iltis@ucsbcsl.UUCP ( ) (01/24/85)
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