Oh Shenandoah
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"Oh Shenandoah" is a traditional American
folk song
of uncertain origin, dating at least to the early 19th century. The song is number 324 in the Roud Folk Song Index
, but is not listed amongst the Child Ballads
.
. Other interpretations tell of a pioneer's nostalgia for the Shenandoah River Valley
in Virginia
, and a young woman who is his daughter; or of a Confederate (American Civil War) soldier in the American Civil War
, dreaming of his country home in Virginia. 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.
The lyrics as given in Sea Songs and Shanties, collected by W.B. Whall, Master Mariner (1910) is as follows:
's article "Sailor Songs", in the July 1882 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
The song had become popular as a sea-chanty with British sailors by the 1880s.
A Mr. J.E. Laidlaw of San Francisco reported hearing a version sung by a black Barbadian sailor aboard the Glasgow ship Harland in 1894, which went:
Alfred Mason Williams' 1895 Studies in Folk-song and Popular Poetry called it a "good specimen of a bowline chant". In his 1931 book on sea and river chanteys entitled Capstan
Bars
, David Bone wrote that "Oh Shenandoah" originated as a river chanty or shanty and then became popular with sea-going crews in the early 19th century.
The U.S. congressman for Missouri
Ike Skelton
noted in 2005 that local artist George Caleb Bingham
immortalized the jolly flatboatmen who plied the Missouri River
in the early 19th century; these same flatboatmen were known for their chanties, including the lovely "Oh Shenandoah". This boatmen's song found its way down the Missouri and Mississippi River
s to the American clipper ships, and thus around the world.
Set in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, Washington & Lee University chorus singers and bands play this song in homage to their alma mater. The University names the "Washington and Lee Swing
" as their fight song, but the student body, who lived in the Blue Ridge for at least four years, considers this one of their most nostalgic songs.
The Virginia Military Institute
Regimental Band and Glee Club frequently perform this song, as it is widely considered that school's theme song. In this interpretation, Shenandoah refers to the home of the Virginia Military Institute and expresses the longing that a cadet experiences once he is reminded of the valley's beauty by his travels across the 'wide Missouri'.
Sea Songs and Shanties, Collected by W.B. Whall, Master Mariner (First edition in Nov 1910), states that the song probably originated from American or Canadian "voyageurs
", who were great singers. Thomas Moore
drew inspiration from them in his Canadian Boat Song. The author further goes on and states that he heard it sung over fifty years prior to publishing the book, which place its origin at least a fair bit earlier than 1860. Besides sung at sea, this song figured in old public school collections. (info taken from page one in the sixth edition of the book)
Because the melody spans a modest range, it is ideally suited to instruments that have a limited pitch range, such as the Native American flute
.
for Virginia. While the authorizing legislation passed the Senate of Virginia
, the measure died in committee on the Virginia House of Delegates
side. It was a problematic choice because the song never specifically mentions Virginia and, in many versions of the song, the name "Shenandoah" refers to an Indian chief, not the Shenandoah Valley
or Shenandoah River
. However, an early rendition of the song, as related in 1931 by David Bone in Capstan Bars, includes verses that appear to allude to the Shenandoah River, which is partly in Virginia:
It is possible that, as the song's popularity spread, flatboat
men of the Missouri might have evolved different lyrics than the bargemen of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
along the Potomac
or sailors of the American clipper fleet out of New Orleans.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk song
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
of uncertain origin, dating at least to the early 19th century. The song is number 324 in the Roud Folk Song Index
Roud Folk Song Index
The Roud Folk Song Index is a database of 300,000 references to over 21,600 songs that have been collected from oral tradition in the English language from all over the world...
, but is not listed amongst the Child Ballads
Child Ballads
The Child Ballads are a collection of 305 ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, collected by Francis James Child in the late nineteenth century...
.
Lyrics
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 RiverMissouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
. Other interpretations tell of a pioneer's nostalgia for the Shenandoah River Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, and a young woman who is his daughter; or of a Confederate (American Civil War) soldier in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, dreaming of his country home in Virginia. 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
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
, on the Mississippi
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
and west up the Missouri River
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
. Lyrics were undoubtedly added by rivermen, settlers, and the millions who went west.
