Patchwork and Powder Horn: Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution

Patchwork: a form of needlework whereby small pieces of material are sewn together to make a larger piece.
Powder horn: a capped animal's horn, used to store gunpowder.
Two seemingly disparate things form the title of this album, but they symbolize the times and events of the American Revolution, capturing the spirit and experiences of the men and women who forged “a new nation conceived in liberty.”
Sung by Dorothy Mesney with autoharp, most of these 25 songs and ballads from the 18th century were recorded for the first time ever on this 1975 release. Unbiased and honest, the songs express female patriotism, and include odes to revolutionary heroes and parodies of both sides.
A musical scholar and performer, Mesney has presented programs on music in America to museums, historical societies, and in leading concert halls. She went on to record another album for Folkways Records, The Parlour Piano: American Popular Songs of the 1880s (FTS32321), available here.
Track Listing
101
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The Revolutionary Alphabet | Dorothy Mesney | 3:36 | |
102
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The Bold Volunteer | Dorothy Mesney | 1:42 | |
103
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Fare Thee Well Sweethearts | Dorothy Mesney | 1:54 | |
104
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The Wicked Rebels | Dorothy Mesney | 2:24 | |
105
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The Cornwallis Country Dance | Dorothy Mesney | 2:27 | |
106
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The Simple Bostonians | Dorothy Mesney | 1:39 | |
107
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Song of the Head | Dorothy Mesney | 1:46 | |
108
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Love, Oh Love | Dorothy Mesney | 1:06 | |
109
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Daughter, Will You Marry? | Dorothy Mesney | 2:01 | |
110
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O, Tannenbaum | Dorothy Mesney | 1:25 | |
111
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The Little Sargeant | Dorothy Mesney | 2:34 | |
112
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Free Americay | Dorothy Mesney | 1:44 | |
201
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America | Dorothy Mesney | 0:56 | |
202
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Anthony Wayne | Dorothy Mesney | 3:13 | |
203
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Blendon | Dorothy Mesney | 0:34 | |
204
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Indian War Song | Dorothy Mesney | 0:57 | |
205
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The Green Mountaineer | Dorothy Mesney | 1:15 | |
206
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The Savannah Song | Dorothy Mesney | 2:18 | |
207
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Female Patriots | Dorothy Mesney | 1:20 | |
208
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The World Turned Upside Down | Dorothy Mesney | 0:40 | |
209
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Rivington's Reflections | Dorothy Mesney | 1:54 | |
210
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Ode to Washington | Dorothy Mesney | 0:56 | |
211
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The Farce | Dorothy Mesney | 2:28 | |
212
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Goodbye to America | Dorothy Mesney | 1:03 | |
213
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God Save Our States | Dorothy Mesney | 1:23 |