Made available: | Tue, Feb 16 2021 |
Status: | Archived |
Song Category: | General Repertoire |
Song Style: | Other |
Part of public repertoire? | Yes |
Contestable Barbershop?: | No |
Introduction: | First Published in 1928, this folk song celebrated the many factual and mythological elements of the Underground Railroad, and “Peg Leg Joe” thought to have been an early conspirator in efforts to help fugitive slaves escape their bondage. The piece is a staple in many choral faith and community-based choral groups over the last century. Along the Underground Railroad, slaves depended on coded messages to find safe havens . These messages were safer than printed maps. Legend has it that the “Gourd” was the Big Dipper and they used it to calculate time, distance and direction on their journeys to freedom |
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