''Liberty!'' is a 1997 album by
Mark O'Connor, which comprises his soundtrack to the six-part PBS series ''
Liberty!''. The album is composed mostly of period songs arranged by O'Connor, with the exception of "Freedom" and the theme for the series, written by O'Connor, entitled "Song of the Liberty Bell".
Track listing
All tracks except for "Freedom" were arranged or written by
Mark O'Connor.
#"Song of the Liberty Bell" (folk version) – 5:45
#"Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" (traditional) (feat.
James Taylor) – 2:56
#"Surrender the Sword" (for violin and strings) – 9:24
#"Soldier's Joy" (traditional) – 4:06
#"When Bidden to the Wake or Fair" (
William Shield) – 7:08
#"The World Turned Upside Down" (traditional) – 2:45
#"Bunker Hill" (
Andrew Law) – 5:43
#"Freedom" (
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) – 3:40
#"The Flowers of Edinburgh" (traditional) – 4:15
#"Brave Wolfe" (traditional) – 6:47
#"
Devil's Dream
"The Devil's Dream" is an old fiddle tune of unknown origins. Played as either a jig or a reel, it is attested to as a popular tune from at least 1834 in New England. It also appears in a folk tale from central England dated to c. 1805.
''The Dev ...
" (traditional) – 3:27
#"Song of the Liberty Bell" (O'Connor) – 6:45
Personnel
*
Mark O'Connor -
Violin
*
James Taylor -
Vocals,
Guitar
*
Yo-Yo Ma -
Cello
*
Wynton Marsalis -
Trumpet
also:
*
Mark O'Connor - Producer
*Laraine Perri - Executive Producer
*Dave Sinko, Charles Harbutt, Eric Prestige - Engineers
*Glenn Spinner, Tracy Hackney, Mark Wessel, Paul Falcone - Assistant Engineers
*Dave Sinko, Richard King - Mix Engineers
*
Mark O'Connor - Editing and Additional Mixing
References
Mark O'Connor albums
1997 albums
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