Search results
Oh Shenandoah" (also called "Shenandoah", "Across the Wide Missouri", "Rolling River", "Oh, My Rolling River", "World of Misery") is a traditional folk song, sung in the Americas, of uncertain origin, dating to the early 19th century.
Tennessee Ernie Ford sings the classic folk song, "Shenandoah" on The Ford Show, March, 9, 1961.Many artists have covered the song, but Tennessee Ernie Ford ...
Nov 28, 2016 · SHENANDOAH-Traditional American Folk Song- Performed by Tom Roush. This is one of my favorite folk songs from North America. It is a true folk song as no one has ever claimed to be the writer...
The lyrics tell the story of a canoeing voyageur, or fur trader, who was in love with the daughter of a Native American chief. This earliest known version of the song likely originated with French Canadian voyageurs who traded with Native Americans around the Great Lakes starting in the 16th century.
Dec 27, 2008 · Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Shenandoah" with Irish musician Paddy Moloney and Swedish musician Kalle Moraeus at a TV-concert in Drammen The...
American Folk Oh, Shenandoah lyrics: Oh, Shenandoah, / I long to see you, / Away you rolling river. / Oh Shena...
In the first season of House Of Cards ("Chapter 8"), Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, sings this with his friends. Shenandoah by Traditional song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.
“Shenandoah” is an American folk song dating back to the early 19th century and is believed to have originated from French travelers journeying down the Missouri River. It was printed in the April 1876 issue of The New Dominion Monthly in an article titled “Sailor Songs,” by Captain Robert Chamblet Adams.
With the sweeping melodic line of its familiar refrain, “Shenandoah” is the very nature of a sea-shanty; indeed, the song’s first appearance in print was in an article by William L. Alden, titled “Sailor Songs,” published in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine in 1882.
Aug 28, 2017 · "Shenandoah" - An American folk song of uncertain origin and with no set of lyrics. Here is one of several versions of the song, that draws on the lyrics of another folk song - "He's Gone...
