This recording will contain a mix of both instrumental and vocal folkmusic from the Pennsylvania Oil Region. The music of the day was meant to be sung or played by any and all. It is with an eye toward this fact that this recording will be made. The atmosphere on this recording will be such as to evoke feeling of a song hall at the turn of the last century during the height of The Great American Oil Era.
The songs to be used on this recording include:
- Famous Oil Firms
- "Ile" Vay Down In Bennsylvany
- The Petroleum Polka
- Oil On The Brian
- "I've Struck Ile"
- The Oil Fever Gallop
- Crazy On Oil
- Have You Struck Ile?
- The Petroleum Gallop
- Coal Oil Tommy
- Pa Has Struck Ile
Each song will be prefaced by a spoken introduction in order that the listener might get some sense as to the nature of the song and a great understanding about how and why it was written.
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