Difference between revisions of "Soldiers' Songs"

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* ''Barrack Room Ballads'' by Rudyard Kipling
 
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* ''[[Songs and Music of the Redcoats - Book|Songs and Music of the Redcoats]]'' by Lewis Winstock  - Leo Cooper (London) 1970 - was a well researched book dealing with soldiers songs from 1642 to 1902. It was musically illustrated with a Decca released vinyl record also called ''[[Songs and Music of the Redcoats - Record|Songs and Music of the Redcoats]]''

Latest revision as of 19:38, 18 April 2007

Soldier's songs, songs about the army, or war are commonly concerned with recruiting parties, (for willing or unwilling recruits), such as The White Cockade or Twa Recruiting Sergeants; the girls left behind, like The Trooper and the Maid or The Manchester Angel; great battle stories like Bold General Wolfe or The Plains of Waterloo; hardships such as The Kerry Recruit or The deserter; and death, such as Young Jamie Foyers or The battle of Alma


  • The Cruel Wars, Karl Dallas, 1967, Wolfe is a monograph on soldiers' songs,

as is the much older

  • Barrack Room Ballads by Rudyard Kipling