song and have words to sing. Thank you for making the video.
keep that thing wound up do not let it wind down trust me.
Sound weird
My Grandmother used to sing this song when I was a young child in the 60's. Haven't heard it since then. Lovely memories!
I was barely familiar with only the chorus and not all of it, this is the first time I've heard the whole thing. I seem to recall hearing it in a cartoon or something as a child in the 60s, clearly a largely forgotten piece of musical history. So nice to find us here, just by wild happenstance I happen to think of it and here it is!
when was this written? i can't find any mention of this song elsewhere on the internet
Fun fact: the original composer of the song was a staunch supporter of the union, and wish she had never written it upon hearing of its use by the Confederacy. "If I had known to what youth they would put my song, I will be damned to have ever written it" - Daniel Emmett
Nice antiques in the video. A sweet song too. And yes Tom, we definitely miss you!
I’ve known this hauntingly beautiful song for most of my 80+ years. Always loved it, always will. My high school choir sang a beautiful version of. Thanks for posting it.
🥹🥰haven’t heard this song since I was little girl!! Thanks for sharing this!! 🎶♥️
Love the song, good version. However, the Shenandoah in the song references the Oneida chief, and the Missouri River. I had heard this previously, and it causes the song to make sense (white man wants to marry Indian maiden). It is not about the Shenandoah River in VA/WV. I learned this recently when I googled the man Shenandoah and got nothing but when I googled the song and got into the Wikipedia page, the chief showed up, with the folk history of the song and a link to the chief.
So grateful to study with her.
Is that anything else whites wouldn’t still from blacks? Country music was also stolen from blacks. Sad but true?
if blacks were that smart why they all live in poverty and can't even build a toilet in africa?
Love the pictures!Tom Roush was a hell of a singer!
Thank You! Your tempo fits the lyrics so well. The photos and graphics make a great backdrop too.
Red Dead Redemption 2 brought me here. Rest In Peace Arthur Morgan ❤❤ the best characters ever
One of the Pokemon soundtrack definitely took some type of inspiration from this song.
Tom, your music was awesome. R.I.P.
Love this so much thank you❤
This song is totally new to me, never even heard the title, so a nice treat! Delightfully catchy, containing the old Foster magic. Great visuals, too. Ah, those were the days, weren't they?
Mummers strut every New Years day at Philly mummers parade. Love this. Reminds me of home.
one of my favs as a young and aspiring folksinger back then ❤
Da poopit is here😭
僕は合唱で聴くのはあまり好きではなく、またカントリーの歌らしくバンジョーの演奏が入っていた方が絶対良いと思います！ 懐かしい曲です☺️
Is that LOVE ME TENDER by ELVIS
Yeah we need to raise the bonnie blue flag again against our treacherous federal government.
“WOOOOB WOB WOBWOBWOBWOBWOB” -Curly
Fare thee well
Rest in peace Tom. Thanks for all the joy you have brought to people worldwide.❤❤
miss him everyday, we were so close when he moved to nc
Remind me of Billy The Kid
A rendition where you can understand the lyrics. I love Jerry Garcia's versions. But ....
Sounds like the same tune as "Mountains of Morne"