LESSON 1: Lincoln’s time as a boy in Kentucky and the exuberance of the young nation through a song Lincoln himself knew and loved, El-E-Noy.

LESSON 2: Lincoln’s time as a young man in Southern Indiana, his experiences working as a deckhand on on a flatboat, and the song Shawneetown.

LESSON 3: Lincoln’s time as a circuit riding lawyer in the 1830’s, the Jaw Harp and Lincoln, and a song he used to perform on jaw harp, Hoosen Johnny.

LESSON 4: Lincoln’s early days in Springfield, meeting Mary Todd at a dance there in 1840, and an 1880 hammer dulcimer dulcimer from rural Illinois.

LESSON 5: Lincoln’s early attempts to address the national issue of slavery, his feelings on slavery, and the abolitionist song Darlin’ Nelly Grey.

LESSON 6: Lincoln’s move into politics, The Lincoln/Douglas debates, songs from his 1860 campaign including Old Abe Lincoln and Lincoln and Liberty.

LESSON 7: Lincoln’s early struggles with the civil war, the song We Are Coming Father Abra’m, and that song’s connection to the Gettysburg Address.

LESSON 8: Lincoln’s love and use of music, and the South’s musical call to arms “Dixie”, ironically enough, one of Lincoln’s favorite songs too!

LESSON 9: Introduces slide guitar, it’s evolution from a slave instrument called a “Didley Stick” and a slide performance of Hard Times Come Again No More.

LESSON 10: Wraps up the series discussing the creativeprocess of writing a show and shares insights into Lincoln through Let The Band Play Dixie.