One of my very first memories is listening to my mother play guitar and sing this song. I watched the upload but my heart listened to the song. Makes me homesick for the hills of East Tennessee. Thank you, thank you for this beautiful upload.
I played flute and other woodwinds in band and this song is a good band song and a good crowd pleaser... wish you lots of success and fun with your music....
mrsteve55 this is so beatifull i sit and listen to it often i can relax to this . dont ever take it down cause i havent found any other like this. when i get down and need inspiration ill come listen to this
Thank you Mr. Steve for posting this song and "You are my Sunshine". I listen to them almost daily. Please don't ever remove them. God bess you. Judy King
that was (or is!) a great film, reminds me of my dad's family and the Depression Era stories his brothers and sisters and my grandmother use to relate.... thanx for stopping by....
Hi, MrSteve55. I wanted to say your pictures & music....... wow I haven't heard it played soooooo beautifully. I found your video on my 3rd one of "Red River Valley" . Really wonderful job...Thank You for posting it.
Red River valley is one of my childhood favourites. During every school party, we are asked to either sing a song or do something else. RRV was my favorite
doggies!!!i thought that this was a southern song.i live on the oklahoma side of the red river in s.e.,oklahoma.oh well,i love the dulcimer and harmonica.this is beautiful! i like your (ha ha)comment at the end of your history lesson.its very funny and its lots of humor! lol!
I first heard this song in 1941 as a 9 year whilst been at my aunt's place in country Tasmania and I have loved it ever since, even though i am not a real country and western fan. Maybe it was because my father was in the army in the middle east . and I was missing something.
@hklovejoy And best to you from across the pond, from an American with a drop or two of Scotish blood. As a southerner we were settled by Scotts and Irish, and they're are Cronins, O'Hoyts, McDougals and the like all over.
Everyone knows it, its something that people hear subconsciously during times of hardship, its been adapted with so many lyrics, one of the best adaptions of it, is The Po River Valley, sung by bomber crews.
@Artay72 The Red River starts in Ok, Tx, or N Mex (opinions differ) flows across TX panhandle, is the border with OK, snips a tiny corner off of AR the flows diagonally across LA and hooks up with the Big Muddy...The scenes are from Texarkana, Bradley (AR), Shreveport, Coushatta (LA), Natchitoches (LA)..mostly from my clients farms or near my home, I live about a mile..
well, not sure but it looks like a compliment, sorta something along the lines of good interpretation, and compliments for the nice music... and thanks for listening..
Most of the pics were just south of S'port, in Red River Parish... Some of the farming pics were from Gin City, outside of Bradley, Arkansas, just a stones throw east of Texarkana...... so howdy, neighbor, or useta be neighbor....
It's a beautiful song. I've got no problem with it's Canadian roots; Americans embrace it. It speaks to the moving, roaming spirit of Americans, and of lost loves. Beautiful.
Yes, some of the older cowboy songs are somewhat sad... I plan on putting together another, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, sometime after the holidays when I can practice up on the music... Thanks for stopping by..
I grew up believing this, too, and have marveled at the thought many times in crossing the Red River just north of Texanarkana, but in reality this is the not Red River the song refers to. I wish it were, but it is a favorite old song of my youth and I was always so proud to think it was local. But alas, it is from up North.
Thank you for your comment... I had been wanting to do a video to that for a long time and came across the photographer while she was shooting on a local lake.... told what I wanted and she gave me access to everything she had done in the area...
yea, I did some research on the song earlier.... and came across the same information.... but I knew from way back that it wasnt about my Red River, but still co-opting songs is a favorite pasttime of most generations, lol...
well thank you... i was trying to give it a forlorn missing you kind of feel.... havent done much more on the harp, the dulcimer and now the tin whistle are stealing most of my free time, but I have a few songs I want to keep fresh on and this is one of them...
Unfortunately, since I posted this, this region of Louisiana has been practically plowed under by a newly discovered natural gas field...almost every place depicted in the slide show is a pile of muddy drilling rigs, pipeline construction, and transmission stations... I may do a followup pictorial just to show how fast some of our scenic gifts can be mishandled so quickly and dramatically...
It is also traditional in the UK as we have a red river due to the ironstone it runs through. Supposed to be c.1750. Yours is much more spectacular, although tourists come to gaze at ours! Perhaps there is the equivalent the world over.
lol, it depends if you are from Tx, Ok, or New Mex... technically not called the Red until a few forks merge above Childress, Tx in Ok, or one of the main forks begins in New Mexico, right at the Tx border in Deaf Smith County, SW of Amarillo... One of my college friends from the 70s did some environmental work on the Red so this is all from his research......
Eh, got news for you. the song originated in Canada! It was composed in the Red River Valley in Manitoba, and is about the sorrow of a local Métis girl, as her lover prepares to return to Ontario. Great song nevertheless.
