Shenandoah - Sissel - Chief Shenandoah - Native American

[1948hoppy]

As a Native American I appreciate seeing recognition for my people in an exquisite presentation.

[winxclublover13]

sang this song for chorus

[arinvests]

A beautifully sung son ~ Arthur

[powwow920]

it is veru beautiful

[veilinali]

beautiful



[logitrol1]

John and Katy: Call me an old setimentalist, but I love that exchange :) Beautiful all 'round.

[DairDubh]

The slow, rhythmic percussion in the back certainly sets this rendition apart from many others. It reminds us that the song is, in fact, a shorthawl capstan chantey.

[XxtangerinelovexX]

i like this song it is so peaceful

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[tiffyartful20]

i love this song i have to sing in voice class i was happy that i do

[hopekitty12]

I LOVE THIS SONG AND THE PICS.beautiful im from oklahoma and those pics...i just dont know how to explain love this song and pics.

[TheOneAndOnlyTorford]

SJAM! I had no idea until I watched the video. Awesome!

[Soc3000x]

hi sjam

[deidaralove101]

This is an amazing song :)! I first heard this at the end of last year when i had my first chorus concert in the 7th grade and i heard the other group singing this and i just fell in love with it. And i hope next year i can sing it before i go off to highschool. For someone who loves hard rock this just amazed me and it is very beautiful :)

[farranspointon]

enchanting

[LoveKilledMeInside]

The river is very beautiful, along with the moutains and valley. Truley a sight to see anytime of the year

[EmoSoul1000]

i need to sing this in school in front of 2000 people :S

[08lynne]

God, I would love to sing this in a microphone! Showers work but after a while...eh

[Postwarchives]

im from shenandoah pensylvania, I LOVE THE SONG, thank u

[cheyenne86]

Love this song

[susisee11]

Beautiful...I'm speechless also...

[piokal73]

Great Song!

[nanaslbkp]

I have always loved this song and this artist is fabulous! Thank you!

[terrisonb]

Wow, this lady has an incredible voice. I can not believe that some people gave THIS a thumbs down.

[KMAYTKMAYT]

Sissel is an extraordinary vocalist from Norway. She is best known for her Christmas CD that she did when she was a teenager. Her voice only keeps getting better. Check her out on Rhapsody.

[MixMatchedSox]

I got to sing this with my choir at a preformance the other day. :3

[poffy8888]

Hoo is Sissel ? Never heard of her !

[TheYanula]

Just beautiful ...

[ootooshohnuh]

beautiful, beautiful song. wado for posting

[TheLeeC16]

so beautiful

[29jdejean]

I LOVE THIS SONG ITS MY VOICE I MADE THIS AND SANG IT

[29jdejean]

I LOVE THIS SONG

[paledoe]

Beautiful well put together Lovely singing too She sounds Irish

[breffnipark]

mmmmmmmm  Still Speechles ....

after all this time !!

Truly a Masterpiece Katie ....

I never get tired of this...

.. beautiful voice

.... fantastic song

.... stunning video

... ...and made for little old me..

......... i am sooo flattered !

........... and forever grateful. Much Love - John x

[hughlmtaylor]

if you like this then look up 'Shenandoah Graduate Choir of New Zealand' and enjoy!!

[whisperhopestbls]

I love her voice.

[eze102]

Just beautiful

[traylorvh]

This is so beautiful. I love it, it makes me think maybe this is my 7th great grand father and 7th great grand mother.

[Rimcase]

Sissel gives new life to this old tune. The clarity of her voice from note to note is as though the listener is there dirifting on the water in their own canoe... Great video adaptation... my having done some growing up in the Rocky Mountains, it brings on fond memories and a yearning to return...

[sloeber84]

dit werkelijk prachtig , ben heel ontroerd, bedankt om dit te delen. thanks for sharing this with the rest of the world !

[Istalchibs]

Tres cool :)

[TheCpoole]

Excellent portrayal of the true meaning of this song; nothing to do with a river or the state of West Virginia

[OGDoccat]

Beautiful! Stirs the heart. : )

[creedence25]

=) bonitos paisajes

[RomancePrincess02]

thanks for making this vid the pictures are beautiful and the song is lovely am saving this to my favorites:)

[foldsisgod]

I love this version! I just did a cover myself, and posted it as a video response. Its a bit different than this one, but this is one of those songs that sounds beautiful no matter how you arrange it :)

[kingz720888]

We sing this in school. we love this song!

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[lexireed10]

The music is really.....it makes the video more than just a series of pictures....it gives them actual meaning. The its really amazing. I don't think I could ever get tired of it. That's the beauty of some works of art. Thanks for posting it. I really enjoyed it.

[Sean551000]

Beautiful song, fantastic singer

[iamearthbornami]

used to sing this in school as a young chid ~ it was a favourite of mine then and this version is beautiful~peace love and gratitude

[micealmacdonnchadha]

BEAUTIFUL SONG .FANTASTIC SINGER

[micealmacdonnchadha]

beautiful song,

[redneckracehorse01]

this song is just beautiful

[micealmacdonnchadha]

REALY VERY GOOD,

[wagonmaster368]

I am 57. I have no fewer than 20 different version of this song. For me this one tops them all. The Lady puts her soul into it. Thankyou for posting.

