She started getting very nervous and sort of — JAY UNGAR: She turned white as a sheet! MOLLY MASON: Yeah, having a hard time breathing, it seemed. The tune "Ashokan Farewell" is out there in the ...

It’s haunting and mournful and hopeful and beautiful. It’s called “Ashokan Farewell,” and it’s the de facto theme song for the Ken Burns miniseries The Civil War, which premiered 25 ...

On the last night of camp, it is traditional to play Ungar’s tune, The Ashokan Farewell, a beautiful, slightly mournful waltz, almost in the style of a lament. After it was featured in the landmark ...