CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY - 1873 - Performed By Tom Roush

James Bland, composer of this song, was one of the best known American black composers of the 19th century. Though being a free man, he understood of the plight of unwanted blacks who could not find employment in the northern U.S. in that period. This song is from my CD ’Silver Threads Among The Gold.’ It can be downloaded from iTunes at: CDs can be purchased at::