The Revolutionary Music of Dave Bowman – Music and songs inspired by LIBERTY 250 for Dave Does History on Bill Mick Live. These songs were written by Dave Bowman in 2026 and are now available via Spotify, iTunes or wherever you stream music.

Habit of the Heart – The story of why Liberty mattered to the men who founded the country

Blood on the Snow – The Boston Massacre, sung from the viewpoint of Crispus Attucks

Down to the Tavern – when Lord Dunmore closed the house of Burgesses, Benjamin Harrison led them down the street to the Raleigh Tavern.

Here I Raise My Ebenezer – One of the youngest minutemen at Lexington was Ebenezer Bowman, one of several of Dave’s ancestors who served during the American Revolution.

Bunker Hill – The first pitched battle of the war leads to a pyrrhic British victory…

Turn Out! – When Boston is surrounded, the British decide to entertain themselves with plays that mock the Americans…

Common Sense Funk – Thomas Paine’s Common Sense makes a lot of sense…

Knox, Knox, Roll the Guns! – Henry Knox brings the Americans the artillery they need to chase the British out of Boston

A Long Train of Abuses – The Declaration of Independence lists the long train of abuses King George has committed, drawing comparisons to King Charles and King James

March of the Mercenaries – The King is transporting hessians to destroy Americans.

Old Mother Covington – In North Carolina, King George and his Royal Governor have a plan to incite domestic insurrections.

Common Sense Was In the Air – The people spent the winter of ’76 debating the arguments Paine made. In the end, they decided in favor of Independence

We Hold These Truths – The heart and soul of the Declaration, we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

With Firm Reliance – Francis Hopkinson was Americas first song composer. We imagine him on July 4, 1776 as he contemplates what is happening and what the future holds