[traylorvh]

I not only like it, I LOVE this song and video. It tells my family history so beautifully.

[TheLoveMMM]

i love this song one of my favorite ones...

[beuty180]

i love this song!!! im singing this for solo essemble i love it especially how she sing it!!! :,) it always brings tear to my eye when i hear it... :)

[BeautifulSoulgurl]

wow is that what she really says Missouri or Mystery cause if missouri i am proud lil redneck hillbilly missourian girl born and raised Archie Missouri :)

[coryhess1996]

amasing song this one of my choices for solo and ensamble it will be easy for all of the boys including me and it is a a very heart touching song

[jipaky]

We were taught this song in 3rd grade music class. I always thought it was about the early settlers going west in the 1800's. Now I see it's not about that at all. By the way the native paintings in this video look like some I seen while out in the southwest. I forgot the artist name. He painted his girlfriend alot. She is beautiful like the ones in this video. I wonder if they are his paintings?

[walkforrestwalk]

My deep appreciation of the Blue Ridge Mountains and of the Shenadoah Valley is re-enforced by this beautiful song song by Sissel. Thank-you for sharing. Jim (Michigan USA)

[punkgirl2441]

singging this for my kiwanas music festival!

[ninashadows777]

I remeber this was one of my first songs ever I learned. i used to hate it when i was a little girl. but then i found outthe story behind such beatiful song and I love it.

[EasyCompanyAirborne]

What a genuine and great voice.

[Jazzyphay010]

W3 SUNG DIS SONG N CH0RUS

[rminadeo]

I think that Sissel sings so marvelously that she´s thinking as a really Shenandoah´s member!!!

[buddylover01]

amazing. i love this song, i'm singing it in choir (:

[LoLfioreLoL]

Im singing this song in choir !!! its soo amazing, i love it <3

[videodj310]

I HAD TO SING THIS SONG IN CHORUS

[natwolff678]

me 2!

[hsch1234]

Beautiful song by Sissel! Thanks for the uploading and telling the background of this song.

Greetings from Hong Kong.

[breffnipark]

I can hardly believe it's over a year since you made made this beautiful piece Katie !

I mean MASTERPIECE......

Thank YOU so much.

John :)

[katydidscorner]

Hello my dear friend John from the other side of the BIG pond. Hope all is well with you. Yes, I remember making this specifically for you because it reminded me of you. In my fantasy, I'm Shenendoah's daughter, and you're the riverboat trader and sailor.  :-)

[breffnipark]

ha ha ! Katie .. i did laugh !

Flattered beyond belief .. thank you. !

" I am the riverboat trader and I am taking you with me ... in my dreams " !!

Peace and Love to you Katie as always !

[TheLeeC16]

it's a song about longing....and a beautiful song,,,and sung with a beautiful voice.....

[colleent12]

im singing this song in chorous

[scotter881]

omg hi this is brittany

[nayve9]

I feel like my soul is very old. Maybe, in former life, my blood went to earth in the Shenandoah Valley. Now, as I live against the banks of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, and going through this mid life of this life.... Like Hag's Sing me back home song, this is my peace and my sing me home song.

[DavidLoaring]

I love the song and this presentation and the performance, but I do not agree that it is about an Indian Chief and his daughter: I think the imagery is symbolic. Just the same, with folk music the sense and everything else keeps changing, so who am I to be pedantic about these things. Thanks for sharing.

[katydidscorner]

There are many variations on this old shanty song and was even sung by sailors crossing the ocean. The state of Virginia legislation wanted to choose O Shenandoah for their state song, but they were met with much controversy because the history of the original version is not about Shenandoah Valley but about an Indian Chief called Shenandoah who lived on the East side of the Missouri River. In the end, the chief was deceived and his beautiful daughter was stolen by the man who loved her..

[katydidscorner]

The line, O Shenandoah, I love your daughter, is clear. It's about an Indian Chief with that name and has nothing to do with Virginia which is why the song was rejected. The word Shenandoah comes from Algonquian-Wakashian American Indians.. Any names given to valleys, rivers, or anything else as Shenandoah is taken from the Indian word, not the other way around.  Thousands of Cities, Towns, Mountains, Canyons, Rivers, Lakes, Creeks, Forests, are named after Indian names. See the more link.

[DavidLoaring]

Last word from me: Shenandoah: "daughter of the stars". The song is named for the Valley: predating any known chiefs.

Homesick rover crosses Missouri R., recalls his Shenandoah Valley home, longs for the quiet sounds of the Valley, the more peaceful Shenandoah River.

He's perhaps lovesick for a gal, a daughter of the Valley, but perhaps homesick and lovesick for "the daughter of the stars". Bound to seek his fortune, he promises to return, perhaps to his gal, certainly to his Valley.

[katydidscorner]

LOL, it's not worth arguing over as there are many variations of the song. Virginia rejected it as their state song because it is not about Virginia or Shenandoah Valley.