- Oh Shenandoah,
- I long to see you,
- Away you rolling river.
- Oh Shenandoah,
- I long to see you,
- Away, I'm bound away,
- 'cross the wide Missouri.
- Oh Shenandoah,
- I love your daughter,
- Away, you rolling river.
- For her I'd cross,
- Your roaming waters,
- Away, I'm bound away,
- 'Cross the wide Missouri.
- 'Tis seven years,
- since last I've seen you,
- And hear your rolling river.
- 'Tis seven years,
- since last I've seen you,
- Away, we're bound away,
- Across the wide Missouri.
- Oh Shenandoah,
- I long to see you,
- And hear your rolling river.
- Oh Shenandoah,
- I long to see you,
- Away, we're bound away,
- Across the wide Missouri.
The lyrics as given in Sea Songs and Shanties, collected by W.B. Whall, Master Mariner (1910) is as follows:
- Miss-ou-ri, she's a mighty riv-er.
- A - way you rolling riv-er.
- The red-skins' camp, lies on its bor-ders.
- Ah-ha, I'm bound a-way, 'Cross the wide, Miss-ou-ri.
- The white man loved the Indian maiden,
- A - way you rolling riv-er.
- With notions his canoe was laden. (note: Notions = nick-nacks)
- Ah-ha, I'm bound a-way, 'Cross the wide, Miss-ou-ri.
- "O, Shenandoah, I love your daughter,
- A - way you rolling riv-er.
- I'll take her 'cross yon rolling water."
- Ah-ha, I'm bound a-way, 'Cross the wide, Miss-ou-ri.
- The chief disdained the trader's dollars:
- A - way you rolling riv-er.
- "My daughter never you shall follow."
- Ah-ha, I'm bound a-way, 'Cross the wide, Miss-ou-ri.
- At last there came a Yankee skipper.
- A - way you rolling riv-er.
- He winked his eye, and he tipped his flipper.
- Ah-ha, I'm bound a-way, 'Cross the wide, Miss-ou-ri.
- He sold the chief that fire-water,
- A - way you rolling riv-er.
- And 'cross the river he stole his daughter.
- Ah-ha, I'm bound a-way, 'Cross the wide, Miss-ou-ri.
- "O, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
- A - way you rolling riv-er.
- Across that wide and rolling river."
- Ah-ha, I'm bound a-way, 'Cross the wide, Miss-ou-ri.
History
Shenandoah was first printed as part of William L. AldenWilliam L. Alden
William Livingston Alden was a prominent American journalist, author, humorist, canoe enthusiast, and diplomat.He was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts on October 9, 1837...
's article "Sailor Songs", in the July 1882 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
The song had become popular as a sea-chanty with British sailors by the 1880s.
A Mr. J.E. Laidlaw of San Francisco reported hearing a version sung by a black Barbadian sailor aboard the Glasgow ship Harland in 1894, which went:
- Oh, Shenandoah! I hear you calling!
- Away, you rolling river!
- Yes, far away I hear you calling,
- Ha, Ha! I'm bound away across the wide Missouri.
- My girl, she's gone far from the river,
- Away, you rolling river!
- An' I ain't goin' to see her never.
- Ha, Ha! I'm bound away, " &c.
Alfred Mason Williams' 1895 Studies in Folk-song and Popular Poetry called it a "good specimen of a bowline chant". In his 1931 book on sea and river chanteys entitled Capstan
Capstan (nautical)
A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to apply force to ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle.- History :...
Bars
Staff (music)
In standard Western musical notation, the staff, or stave, is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch—or, in the case of a percussion staff, different percussion instruments. Appropriate music symbols, depending upon the intended effect,...
, David Bone wrote that "Oh Shenandoah" originated as a river chanty or shanty and then became popular with sea-going crews in the early 19th century.
