What is the story behind Ashokan Farewell?
Ungar wrote “Ashokan Farewell” with the Civil War in mind. But he wrote it on a September morning in 1982, after the end of his third Ashokan summer music and dance camp on this property, which the State University of New York at New Paltz owned and had used since 1967 as a field campus for environmental education.
Where is Ashoken?
Ashokan is the name of a camp in New York’s Catskill Mountains where I, and my wife, Molly Mason, run music and dance programs for adults every summer. The name is said to be a local American Indian word meaning, “A place to fish.” In 1982, shortly after the camp had closed for the season, I was feeling melancholy.
Is Ashokan Farewell Scottish?
Ashokan Farewell was written in the style of a Scottish lament. I sometimes introduce it as, “a Scottish lament written by a Jewish guy from the Bronx.” I lived in the Bronx until the age of sixteen. In 1983, our band, Fiddle Fever, was recording its second album, Waltz of the Wind, and we needed another slow tune.
What movie is Ashokan Farewell in?
The Civil War
In 1984, filmmaker Ken Burns heard “Ashokan Farewell” and was moved by it. He used it in two of his documentary films: Huey Long (1985), and The Civil War (1990), which features the original recording by Fiddle Fever in the beginning of the film. The Civil War drew the greatest attention to the piece.
Is Ashokan Farewell Celtic?
What does Ashokan mean?
Meaning. One who is without Sorrow. Origin. Indian,sanskrit. Add to favourite.
How did Ken Burns find Ashokan Farewell?
He heard “Ashokan Farewell.” He got in touch with Ungar and Mason. He asked for permission to use the song in the documentary. They consented. They ended up playing many of the other songs—all of them, save for “Ashokan Farewell,” composed in the 19th century—on the documentary’s lush soundtrack.
How old is Jay Ungar?
74 years (November 14, 1946)
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Is Lynn Ungar related to Jay Ungar?
Ungar was born in the Bronx, New York City. They continue to perform as a duo, with their band, Swingology, and as the Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band with Jay’s daughter Ruth Ungar (her mother is Lyn Hardy) and her husband Michael Merenda.
What instrument does Jay Ungar play?
American folk musician and composer (born November 14, 1946 in New York City). He plays mainly fiddle. He’s the father of Ruth Ungar.