Oscar Brand's Songs of '76 Returns for America's 250th Anniversary

Oscar Brand's Songs of '76 Returns for America's 250th Anniversary

Classic “folksinger’s history” brings the voices, humor, arguments and music of the American Revolution to a new generation

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Gypsy Hill Music announces the re-issue of Songs of ’76: A Folksinger’s History of the Revolution, the distinctive musical history of the American Revolution by legendary folksinger, author and broadcaster Oscar Brand.

Originally published in 1972, Songs of ’76 approaches the Revolution not primarily through generals, politicians and famous speeches, but through the songs ordinary people sang about the events unfolding around them. The new edition, published by Lyons Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster, arrives as the United States commemorates its 250th anniversary.

Brand collected more than 60 songs from old manuscripts, newspapers and historical accounts, pairing their words and music with his own historical commentary. The result captures reactions to taxation, the Boston Massacre, the Tea Party, the coming of war, battles, heroes and traitors — from both Patriot and Tory perspectives. The songs reveal something con...