Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We posted our version of "Shenandoah" six years ago on YouTube before Emmett was performing with us full-time. The family worked the song up again before traveling to Europe and we decided it was definitely time for a YouTube refresh.
We had to drive a UTV off-road vehicle to make it to the filming location and mom drew the short straw with Matt as the driver haha.
Enjoy!
►Branson Country USA version youtu.be/jrRqX4gIQPc
Live concert version youtu.be/8maYNgf_afA?t=38
2020 Branson Show youtu.be/hQqks9HnVNM?t=12
Buy or stream our old album li.sten.to/shenandoah
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►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/thepetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►This video:
Lead vocal and fiddle: @katiepetersen
Harmony vocal and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Harmony vocal, banjo and bump: @EllenHaygood
Harmony vocal, guitar, and driving mama crazy: @mattpetersen4000
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Karen Petersen
Matt's mustache: Deserves its own mention
Key moments:
0:03 fiddle
1:10 guitar
2:14 banjo
2:55 dobro
4:07 outro
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
Filming location: Somewhere very deep in the Ozarks!
►LYRICS - Shenandoah
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
Look away rollin' river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
The Missouri, she's a mighty river
Look away rollin' river
Indians camp along her borders
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
Well, a white man, he loved an Indian maiden
Look away rollin' river
And with notions, his canoe was laden
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
And he said, Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Look away rollin' river
And it was for her I crossed the waters
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
Well, it's fair-thee-well*, I'm bound to leave you
Look away rollin' river
Oh Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
Look away rollin' river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
(Shenandoah, I long to see you) x3
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
(Shenandoah) x3
Oh Shenandoah
* Fair-thee-well = farewell
This song seems to have originated with fur traders who traveled the Missouri River in canoes. Like many traditional folk songs, there are different versions of the lyrics, but these ones refer to a trader falling in love with the daughter of the Oneida chief Shenandoah.
In the mid-1800s, the song made its way down the Mississippi River and became popular as a sea shanty on ships that traveled the world.
►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com
Subscriber count: 767,167
#ThePetersens #Shenandoah #OldSongNewVideo #Folk
#OhShenandoah #AcrossTheWideMissouri #Missouri #MissouriRiver
#BobDylan #BruceSpringsteen #MomIsLookingAmazingForHerAge
#AsOzarksAsWeCouldGet
This song features on: #ShenandoahAlbum #2020BransonShow #SecondLiveConcert
We posted our version of "Shenandoah" six years ago on YouTube before Emmett was performing with us full-time. The family worked the song up again before traveling to Europe and we decided it was definitely time for a YouTube refresh.
We had to drive a UTV off-road vehicle to make it to the filming location and mom drew the short straw with Matt as the driver haha.
Enjoy!
►Branson Country USA version youtu.be/jrRqX4gIQPc
Live concert version youtu.be/8maYNgf_afA?t=38
2020 Branson Show youtu.be/hQqks9HnVNM?t=12
Buy or stream our old album li.sten.to/shenandoah
-----------------------
►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/thepetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►This video:
Lead vocal and fiddle: @katiepetersen
Harmony vocal and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Harmony vocal, banjo and bump: @EllenHaygood
Harmony vocal, guitar, and driving mama crazy: @mattpetersen4000
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Karen Petersen
Matt's mustache: Deserves its own mention
Key moments:
0:03 fiddle
1:10 guitar
2:14 banjo
2:55 dobro
4:07 outro
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
Filming location: Somewhere very deep in the Ozarks!
►LYRICS - Shenandoah
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
Look away rollin' river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
The Missouri, she's a mighty river
Look away rollin' river
Indians camp along her borders
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
Well, a white man, he loved an Indian maiden
Look away rollin' river
And with notions, his canoe was laden
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
And he said, Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Look away rollin' river
And it was for her I crossed the waters
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
Well, it's fair-thee-well*, I'm bound to leave you
Look away rollin' river
Oh Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
Look away rollin' river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Look away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri
(Shenandoah, I long to see you) x3
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
(Shenandoah) x3
Oh Shenandoah
* Fair-thee-well = farewell
This song seems to have originated with fur traders who traveled the Missouri River in canoes. Like many traditional folk songs, there are different versions of the lyrics, but these ones refer to a trader falling in love with the daughter of the Oneida chief Shenandoah.
In the mid-1800s, the song made its way down the Mississippi River and became popular as a sea shanty on ships that traveled the world.
►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com
Subscriber count: 767,167
#ThePetersens #Shenandoah #OldSongNewVideo #Folk
#OhShenandoah #AcrossTheWideMissouri #Missouri #MissouriRiver
#BobDylan #BruceSpringsteen #MomIsLookingAmazingForHerAge
#AsOzarksAsWeCouldGet
This song features on: #ShenandoahAlbum #2020BransonShow #SecondLiveConcert
