Shenandoah (Violin)

Shenandoah Violin Solo - Mairead Nesbitt

 

Máiréad Nesbitt (/ˈmɔːreɪd/ muh-raid,[citation needed] Irish: [ˈmˠaːɾʲeːd̪ˠ]) is an Irish musician.

She is known for performing Celtic and classical music and being the former fiddler for Celtic Woman.

 

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Shenandoah - played by Mairead Nesbitt in HD with stunning sound quality.

One of America's most popular folk songs, is known as a "short haul shanty" and is said to be the true story of a white trader who courted the daughter of an Indian chieftain. The song apparently originated among American or Canadian voyagers on the Missouri River - sometimes called the "Miz-zoo".

SHENANDOAH

The old Miz-zoo has friendly waters
Away! You rolling river
The Indians camp along its border
Away! We're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

A white man loved an Indian lady
Away! You rolling river
The daughter of Chief Shenandoah
Away! We're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away! You rolling river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away! We're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away! You rolling river
I bring you tools and fire water
Away! We're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

'Tis seven years since first I knew her
Away! You rolling river
She's in full bloom for a man to woo her
Away! We're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Oh Shenandoah, with gifts I'm laden
Away! You rolling river
Give me the hand of this young maiden
Away! We're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Then Shenandoah said - Go! Forsake her!
Away! You rolling river
An Indian brave has come to take her
Away! We're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Farewell, my love - I'm bound to leave you
Away! You rolling river
Oh Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you
Away! We're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

 

Shenandoah - Annie Moses Band

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Oh Shenandoah,
I long to hear you,
Away you rolling river.
Oh Shenandoah,
I long to hear you,
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

'Tis seven long years
since last I've seen you,
And, hear your rolling river.
'Tis seven long years
since last I've seen you,
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Away, we're bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.

 

"Shenandoah" (also called "Oh Shenandoah", or "Across the Wide Missouri")

is an American folk song, dating to the early 19th century.

The lyrics may tell the story of a roving trader in love with the daughter of an Indian chief; in this interpretation, the rover tells the chief of his intent to take the girl with him far to the west, across the Missouri River.

 

Other interpretations tell of a pioneer's nostalgia for the Shenandoah River Valley in Virginia, and a young woman who is its daughter; or of a Union soldier in the American Civil War, dreaming of his country home to the west of the Missouri river, in Shenandoah, Iowa (though the town lies some 50 miles east of the river). The provenance of the song is unclear.

The song is also associated with escaped slaves. They were said to sing the song in gratitude because the river allowed their scent to be lost.

 

The Shenandoah area made many parts like wheels and seats for wagons going west. These parts were assembled in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and settlers set out in Conestoga wagons down the Ohio River, on the Mississippi and west up the Missouri River.

 

Lyrics were undoubtedly added by rivermen, settlers, and the millions who went west. With possible origins in irginia, noting that its title is also the name of a Virginia river, the song has been considered for Virginia's official state song.

 

Virginia's Shenandoah Valley