‘Ashokan Farewell’: The Story Behind the Theme of Ken Burns's 'The Civil War'
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‘Ashokan Farewell’: The Story Behind the Theme of Ken Burns's 'The Civil War'
When the documentary debuted 25 years ago, it gave a new life—and old history—to a gorgeous melody.
Sep 25, 2015
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“Ashokan Farewell” was written by fiddler Jay Ungar and featured in the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War, and it has become a favorite of all sorts of instrumentalists. Bill Evans teaches the tune this month in his Bluegrass Banjo course. It’s a beautiful, slow melody and Bill plays it in a “chord solo” style (as he does in his “Amazing Grace” lesson), rather than the usual roll-based bluegrass banjo style. https://www.pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/bluegrass-banjo . . . . #banjo #bl
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“Ashokan Farewell” was written by fiddler Jay Ungar and featured in the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War, and it has become a favorite of all sorts of instrumentalists. Bill Evans teaches the tune this month in his Bluegrass Banjo course. It’s a beautiful, slow melody and Bill plays it in a “chord solo” style (as he does in his “Amazing Grace” lesson), rather than the usual roll-based bluegrass banjo style. https://www.pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/bluegrass-banjo . . . . #banjo #bl
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“Ashokan Farewell” was written by fiddler Jay Ungar and featured in the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War, and it has become a favorite of all sorts of instrumentalists. Bill Evans teaches the tune this month in his Bluegrass Banjo course. It’s a beautiful, slow melody and Bill plays it in a “chord solo” style (as he does in his “Amazing Grace” lesson), rather than the usual roll-based bluegrass banjo style. https://www.pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/bluegrass-banjo . . . . #banjo #bl
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“Ashokan Farewell” was written by fiddler Jay Ungar and featured in the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War, and it has become a favorite of all sorts of instrumentalists. Bill Evans teaches the tune this month in his Bluegrass Banjo course. It’s a beautiful, slow melody and Bill plays it in a “chord solo” style (as he does in his “Amazing Grace” lesson), rather than the usual roll-based bluegrass banjo style. https://www.pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/bluegrass-banjo . . . . #banjo #bl
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Ashokan Farewell Here is a little background on this song. "Ashokan Farewell" /əˈʃoʊˌkæn/ is a musical piece composed by the American folk musician Jay Ungar in 1982. The tune was used as the title theme of the 1990 PBS television documentary series, The Civil War. This haunting tune is played here by Andrew Kent with help from Kimberley Holmes. From a house concert on May 25/2019 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. www.facebook.com/MikesCountryShow | Mike Blackburn - Music Videographer
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