The U.S. congressman for Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
Ike Skelton
Ike Skelton
Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV is the former U.S. Representative for . During his tenure, he has served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He is a member for the Democratic Party...
noted in 2005 that local artist George Caleb Bingham
George Caleb Bingham
George Caleb Bingham was an American artist whose paintings of American life in the frontier lands along the Missouri River exemplify the Luminist style. Left to languish in obscurity, Bingham's work was rediscovered in the 1930s...
immortalized the jolly flatboatmen who plied the Missouri River
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
in the early 19th century; these same flatboatmen were known for their chanties, including the lovely "Oh Shenandoah". This boatmen's song found its way down the Missouri and Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
s to the American clipper ships, and thus around the world.
Set in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, Washington & Lee University chorus singers and bands play this song in homage to their alma mater. The University names the "Washington and Lee Swing
Washington and Lee Swing
Washington and Lee Swing is the official fight song of Washington & Lee University. Before it morphed into a swing, Dixieland and bluegrass standard, "The Washington and Lee Swing" was one of the most well known — and widely borrowed — football marches ever written, according to Robert...
" as their fight song, but the student body, who lived in the Blue Ridge for at least four years, considers this one of their most nostalgic songs.
The Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Military Institute
The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Unlike any other military college in the United States—and in keeping with its founding principles—all VMI students are...
Regimental Band and Glee Club frequently perform this song, as it is widely considered that school's theme song. In this interpretation, Shenandoah refers to the home of the Virginia Military Institute and expresses the longing that a cadet experiences once he is reminded of the valley's beauty by his travels across the 'wide Missouri'.
Sea Songs and Shanties, Collected by W.B. Whall, Master Mariner (First edition in Nov 1910), states that the song probably originated from American or Canadian "voyageurs
Voyageurs
The Voyageurs were the persons who engaged in the transportation of furs by canoe during the fur trade era. Voyageur is a French word which literally translates to "traveler"...
", who were great singers. Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death...
drew inspiration from them in his Canadian Boat Song. The author further goes on and states that he heard it sung over fifty years prior to publishing the book, which place its origin at least a fair bit earlier than 1860. Besides sung at sea, this song figured in old public school collections. (info taken from page one in the sixth edition of the book)
Because the melody spans a modest range, it is ideally suited to instruments that have a limited pitch range, such as the Native American flute
Native American flute
The Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its distinctive sound, used in a variety of New Age and world music recordings. The instrument was originally very personal; its music was played without accompaniment in courtship, healing, meditation, and spiritual rituals. Now it...
.
Interim state song of Virginia
For a time in early 2006, it appeared that "Shenandoah" would become the "interim state song"for Virginia. While the authorizing legislation passed the Senate of Virginia
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...
, the measure died in committee on the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...
side. It was a problematic choice because the song never specifically mentions Virginia and, in many versions of the song, the name "Shenandoah" refers to an Indian chief, not the Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
or Shenandoah River
Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia...
. However, an early rendition of the song, as related in 1931 by David Bone in Capstan Bars, includes verses that appear to allude to the Shenandoah River, which is partly in Virginia:
- Oh, Shenandoah's my native valley.
- Aa-way, you rolling river!
- Shenandoah is my native valley.
- Ah-way, we're bound to go, 'cross th' wide Missouri!
- Oh, Shenandoah, it's far I wander.
- Aa-way, you rolling river!
- Shenandoah, it's far I wander.
- Ah-way, we're bound to go, 'cross th' wide Missouri!
- Oh, Shenandoah has rushing waters.
- Aa-way, you rolling river!
- Shenandoah has rushing waters.
- Ah-way, we're bound to go, 'cross th' wide Missouri!
It is possible that, as the song's popularity spread, flatboat
Flatboat
Fil1800flatboat.jpgA flatboat is a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with Fil1800flatboat.jpgA flatboat is a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with Fil1800flatboat.jpgA flatboat is a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with (mostlyNOTE: "(parenthesized)" wordings in the quote below are notes added to...
men of the Missouri might have evolved different lyrics than the bargemen of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal, and occasionally referred to as the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 parallel to the Potomac River in Maryland from Cumberland, Maryland to Washington, D.C. The total length of the canal is about . The elevation change of...
along the Potomac
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
or sailors of the American clipper fleet out of New Orleans.
