This is one of his most famous tunes. It turned up in countless TV westerns in the Fifties.
You can’t help but dance to this one.
This is synonymous with Foster and is a critical part of American song.
Catchy!
A good example of the slow, sentimental songs of the era. That’s Jay Ungar of “Ashokan Farewell” on fiddle.
”Ah! May the Red Rose Live Always!”
Dance away!
Simply beautiful!
With successful songs like this under his belt, Foster felt prosperous enough to marry Jane MacDowell in 1850. Their daughter was born a year later.
Around 1850, "Sacramento," a popular sea shanty, was adapted to the tune of "The Camptown Races," a huge hit at the time (I'd provide a link if I could find a decent recording). Soon afterwards, "De Hamborger Veermaster" (Hamburg's four-master), a song adapted from "Sacramento," was being sung by German sailors. Although it uses a different melody than "The Camptown Races," it retains the English-language chorus of "Sacramento," while the verses are sung in low German.
The song describes a "hard case" ship that is filthy and louse-ridden, whose food supply consists of maggot-infested bacon and spoiled--salt pork--sounds like a ship that has recently been in the news.
Click here to listen: De Hamborger Veermaster