New York and the Civil War | Chords of Memory | WSKG Public Media

This episode of 'Chords of Memory' highlights photographs of New York State soldiers from the Civil War. Brian Hyland provides the music and plays "An Mhaighdean Mhara" on his concertina. Photographs courtesy of the Chemung County Historical Society, the Delaware County Historical Association, and the Library of Congress.

'Chords of Memory' is a web series from WSKG that combines historic photographs with local musical talent. In each episode, a local artist provides the musical backdrop to a showcase of hand-selected images from various photographic archives. Each piece is intimate and performed acoustically, and many of the photographs shown are preserved at historical societies across our region.