Recordings
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on The Melody At Night, With You (ECM, 1999) - Leontyne PriceLeontyne PriceMary Violet Leontyne Price is an American soprano. Born and raised in the Deep South, she rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was one of the first African Americans to become a leading artist at the Metropolitan Opera.One critic characterized Price's voice as "vibrant",...
on God Bless America (RCA, 1982) - Nathan GunnNathan GunnNathan Gunn is an operatic baritone from the United States.He has appeared in many of world's well-known opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Opera,...
on American Anthem (EMI, 1999) - Dave AlvinDave AlvinDave Alvin , is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music....
on Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land (Hightone Records, 2000) - Shusha on Shusha / This is the day (Bgocd531, 2001)
- Sissel KyrkjebøSissel KyrkjebøSissel Kyrkjebø , also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano.Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Sissel's musical style runs the gamut from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and operatic arias...
with The ChieftainsThe ChieftainsThe Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
on Sissel (Decca, 2002) - David DanielsDavid Daniels-Youth:Daniels was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the son of two singing teachers. He began to sing as a boy soprano, moving to tenor as his voice matured. His father, Perry Daniels, was one of the pre-eminent members of the performing faculty during each summer at Brevard Music Center,...
on A quiet thing (Virgin Classics 724354560025, 2003) - Richard Thompson on 1000 Years of Popular Music1000 Years of Popular Music1000 Years of Popular Music is a live album by Richard Thompson.The album was originally conceived after Thompson was ignored by Playboy magazine; initially meant simply as a list to be printed by the magazine, it was subsequently published into CD format. The songs comprising the tracklist cover a...
(Beeswing, 2003) - Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinnJames Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
on Limited Edition (April First Productions, 2004) - Archibald Asparagus on VeggieTales: Bob and Larry's Campfire Songs (Big Idea, 2004)
- Dan ZanesDan ZanesDan Zanes was a member of the popular 1980s band The Del Fuegos and is currently the front man of the Grammy-winning group Dan Zanes and Friends.-History:...
on Sea Music (2004) - Judy GarlandJudy GarlandJudy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
on That Old Feeling - Classic Ballads from the Judy Garland Show (Savoy Jazz label, 2005) - Allan HoldsworthAllan HoldsworthAllan Holdsworth is an English guitarist and composer. He has released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played many different styles of music over a period of four decades, but first drew attention for his work in jazz fusion...
on Against The Clock - The Essential (2005) - The CorriesThe CorriesThe Corries were a Scottish folk group that emerged from the Scottish folk revival of the early 1960s. Although the group was a trio in the early days, it was as the partnership of Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne that it is best known.-Early years:...
on Flower of ScotlandFlower of ScotlandFlower of Scotland is a Scottish song, used frequently at special occasions and sporting events. Although there is no official national anthem of Scotland, Flower of Scotland is one of a number of songs which unofficially fulfil this role, along with the older Scots Wha Hae, Scotland the Brave...
(Moidart, 2006) - Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
and the Seeger Sessions Band on We Shall Overcome: The Seeger SessionsWe Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions-Personnel:* Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, B-3 organ, and percussion* Sam Bardfeld – violin* Art Baron – tuba* Frank Bruno – guitar* Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass* Mark Clifford – banjo...
(Columbia, 2006) - Heather Alexander on Arms of the Sea (Sea Fire Productions, 2006)
- Land of Lakes ChoirboysLand of Lakes ChoirboysThe Land of Lakes Choirboys is a nonprofit boy choir organization based near St. Francis, Minnesota in the United States. Consisting of six individual choir ensembles, the organization performs in local, national, and international locations. Through a series of training programs, choristers are...
on The Voice of the Children (2007) - Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
with The ChieftainsThe ChieftainsThe Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
on The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3 is a compilation album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, that was released on June 11, 2007 in the UK with a digital version released in the U.S. on iTunes Music Store, on June 12, 2007. Manhattan/EMI Music Catalog Marketing released the CD...
(Manhattan/EMI, 2007) - Hayley WestenraHayley WestenraHayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide...
on Celtic Treasure (Decca B000MTDRJA, 2007) - Celtic WomanCeltic WomanCeltic Woman is an all-female musical ensemble conceived and assembled by Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish stage show Riverdance...
on Celtic Woman: A New JourneyCeltic Woman: A New JourneyCeltic Woman: A New Journey is the second on-stage production by the group Celtic Woman. The show was filmed at Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland and featured Hayley Westenra as a new addition to the group...
