Two influential recordings were made of the tune, “Goodbye Liza Jane” in the 1920's which helped spread its popularity among early country musicians, remarks Charles Wolfe (1991). Included (See: Charleston/Charlottetown Is Burning Down-History) are some references to the Charleston fires and the Charlottetown fires plus Charlottetown’s mysterious burning ship seen as an apparition in the harbor.īoth Charleston and Charlottetown are linked to the “Goodbye Liza Jane/ Liza Jane” family of tunes. Sumter during the siege could be the association with “Charleston Town Is Burning Down”. Charlottetown, Price Edwards Island, Ontario has had a terrible fire but this seems to be a Civil War reference to the torching of the south (ie Sherman’s March) and the siege of Charleston for over two years by northern troops (Sherman eventually broke through causing an evacuation of Charleston in 1865). The song, Charlotte Town, with the same melody and chords as "Going Down To Cairo" and "Goodbye Liza Jane," has been attached to two different cities (most likely Charleston, SC and possibly Charlottetown, Price Edwards Island, Ontario- there's also a Charlotte, NC). I only have one recording in my collection ( Listen: Home Brew- Goin Down To Cairo) The melody of Black Them Boots (Goin' Down to Cairo) is also associated with the tune for Eight Miles To Louisville. NOTES: “Charleston Town/Charlottetown Is Burning Down” are versions of the Goodbye Liza Jane/Black Them Boots family of songs that date back to the mid- 1800s (see notes for Black Them Boots). Vocalation 5115 (78 RPM), The Hill Billies (1926, as "Mountaineers Love Song"). Kapp KS 3639, Bob Wills and Mel Tillis- "Mel Tillis and Bob Wills in Person." Victor 21141 (78 RPM), The Tenneva Ramblers (1927, as "Miss Liza, Poor Gal"). Fiddle Music From Missouri, Rounder 0381, CD (1996), cut#25 County 772, Bobby Hicks- "Texas Crapshooter." King 787, Reno and Smiley- "Banjo Special." Mountain 301, Kyle Creed- "Blue Ridge Style Dance Time." Kicking Mule 205, Delaware Water Gap- "From the Rivers of Babylon to the Land of Jazz" (1979. Glen Smith and the Mountain State Pickers, Kanawha 322, LP (197?), cut#A.06 Stoneking, Fred. All Smiles Tonight, Elderberry ER 002, LP (1979), cut# 15 (Liza Jane (tune)) Smith, Glen & the Mountain State Pickers. Potpourri, Dancing Doll DLP 612, LP (1985), cut#B.10 (Black Them Boots) Simmons, Woody (West Va.). American Playparties/Play Parties, Folkways FC 7604, LP (1959), cut#A.07(Goodbye Liza Jane) Simmons, Jean. Ted Lundy and the Southern Mountain Boys, Rounder 0020, LP (1973), cut# 2(Goodbye Liza Jane) Seeger, Pete, Mike Seeger, and Larry Eisenberg. ![]() ![]() Uncle Henry's Favorites, Rounder 0382, CD (1996), cut# 6 (Goodbye Liza Jane) Lundy, Ted and the Southern Mountain Boys. Tunes of the Appalachians, Oak Leaf OL 3-7-2, LP (197?), cut# 2 (Middle of the Afternoon) Gaster, Marvin. High Flying Bird, Elektra EKS 7241, LP (1963), cut#B.07 (Charlotte Town Mountain Melodies. RECORDING INFO: Recorded by The New Christy Minstrels on The New Christy Minstrels “Today” LP (Charleston Town) Columbia Records CL-2150/CS-8959 Henske, Judy. During the two year Civil War "Siege of Charleston" there was an expolsion and fire at Ft. Just nine years later, the most serious fire yet experienced in the colonies devastated Charleston again, burning more than three hundred dwellings and numerous shops and warehouses. HISTORY: In 1731 a fire consumed most of Charleston, South Carolina. Devil's Box, Devil's Box DB, Ser (196?), 13/3, p63(Goodbye Liza Jane) (White)"Jim Aong Josey," p. Traditional Music in America, Folklore Associates, Bk (1940/1965), p293 (Goodbye Liza Jane) Hicks, Bobby. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. ![]() SOURCES: Bobby Hicks (Brody, Phillips): Plank Road String Band via Delaware Gap String Band (Kuntz). RELATED TO: “Limber Jim,” “Jim Along Josie,” “Seven Up,” "Shiloh,” “Black Them Boots” OTHER NAMES: Charlottestown is Burning Down Goodbye Liza Jane It's Good-By Liza Jane Goodbye Miss Liza Jane Liza Jane (Song) Gardner, Worley. Listen: Bob Wills Goodbye Liza Jane Western swingĬATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes DATE: 1800s Traditional Old-Time Breakdown and Song- USA Charlotte Town/Charleston Town/Goodbye Liza Jane/Black Them Boots
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