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From: iltis@ucsbcsl.UUCP ( )
Newsgroups: net.music.folk
Subject: Origin of Shenendoah?
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Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 00:56:46 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 24 00:56:46 1985
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Recently, the origins of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" were discussed
in great detail.  "Shenendoah" is another song that we all (?) had to
learn in grade school.  In retrospect, the tune must be Irish and/or
Scottish.  In particular, the tune accompanying the Irish song
"Bridget O'Malley" (at least as performed by Silly Wizard) sounds remarkably
similar to that used in "Shenedoah".  Does anyone know where the
tune for "Shenedoah" originally came from? Maybe there's a more interesting
set of lyrics, as in the case of "Johnny we hardly knew ye".

-- 
Ronald A. Iltis
UCSB Dept. ECE