O SUSANNA !

Words and music by Stephen Foster. This song, written in 1847, and composed when he was only 20, earned foster his first payment - $100 cash - and has become one of his most enduring melodies. It was first performed in public by Foster himself at the Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 11th, 1847. Foster gave the rights to the song to his friend William Peters, who first published the piece in 1848, eventually making over $100,000 on this and one other Foster tune.

[dirkbsilver]

There is an odd beautiful disconnect in this era of music. It was played by men around the campfires like this, while the men knew that in all likelyhood many would not be around the next night's campfire. Did it stop them. Not a bit, just made them live all the more the time they had.

You all do so much honor to those men by this and your love of the music its wonderful to hear.

[Matthias_SZL]

Believe me or not, but this song was played in Poland during the communist era, in the 1980s

[marcusayala]

Beautiful! Always loved your music, old songs have that warm home feeling to them. Always wonderful to preserve such lively history!

[orfeo]

You guys are legendary. When it comes to authentic Civil War era music, there's no finer band of musicians. God bless you all <3

[lfsg]

My mother started to teach me English when I was 4 or 5 y.o (I am brazilian), singing traditional songs like this. I love it and never forgot the lyrics. And it seems this band plays it in the most authentic way.

[Factaly_]

Hello from France my southerner friends ! I love your musics and content, you preserve your heritage, it's important. ❤️🇫🇷🇺🇸❤️Long live the South ! Good night 😊

[cadenhastings]

People that say America has no culture really need to take a listen to this stuff… thank you so much for this beautiful song!

[lurdessilva]

I love american folk music❤my grand dad used to play banjo.huggs from Portugal❤

[landonrockwell]

You guys are awesome! My favorite band as far as music concerning the Civil War

[blazingiron]

You don't get culture like this anymore. Great to see that it hasn't died.

[jmfa]

I've always gotten a kick out of the lyrics to this song. Foster was a genius. Well played as always, gentlemen, many thanks for brightening my day once again!

[Ramon.Merkader.nkvd.]

Поразительное качество записи для 1860 года.

[Adnancorner]

I am not an american but If past lives are real, then I may have been born in Alabama or close to the person who wrote this song. I dont know I have those bitter sweet feelings listening to this song with some tears and some real happiness.

[claudelamirand]

J'adore❤. I never lived in America. I know this song from my childhood, since ever. It's as a dream, a life smile for ever. Thank you.

[elygia]

We have this amazing song in Romanian words, we used to play as child!! Sooo happy memories ❤

[richardwernig]

If I would've been there with you fellows, I would have fashioned a terrace at the fire for my Dutch ovens and my coffee boiler and we would have been having cornbread and coffee between tunes and tugs on the jug.
I'm no musician but I could have clumsily lumbered to the tempo of your soul-soothing music.

[zuzanahessova]

Thank you very much for the original performance of this song. I wonder how old this song is. She's my favorite. I'm also Zuzana. Greetings from Europe.

[YannM]

I'm French but I love these old cowboy songs !

[Cerberus-viri]

Love you guys been watching since 2013!!!!

[AleksejBadvinov-yxqx]

I want to wish you many wonderful melodies of the good old south, greetings from Serbia