( Manhattan, 2007) - Bryn TerfelBryn TerfelBryn Terfel Jones CBE is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly Figaro and Leporello, but has subsequently shifted his attention to heavier roles, especially those by Wagner....
on A Song in my Heart (UCJ, 2007) - Bread and RosesBread and RosesThe slogan "Bread and Roses" originated in a poem of that name by James Oppenheim, published in The American Magazine in December 1911, which attributed it to "the women in the West." It is commonly associated with a textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts during January-March 1912, now often...
, an American Folk Punk band, on Deep River Day (Fistolo, 2007) - Michigan State University Children's ChoirMichigan State University Children's ChoirThe Michigan State University Children's Choir is a Grammy Award-winning children's choir located in East Lansing, Michigan. In 2009, Kristin Zaryski was named director, succeeding the founder of the choir, Mary Alice Stollak. Most choristers in the choir come from the two other children's...
, the Grammy Award-winning youth choir associated with Michigan State University, on "America the Beautiful: Songs of Our Heritage" - Tyler James on Sweet Relief (Son of Geert Music, 2007)
- Jim McGrath on Red Right Returning (Wepecket Island Records, 2007)
- Sal Viviano on The Standards Of Love - LIVE (FRIARecords, 2008)
- Charlie HadenCharlie HadenCharles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...
on Rambling Boy (DECCA, 2008) - Liam ClancyLiam ClancyWilliam "Liam" Clancy was an Irish folk singer and actor from Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. He was the youngest and last surviving member of performing group The Clancy Brothers. The group were regarded as Ireland's first pop stars...
from the AlbumThe Wheels of Life (2008) - Trampled By TurtlesTrampled By TurtlesTrampled By Turtles is a progressive bluegrass band from Duluth, Minnesota. The group is most famous for its high-tempo, fast-paced songs but also features lead vocalist Dave Simonett's lyric writing abilities in slower ballads. Their high-energy concerts have attracted an ever-growing,...
Feat. Rich Mattson on Duluth (Banjodad, 2008) - Youn Sun Nah on Voyage (ACT,2009)
- The Harvard Glee ClubHarvard Glee ClubThe Harvard Glee Club is a 60-voice, all-male choral ensemble at Harvard University. Founded in 1858 in the tradition of English and American glee clubs, it is the oldest collegiate chorus in the US. The Glee Club is part of the Holden Choruses of Harvard University, which also include the...
on multiple recordings; arrangements by Archibald T. DavisonArchibald Thompson DavisonArchibald Thompson Davison was an American musicologist, conductor, composer and music educator.Davison was born in Boston, Massachusetts...
and Jameson MarvinJameson MarvinJameson Neil Marvin is an American choral conductor, composer, arranger, and editor who from 1978-2010 directed the Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and has also taught choral conducting at Harvard University... - Dauphine Street Six, produced by Joe MeekJoe MeekRobert George "Joe" Meek was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter....
- Pete SeegerPete SeegerPeter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
on American Favorite Ballads, Volume 1 (Smithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of Moses Asch, founder of Folkways...
, 2002) - Celtas CortosCeltas CortosCeltas Cortos is a Spanish music group of celtic rock.It was formed in Valladolid in 1986. Eight friends, four of which played in the group Almenara decided to participate in a music contest under the name "Colectivo Eurofolk"...
on Introversiones (2010) - Port Isaac's Fishermen's Friends on their eponymous début album (2010)
- David BerkeleyDavid BerkeleyDavid Berkeley, born David Berkeley Friedland on 22 September 1976 in New Jersey, is an American singer and songwriter.He has released four studio albums, one live album and has published a book, all of them self-produced under the Straw Man label, in a recording career that begun in 2002.Berkeley...
on "Some Kind of Cure" (2011) - Frederick Squire on "Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits" (2011)
- Darlene KoldenhovenDarlene KoldenhovenDarlene Koldenhoven is an American singer/songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, record producer, author, actor, motivational speaker, and music therapist...
, Grammy Award Winner, included it in her arrangement "A Celtic American Treasury" on her Solitary Treasures CD (10/10/11)