The American Revolution

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MUSIC FROM THE KEN BURNS PBS DOCUMENTARY FILM, FEATURING NORA BROWN & STEPH COLEMAN, BROOKLYN RIDER, RHIANNON GIDDENS, JENNIFER KREISBERG AND YO-YO MA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country's founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence, will premiere on Sunday, November 16 and air for six consecutive nights through Friday, November 21st at 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS. The full series will be available to stream beginning Sunday, November 16 at PBS.org and on the PBS App.

The much-anticipated series, which has been in production for more than nine years, was directed and produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and written by long-time collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward. The filmmakers and PBS scheduled the broadcast for 2025, the 250th anniversary of the start of the war, which began in the spring of 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION examines how America's founding turned the world upside-down.
Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe.

"The American Revolution is one of the most important events in human history," said Ken Burns. "We went from being subjects to inventing a new concept, citizens, and set in motion democratic revolutions around the globe. As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding, I'm hopeful that people throughout the country will come together to discuss the importance of this history and to appreciate even more what our ancestors did to secure our liberty and freedoms."

The film uses a wide variety of music, both from the period and newly composed pieces for the
series. Music from the documentary, featuring performances by Jake Blount, Brooklyn Rider, Nora Brown & Steph Coleman, Hanneke Cassel, Rhiannon Giddens, Jennifer Kreisberg and Yo-Yo Ma among others, will be released by In a Circle Records on November 7, 2025.

TRACK LISTING

* Jennifer Kreisberg - Lullaby
* Mikael Ringquist; Marcus Santos; Alex Sopp - Ozain - Cha Cha Lokpa - Makuta - Barravento/Over The Water to Charlie
* Rhiannon Giddens - Dèan Cadalan Sàmhach
* Rhiannon Giddens - Pompey Ran Away
* Rhiannon Giddens - Bully For You
* Rhiannon Giddens - Hard Times
* Brooklyn Rider - Suite No. 1 in D minor - Ayre
* Shanir Blumenkranz; Marika Hughes; Mathias Kunzli; Dana Lyn; Kyle Sanna - Ahead We Move
* Maeve Gilchrist; Michael Nicolas - Le Badinage
* Shanir Blumenkranz; Johnny Gandelsman; Dana Lyn; Karen Ouzounian; James Shipp - Three If By Air
* Nora Brown; Steph Coleman - Winter Smoke
* Nora Brown; Steph Coleman - Hell and Scissors
* Hanneke Cassel - Hector The Hero
* Jennifer Kreisberg - Grief
* Yo-Yo Ma - Les Sauvages
* Maeve Gilchrist; Mathias Kunzli; Michael Nicolas - The Tales of Galtymore
* Shanir Blumenkranz; Marika Hughes; Mathias Kunzli; Dana Lyn; Kyle Sanna - New Lands
* Shanir Blumenkranz; Johnny Gandelsman; Dana Lyn; Karen Ouzounian; James Shipp - Dark Passage
* Dana Lyn; Kyle Sanna - O'Neill's Cavalry March
* Yo-Yo Ma - Hector The Hero
* Shanir Blumenkranz; Mathias Kunzli; Dana Lyn; Kyle Sanna - Over The Water To Charlie
* Shanir Blumenkranz; Dana Lyn; Kyle Sanna - Lament For Limerick
* Jennifer Kreisberg - Amazing Grace

1: Lullaby - Various Performers
2: Ozain - Cha Cha Lopka - Makuta - Barravento/Over the Water to Charlie - Various Performers
3: Dèan Cadalan Sàmhach - Various Performers
4: Pompey Ran Away - Various Performers
5: Bully for You - Various Performers
6: Hard Times - Various Performers
7: Ayre, from Suite No.1 in D Minor - Various Performers
8: Ahead We Move - Various Performers
9: Le Badinage - Various Performers
10: Three If By Air - Various Performers
11: Winter Smoke - Various Performers
12: Hell and Scissors - Various Performers
13: Hector the Hero - Various Performers
14: Grief - Various Performers
15: Les Sauvages - Various Performers
16: The Thales of Galtymore - Various Performers
17: New Lands - Various Performers
18: Dark Passage - Various Performers
19: O'Neill's Cavarly March - Various Performers
20: Hector the Hero - Various Performers
21: Over the Water to Charlie - Various Performers
22: Lament for Limerick - Various Performers
23: Amazing Grace - Various Performers

Number of Discs: 1

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