Early American Roots

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Early American Roots is an album and compact disc with twenty-two instrumental songs and musical instruments heard on them by Hesperus published in 1997.

[edit] Instrumentation

The concert uses instruments such as the recorder, baroque violin, viola da gamba, flageolet, hammered dulcimer, baroque guitar, and cittern.

[edit] Track Listing

  1. Madison's Whim/The Merry Strollers/The Killerman
  2. Bobbing Joe Medley: Bobbing Joe
  3. Cuckholds all in a Row/Rufty Tufty/Parson's Farewell
  4. Captain Kidd/Nashville
  5. A Sett of Hornpipes
  6. Butter'd Peas
  7. Daphne
  8. La Poulle
  9. Childgrove
  10. Spirit of Gambo
  11. Portsmouth/Staines Morris/Lusty Gallant/Chelsea Reach
  12. Argeers
  13. Daniel Purcell's Ground
  14. New Jersey/The Ball
  15. John Come Kiss Me Now
  16. Rockbridge/The Garden Hymn
  17. A Sett of Jiggs
  18. Scotch Cap
  19. The Merry Milkmaids
  20. The President's March/Ça Ira
  21. The Swallow/The Colly Flower
  22. Johnny Cock thy Beaver