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Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Evangeline (page 1/1) ------ performed by The Band Levon Helm and Emmylou Harris | Reviewer: Ryan C | 6/22/2008 I really love this song. I love the way the guys in the band all switch up on the instruments, I really enjoy Rick Danko playing the fiddle and Richard Emanuels silly drum style. It has a bluegrass/folk sound and the words paint a picture in your mind that is just amazing.Plus Emmylou and Levons voice together is just magic. Plus emmylou was kind of hot back then! A true American legend | Reviewer: Joanna | 5/11/2008 It's always been gratifying to hear "Evangeline", by the Band or EmmyLou Harris (both are excellent) not just because it's a great song, but because it immortalizes one of the often overlooked folk legends that is truly American. It's a mystery why most people in this country have never even heard of the legend, nor the great American poem by Longfellow. We need more artists like the Band and Emmy Lou to help us keep these important links to our history alive. Origins | Reviewer: Tera | 2/9/2008 This song was written with thoughts of the poem "Evangeline" , and not really about the South. The poem was originally about an Acadian woman (The Band being mostly from Canada) who was separated from her French husband after the Great Expulsion. They were both forced out of Acadia and lived separate lives in the British controlled colonies. Many ended up in the south...cajuns. One of my favourites | Reviewer: Paige | 1/17/2008 I first heard this song on the "Last Waltz" disc and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since. It's truly a testament to Robertson's incredible writing ability. It's a shame that The Band doesn't get more credit for their work. This song captures the essence of the South in the early 20th century for me. It's defiantly one of my favourites. Emylou Harris | Reviewer: Joe Ronald | 10/15/2007 If you love this song and haven't seen the Last Waltz you have to get it. Its the bands last concert and Emmylou Harris sings like an angel in this song. Its amazing. Very simple and Very Good | Reviewer: Dexter Wain | 10/10/2007 I just love this song and have since I was a teenager in Woodtock, New York. Tinker steet and we lived over Markies Arkade on the green. I heard a lot of music in my life and this song hits me hard...I don't really know why...I guess that's what makes a song special. Add Your New Review About The Song