Johnny Don't Study War No More

Time to break out the anti-war/peace music.

The New York Path to Peace has another video out, based on a traditional tune, When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Arranged by Steve Swell, it features Roswell Rudd on solo trombone. The photographs are from the Library of Congress and depict the battlefield at Gettysburg. A good many of these photographs were prepared in stereo-pairs, implying that they were intended for home viewing. Given the often grisly subject matter in these photos, that, I believe, makes them “war porn.”

Members of The New York Path to Peace, August 29, 2008

Music by The New York Path to Peace

Editing and Assembly by Xanadu Jive (Bill Benzon aka STC4blues)

Roswell Rudd, Solo Trombone

Steve Swell, Arranger

Music

The New York Path to Peace:

Victor Jaroslaw: Drums, Sekere

Steve Swell: Trombone

Sam Kulik: Trombone

Roswell Rudd: Trombone

Matt Moran: Bass Drum & Cymbal

Greg Glassman: Trumpet

Everyone: Chants

Enrique Fernandez: Alto Sax

Don Slatoff: Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet

Dan Peck: Tuba

Chris Stromquist: Snare Drum

Charlie Keil: Valve Trombone, Percussion

Bob Hovey: Trombone

Bill Benzon: Trumpet

Allen Farmelo: Percussion

Produced by Allen Farmelo & Charlie Keil

Recorded by Allen Farmelo at Mavericks Studio, NYC

Mixed & Mastered by Allen Farmelo at The Farm, Brooklyn

Assistant Engineer: Jessica Thomson

Music © 2009 12/8 PR

www.128path.org

Photographs

Civil War photographs from the American Memory collection of the Library of Congress.