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Some lyrics refer to the Oneida chief Shenandoah and a canoe-going trader who wants to marry his daughter. By the mid 1800s versions of the song had become a sea shanty heard or sung by sailors in various parts of the world. The song is number 324 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
It was adopted unanimously by the Virginia Senate as the official state song of Virginia on June 30, 2015. [1] Sung to the traditional tune "Oh Shenandoah," with music arranged by Jim Papoulis, its lyrics were written by Mike Greenly. [2]
Skenandoa's name is variously recorded; "Shenandoah" has become the most famous form, used in many versions of the folk song "O Shenandoah", where the words "O Shenandoah, I love your daughter" and "The chief disdained the trader's dollars: / 'My daughter never you shall follow'" are found. Other forms include Skenandoah or Scanandoa ...
The show's theme song was the traditional American folk tune "Oh Shenandoah", with new, specialized lyrics written by Horton himself. Horton, who had performed in musical theater, also sang the song. [6] His recording became a Columbia single in 1965.
"The Water Is Wide" may be considered a family of lyrics with a particular hymn-like tune. [1]"O Waly Waly" (Wail, Wail) may be sometimes a particular lyric, sometimes a family tree of lyrics, sometimes "Jamie Douglas", sometimes one melody or another with the correct meter, and sometimes versions of the modern compilation "The Water Is Wide" (usually with the addition of the verse starting "O ...
Oh Shenandoah", a popular American folk song or sea shanty; Shenandoah (band), a country music group Shenandoah, their 1987 self-titled debut album; Shenandoah, a band formed by Arlo Guthrie "Shen-an-doah", the closing song on Pitchshifter's 2002 album PSI
The composer for this song is unknown, as with most older and traditional folk songs. The infobox parameter is for the actual composer (many modern folk songs, such as those from the 1950s and 1960s, have known composers), not for arrangers or adapters. Softlavender 22:46, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
The Essen folk song database is another collection that includes songs from non-English-speaking countries, particularly Germany and China. It is a collaboration between groups at Stanford University and Ohio State University , stemming from a folksong collection made by Helmut Schaffrath and now incorporating Classical themes, themes from a ...