Happy Independence Day, as is appropriate for Independence Day this episode features audio of the Voices of Liberty and the Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps. The songs of the Voices of Liberty were taken from several sets I recorded on Saturday June 16 and Sunday June 17 2007. If it seeems a bit disjointed remember that the Voices of Liberty usually start and end each set with a patriotic songs and do other "Americana" songs in the middle of the set accordingly, most of these songs are openers or closers, and this show was edited to together from those. The Spirit of America Fife and Drum corp audio was recorded in one go, and as they finished playing I walked into the American Adventure pavilion and yhe part where I talk after they finish playing really is from that same recording though I adjusted down the background noise then brought up the Volume at the end where I talked to Lonnie I also cut out some "dead air" where I was done with the Yankee Doodle monologe yet there still was some time before anyone spoke.

All the Voices of Liberty songs in the first half of the show (before the Fife and Drum Corp) were recorded Sunday June 17, 2007, while the songs after the Fife and Drum section were the ones recorded the previous day (Saturday).

Above Libsyn and Itunes image: I was a bit rushed putting this show together (due to nothing interesting just my work schedule), and so used this image of Lonnie, for both the iunes image as well as the one over on the libsyn blog. Lonnie is one of the most knowledgable cast members you'll ever meet, friendly and always willing to answer questions, or point out interesting things on display around the pavilion he's a great resource at the American Adventure pavilion.

Photos

The Voices of Liberty

Top: Saturdays line up of the Voices
Bottom: Sundays Voices of Liberty line up. Bottom: Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps.

links

Liberty Voices.com
Liberty Voices "My Space" Page

Video

Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corp part 1

Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corp part 2

Music

VOL = Voices of Liberty
SOA = Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps

• Hooray For the Red White and Blue/ Grand Old Flag -VOL
• God Bless the USA - VOL
• The Star Spangled Banner - VOL
• God Bless America - VOL
• A. Unknown - SOA
• B. Unknown - SOA
• C. Fife solo British royal marines theme - SOA
• D. drum solo - SOA
• E. medley - SOA
• 1. Rue Britania
• 2. God Save the Queen
• 3. British Grenadiers
• 4. Yankee Doodle
• Battle Hymn of the Republic - VOL
• My Country Tis of Thee (with "penny" monolouge)
• America The Beautiful

Saturday June 16, 2007 3:30 PM

• America the beautiful (partial, walked in during)
• Rockytop, Tenn
• A Dream is a Wish your heart makes
• Folk Medley
• Turkey in the Straw
• Clemintine
• On Top of old Smokey
• Ezikiel Saw the Wheel
• Turkey in the Straw
• My Country Tis' of Thee (with the "penny" monologue)
• America The Beautiful

Saturday June 16, 2007 4:00 PM

• A.
• B.
• C. Fife solo British royal marines theme
• D. drum solo
• E. medley
• 1. Rue Britania
• 2. God Save the Queen
• 3. British Grenadiers
• 4. Yankee Doodle
• F.

Saturday June 16, 2007 4:15 PM

• A. God Bless the USA
• B. Skip to my Lou (full version)
• C. Happy Birthday
• D. Down By the Old Mill Stream
• E. Battle Hymn of the Republic

Saturday June 16, 2007 5:00 PM

Well into this set I looked down and saw that my microphone power was off (DOH!)...I hate it when that happens (sigh). So, all that's here is the last song and a half of the set

• A. Back home in Indiana (partial)
• B. America the Beautiful

Sunday June 17, 2007, 1:15 PM

• A. Red White & Blue Medley
• 1. Hooray for the Red, White and Blue
• 2. Grand Old Flag
• B. A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes
• C. Oh! Susanah
• D. Rockytop, Tenn
• E. The Star Spangled Banner (some crowd noise as all stand up)
• F. Happy Birthday

Sunday June 17, 2007 2:00 PM

• A. God bless the USA
• B. Skip to My Lou (abort mission version!)
• C. Oh! Susannah
• D. Black is the color of my true loves hai
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• E. America the Beautiful

Sunday June 17, 2007 2:45 PM

• A. America the Beautiful (freedom and justice intro)
• B. When You Wish Upon A Star
• C. Oh! Susannah
• D. Old Mc Donald (AFLAC!)
• E. God Bless America