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In celebration of the 250th Anniversary
of the American Revolution!

Four Patriotic Songs

from the

American Revolution Era

1. THE LIBERTY SONG
John Dickinson ,1768
tune: HEART OF OAK

2. The New MASSACHUSETTS Liberty Song
Dr. Joseph Warren,1770
tune: THE BRITISH GRENADIERS

3. FATHER AND I WENT DOWN TO CAMP
Edward Bangs, ca. 1776
tune: YANKEE DOODLE

4. CHESTER -
Words and Music by
William Billings, 1770 and 1778

Important Fact:

Song no. 2 is now commonly titled "Free America"

This song text was written

by Dr. Joseph Warren in 1770

and is more accurately given a different subtitle of

"Brave America" since those words are used

in every verse of the song not "Free America."

For example these words in the 3rd verse

from the original broadside sheet:

We led fair FREEDOM hither, when lo the Desert smil’d,
        A Paradise of Pleasure, was open’d in the Wild;
        Your Harvest bold AMERICANS! No Power shall snatch away,
         Assert yourselves, yourselves, yourselves, my brave AMERICA.

To order these four early American patriotic songs

When you order these four songs

you will also receive audio recordings (MP3)

for each of the four songs,

including the Boston version of "Yankee Doodle"

written during the American Revolution

by a Harvard College student.

These 4 patriotic songs

were compiled and edited

by Roger Hall, AMP

Director of the Center for American Music Preservation

and an authority on music in early America

The four songs are useful for singers, teachers, students,

and anyone interested in American history.

The four early patriotic songs

are available here

for $8.00 and you will receive

all four songs with the audio examples (MP3)

for each of the songs

sent by email attachment or by Dropbox.

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"More Than Yankee Doodle -
Songs of Protest and Patriotisim
in the American Revolution"

presented at the meeting of the

Colonial Society of Massachusetts

in April 2026 in Boston

now available for viewing

on YouTube

Also available is the Revolution 250 Podcast

with Professor Robert Allison speaking with

Roger Lee Hall about his research in

music from the American Revolution era

with 4 audio examples of music from that time

For viewing this podcast on YouTube -- click here

For listening only -- click here

 

 

 

Read about America's oldest surviving musical society

founded in 1786

Singing Stoughton!

America's Singing History

Volume One: 1759-1859

Volume Two: 1860-1960

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