Two verses of the song were published in an article by W. J. Alden in Harper's Magazine (1882). A version of Solid Fa's was collected by R. Abrams in England in 1909. The shanty is said to date at least to the 1820s. Shenandoah was an Indian chief living on the Missouri River.

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[katydidscorner]

Here is a different version and lyrics by Arlo Guthrie. The entire lyrics refer to an Indian chief called Shenandoah who lives along the Missouri River and how he loved his daughter, finally stealng her because the Chief said he would never allow his daughter to leave for the other side of the Missouri. However, this song has had many, many verses added and even changed since the early 1800's.

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[nayve9]

a long time ago, the actor that played on Wagon Train, played a series called A Man Called Shenandoah. I remember the prelude. He was on horseback in waste deep snow (looked like in the Rockies) and traveling somewhere. I think he was supposed to have amnesia. They played Shenandoah as the theme.

[dsjan66]

@katydidscorner The pictures are just breathless, just breathless.... brought tears to my eyes.

[sheilamaclean]

Beautiful imagery for this lovely old song does it justice and the wonderful voice of Sissel

[4ancientarts]

this is a wonderfull presentation; thankyou!!

[Kirke182]

I do a version of the shanty "Sally Brown" the way I learned it. It contains the verse, "Sally I am bound to leave you/ Way-hey roll and go/ Sally I shall not deceive you/ Spent me money on Sally Brown" It appears sailors Inextricably jumbled Shenandoah and Sally Brown. They sound nothing alike so I don't know how it happened.

[Ayame12]

Not my favorite Version of the song but its just as beautiful

[maeuschen64]

Wonderfull....dream...thank you vor the video and the lyrics.....

lg

maeuschen64

[SoBelleofTN]

I love this version of this song. Thanks for posting this and the words to this song . It seems there are two versions of Shenandoah (wording) and many do not know that it's about a Native American Chief and his beautiful daughter. It is a ballad and also was sung as a sea shanty song later. I agree it's more than likely a type of folk song and because of the Scottish , Irish people who came to America migrated to the mountains , we get our country music, as well from the Ballads & Folk Music.

[jrt31169]

An absolutely stunning voice for an beautiful song!

[janapleasants]

This very picture came to me about 15 years ago. (Beautiful Lady holding flower to the deer.) I connect strongly to this image. Who is she, how can I learn more?

[260144]

Breathtaking voice - breathtaking pictures. Sissel's potential as a soprano is limitless.

[claymoreman90]

absolutely delightful singing

[AutismGrandma]

Thank You for this beautiful voice singing this wonderful music. I have loved Shenandoah since the time I first heard this as a young girl when I went to see the movie Shenandoah. Thank you also for the history and the lyrics.

[FlowersClouds]

Absolutely beautiful, her voice is lovely too :)

[yankeejojo]

The Iroquois migrated south and were know as "A people of another ...or people of their own language"...".Chelokee" named by Creek Indians ....

Now know as the Cherokee...to most human beings.

Wado,

Dove

Donadagohvi

[iriswigle]

The paintings were absolutely breathtaking. The video has a very calming effect. Thank You.

[breffnipark]

Nothing has changed ...

.... I am still speechless ! x

[firefliesbdazzle]

I love this song by Sissel. Your video is absolutely gorgeous! Sissel's voice is hauntingly beautiful.

[lauriannnni]

What an inspiring experience, to listen to this beautiful woman.

[breffnipark]

Still SPEECHLESS... " I may never recover " x

[rasberry123]

Beautiful

[breffnipark]

I am SPEECHLESS !!............ x

[katydidscorner]

I made it for you John. I didn't have this particular song, and I was willing to purchase the entire CD, but I was able to buy the single mp3 from Amazon.

Her voice is like that of an angel, and I've never heard a more beautiful version of Oh Shenandoah than Sissel.

[geiston]

I find this video by the way of your channel. It's beautifull. I'm ashamed with my poor harmonica version....

[na7hahi]

Thank you for the additional info. The music, art, and story so very beautifully put together. Thank you for making it. Takes patience, love of what is beautiful, and talent, to make these. Hauntingly beautiful.

Tagged it as a favorite and shared it with a some friends.

[na7hahi]

well done. hauntingly beautiful. thought it was from civil war era.

[katydidscorner]

Wikipedia says it was originally a river shanty of the early 1800s, but the song quickly became popular with seafaring men who added their own verses to the song. American history tells us that Shenandoah was a real person, an Indian Chief, who had a beautiful daughter who was loved by a riverman, but Shenandoah refused to allow his daughter to go beyond the Missouri River's East side to the West.

[djgukfan]

This is absolutely beautiful and thank you for

the background information about this song. I always thought it was an Irish folk song.

Also, it reminds me of "Pocahontas" - perhaps Hollywood would turn "Oh Shenandoah" into a film as well.

[katydidscorner]

I believe it does have Irish or Scottish roots as does so much of early American folk music because most of the immigrants and settlers of the 1800's were Irish and Scottish. My own bloodline is traced to Ireland, Scotland, and England and my Cherokee grandmother. I love my European roots as much as my native roots, but I believe I identify more with the Native ways.

[viejojim01]

well Chief Shenandoah was an Iroquois.. his granddaughter Joanne can sing like an angel also..