Something for the weekend. The haunting American folk song Shenandoah. The above version is by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Here is a fine violin version by the Irish group Celtic Woman:
Finally, Haley Westenra, a New Zealand songstress, gives a powerful performance of the song:
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And then there’s Jerry Garcia’s version:
Thanks for that Don.
I’ve always loved that song. When I was a kid my mum, who also loved all this type of music, had a 78 record of Paul Robeson singing the song, and she played it often on the old gramophone she got from her father, till we got a proper record player.
It is one of the many songs that I remember from my childhood with fond recall.
Like all really good folk music Don it stays with us through our lives.
When I was in the Baylor Men’s Glee Club, this version of “Shenandoah” was a favorite part of our repertoire (we actually performed it at Carnegie Hall):
Of course, we didn’t have a contratenor like that. That’s just sick how high that dude can sing.
Bill Frisell has quite a good version of this song:
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