Description
From time immemorial, the balladeer has been the purveyor of words and song to relate the drama of human experience. Today, Danny O’Flaherty is the consummate balladeer, and that has never been better evidenced than in this series of songs that reveal the hardships and struggle of “…ordinary people just like you and me…” in the fight to establish American independence and the creation of the United States of America. We have all seen in our history textbooks in school the words that stood out in bold dark print such as Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere, Bunker Hill, George Washington, Saratoga, Valley Forge, King’s Mountain and Yorktown but the names and places can mean nothing to us unless they are given real meaning, real life, and real evidence of why they should be remembered. True to the balladeer, Danny brings to us that meaning, as well as the spirit, the pathos, and the inspiration of that generation of Americans at the moment of our nation’s founding. Here will we hear the names of Peter Francisco, James Forten, and Molly Pitcher who were among the scores of “…ordinary people just like you and me…” who fought for freedom and liberty, but whose names have never appeared in bold print.
- Spirit of Freedom
- Boston Tea Party
- Peter Francisco
- James Forten
- Lexington and Concord (Interlude: The White Cockade)
- We Whipped the British at Lexington
- Bunker Hill
- Crossing the Deleware
- Valley Forge
- Molly Pitcher
- King’s Mountain
- Yorktown
- Yankee Doodle
- Saratoga
- The Constitution Song
- Miracle of Philadelphia
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