Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1398261

By Cascia Talbert. By J.A Roff. Arranged by Cascia Talbert. Country,Folk. 74 pages. Cascia Talbert #981538. Published by Cascia Talbert (A0.1398261).

The Great Rock Island Route, popularized as Wabash Cannonball and various other titles, is a 19th-century American folk song that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of a fictional train, the Wabash Cannonball Express, as it traveled on the Great Rock Island Railroad. The song has become a country music staple and common marching band repertoire. The only train to actually bear the name was created in response to the song's popularity, the Wabash Railroad renaming its daytime express service between Detroit and St. Louis the Wabash Cannon Ball from 1949 until discontinuation during the formation of Amtrak in 1971.

The Carter Family made one of the first recordings of the song in 1929, though it was not released until 1932. Another popular version was recorded by Roy Acuff in 1936. The Acuff version is one of the fewer than 40 all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide.

The tune is most famously associated with Kansas State University athletics and ESPN in 2016 named it the top Big Twelve football pregame ritual. It is also a signature song of the Indiana State University Marching Sycamores and the Purdue All-American Marching Band as the ISU and Purdue campuses are adjacent to the Mighty Wabash River. It is also associated with the Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjack Marching Band, the Kansas State University Marching Band, the Texas Tech University Goin' Band from Raiderland, and the University of Texas Longhorn Band. It was also used as the theme song by USS Wabash.

The song The Wabash Cannonball is part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. It is the oldest song on the list.

This arrangement is for concert band.

C Instrument,Voice - Digital Download

SKU: HX.790987

By Roy Acuff. This edition: scorch. Country. Real Book - Melody/Chords/Lyrics. 1 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #294315. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.790987).

Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.697648

Composed by American Folk Song. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. 20th Century,Country,Folk,Instructional,Traditional. 5 pages. Sandy McIntire #6236177. Published by Sandy McIntire (A0.697648).

Wabash Cannonball is an American folk song that celebrates the scenic beauty and predicaments of the Great Rock Island train route. Roy Acuff of the Grand Ole Opry and Pete Seeger, among others, popularized the tune in the 20th Century. The Indiana University Marching Sycamores and Lumberjack Marching Band, the Kansas State University Marching Band, the Texas Tech University Goin' Band from Raiderland, and the University of Texas Longhorn Band use it as a theme song.

This old-time arrangement for Intermediate fiddle and violin features a train whistle (with instructions for how to play it) and chords. It is included in McIntire's series, Mountain Mommas Fiddle Tunes. Other tunes in the series include Whiskey Before Breakfast, West Fork Gals, Kitchen Girl, and The Big Rock Candy Mountain.

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1414977

By Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. By A.P. Carter. Arranged by Cascia Talbert. Christian,Country. Score. 24 pages. Cascia Talbert #996710. Published by Cascia Talbert (A0.1414977).

Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) is a country/folk song reworked by A. P. Carter from the hymn Will the Circle Be Unbroken? by Ada R. Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel. The song's lyrics concern the death, funeral, and mourning of the narrator's mother.

The song first gained attention due to the Carter Family. The song has been recorded by many groups and musicians: Blind James Campbell, Bob Dylan, The Band, The Staple Singers, Clara Ward Singers, John Fahey, Roy Acuff, Joan Baez, The Chieftains, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, Ralph Stanley, The Black Crowes, Kristin Hersh, John Lee Hooker, Bill Monroe, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pentangle, Spacemen 3, Country Joe McDonald, John Statz, Spirit of the West with The Wonder Stuff, Mavis Staples, The Felice Brothers, Johnny Cash, Gregg Allman, the Neville Brothers, Jeff Buckley, Moby, and Agnes Chan. Its refrain was incorporated into the Carl Perkins song Daddy Sang Bass and the Atlanta song Sweet Country Music. It is primarily performed in gospel, bluegrass and folk, but versions in other genres exist. Most versions of the song use the alternate title Will the Circle Be Unbroken. In 1998, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

This arrangement is for flute, voice and piano.