Tenting on the Old Camp Ground

Most of us think that “going viral” is a 21st century phenomenon, made possible by the immediacy and ubiquity of the Internet. But “Tenting on the Old Camp Ground,” Walter Kittredge's haunting Civil Warsong of 1863, went viral in the age of the telegraph, and remains an enduring expression of the yearning for peace. Dale Warland sets this powerful text with a delicate touch including guitar accompaniment that calls forfingernail tapping on the body of the guitar. Duration: ca.4:30