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Thread #170145   Message #4226560
Posted By: GeoffLawes
01-Aug-25 - 05:39 AM
Thread Name: Any August Songs?
Subject: RE: Any August Songs?
1st August 1794 The Whiskey Rebellion begins in western Pennsylvania.
Whiskey Rebellion, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion

A WHISKEY REBELLION  - The Yellers       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoT4CEsNVAA
THE WHISKEY REBELLION SONG  - Mia Kealoha       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyXAVhtN_RM
COPPER KETTLE  Many recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=COPPER+KETTLE
                                          The line "We ain't paid no whiskey tax since 1792" alludes to an unpopular tax imposed in 1791 by the fledgling U.S. federal government. The levy provoked the Whiskey Rebellion and generally had a short life.
Copper Kettle , article from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Kettle