Did they have recordings in 1814?.................
No, but the echoes are still bouncing around the swamps, dark hills and deep forests. They are best heard after liberal applications of local beverages, or so I remember from my drinking days.
RE: Did they have recordings in 1814?
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For everyone’s enjoyment, here is the song from 1959:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjXM6x_0KZk