Pa's Fiddle.com is a ongoing project to record songs that are mentioned in the series of "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. There are 126 songs embedded in the eight "Little House" books. Charles "Pa" Ingalls lived from 1835-1902 and enjoyed playing his fiddle. There are 18 songs in this collection including "The Battle Cry of Freedom," "Old Dan Tucker," and of course, "The Arkansas Traveler" (performed by Riders in the Sky) On the web site you will find another CD of "religious" music called "The Happy Land"
The Arkansas Traveler:Music from Little House on the Prairie
Eighteen songs are woven into "Little House on the Prairie", many of them among the greatest in 19th Century American music. This recording gives new voice and sound to the music from a classic book, music which has remained silent on the page for far too long.
These recordings are an effort to give new voice and sound to music that has lain silent on the page for far too long. For as Wilder herself wrote, “if you want the spirit of these times, you should [hear] these old songs."
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