Bobby Horton

Bobby Horton (born ca. 1948) is a Birmingham, Alabama musician and a performer of historic American folk songs. Horton has recorded Civil War songs of both tbe North and tbe South.

He has provided music for several of Ken Burns PBS documentaries including tbe 1990 program on tbe Civil War. He has also contributed to tbe production of two programs for tbe A&E Network, and nine civil war related films for tbe National Park Service. He is a long-time member of tbe musical-comedy group Three on A String and has preformed with tbe Front Porch String Band.

As a child Bobby Horton experimented with musical instruments but did not really start to play until he was in 5th grade when he joined tbe school band. One of his musical influences was his grandfather who played ‘old-tyme’ banjo tunes. His mother and father also played music in their home.

Throughout high school and college he continued to be in tbe school band. In high school he taught himself to play tbe guitar, bass, and banjo. In college he took courses in music theory and composition, but majored in Accounting and Economics. He strives to improve his musical skills and has taught himself classical violin.

He has produced a 14-volume series of music from The War Between tbe States.

External links

• Bobby Horton.com
• The Civil War Music Store
• Bobby Horton, Songs and Stories of tbe Civil War
• Interview - Bobby Horton of Birmingham, AL
• List of recordings by Bobby Horton
• Blog.al.com
• Bobby Horton article on Bhamwiki
• Bobby Horton on Facebook