@Orion508 I wont take it down intentionally.....one thing and I guess I shouldnt say this but there are youtube pirate programs you can use to download the video, or send me an email and I will send you the video file...I have been very honored by the comments from folks who say the music reminds them of loved ones who have passed and of happier times....may God bless you and those you hold dear...
@Artay72 btw I am a Big Band Era buff and Jo Stafford, in my opinion, had the best voice of any of that era...she did an album of Celtic Songs that will never be topped....so to be put in the same comment with her is okay by me....
@magical11 oh, I know, but I live in the Oklahoma, Texas, La Red River Valley, so we just co-opt it...there seems to be some debate on the origin, but the evidence heavily favors the Canadian origin...
great movie, i commented on it in a prior posting from someone who made the same observation...and with the economical situation as it is, it may be more scary and relevant than 2012....
We were told in history class(MN) that this song was about the Red River Of The North, the one that borders MN and ND and flows north into Canada. Darn it, those Texans stole it. (haha)
Wrong river, this song was written about the Red River of the North, which starts from Lake Traverse, on the Minnesota/South Dakota border and flows north, marking the boundary between Minnesota and North Dakota until it crosses into Manitoba, flows up to Winnipeg and then on north until it empties into Hudson's Bay. Wish you southern persons would keep your mitts off our song.
One of my very first memories is listening to my mother play guitar and sing this song. I watched the upload but my heart listened to the song. Makes me homesick for the hills of East Tennessee. Thank you, thank you for this beautiful upload.
Che bella interpretazione, senza dubbio la migliore che abbia mai ascoltato,
Complimenti all'interprete di questa bella musica.
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Yup - God bless USA - with love from a Scot living in England; you guys create GORGEOUS music.
I played flute and other woodwinds in band and this song is a good band song and a good crowd pleaser... wish you lots of success and fun with your music....
mrsteve55 this is so beatifull i sit and listen to it often i can relax to this . dont ever take it down cause i havent found any other like this. when i get down and need inspiration ill come listen to this
I'm not American, but this song is one of a favourite. When I listen to this I have be relax.
Thank you Mr. Steve for posting this song and "You are my Sunshine". I listen to them almost daily. Please don't ever remove them. God bess you. Judy King
that was (or is!) a great film, reminds me of my dad's family and the Depression Era stories his brothers and sisters and my grandmother use to relate.... thanx for stopping by....
This music being played on the song Red River Valley,is so Beautiful!!!
it really is very, soothing!!!! I have not heard this song in years!!!!!
Well done!
Sad melody, but touching that sadness we have all known at one time or another...and touching it with beauty.
The music is haunting and shows the pathos of parting, great, Thank you.
Hi, MrSteve55. I wanted to say your pictures & music....... wow I haven't heard it played soooooo beautifully. I found your video on my 3rd one of "Red River Valley" . Really wonderful job...Thank You for posting it.
My pleasure! I was certainly glad to finally know where the Red River is! Carry on.
Die schönste Version die ich je gehört habe. (Spiele selber Country) DANKE
thank you, Sharon at Cloud 9 did a great job capturing what I wanted to expose about the area.....
Extreamly great ! , let me remember when I am young.
Red River valley is one of my childhood favourites. During every school party, we are asked to either sing a song or do something else. RRV was my favorite
Very beautiful and the instrumentation is very effective.
absolutely beautiful.
So lovely! Thank you for posting!
I like this song and I just heard it for the first time today!
doggies!!!i thought that this was a southern song.i live on the oklahoma side of the red river in s.e.,oklahoma.oh well,i love the dulcimer and harmonica.this is beautiful! i like your (ha ha)comment at the end of your history lesson.its very funny and its lots of humor! lol!
even thia song is orginated in canda, it transends borders and is about anyone who has loved and lossed, anywhere.
this is beautifully done- weldone
Oh my God. I love this song so much since I was a young boy.
I first heard this song in 1941 as a 9 year whilst been at my aunt's place in country Tasmania and I have loved it ever since, even though i am not a real country and western fan. Maybe it was because my father was in the army in the middle east . and I was missing something.
@hklovejoy And best to you from across the pond, from an American with a drop or two of Scotish blood. As a southerner we were settled by Scotts and Irish, and they're are Cronins, O'Hoyts, McDougals and the like all over.
hard to believe this is the first time you have heard it, but am glad you enjoyed it... thanks for stopping by..
Thanks, and I visited your site and saw you were a Marty Robbins fan, so 5 stars for you...
Everyone knows it, its something that people hear subconsciously during times of hardship, its been adapted with so many lyrics, one of the best adaptions of it, is The Po River Valley, sung by bomber crews.
@Artay72 The Red River starts in Ok, Tx, or N Mex (opinions differ) flows across TX panhandle, is the border with OK, snips a tiny corner off of AR the flows diagonally across LA and hooks up with the Big Muddy...The scenes are from Texarkana, Bradley (AR), Shreveport, Coushatta (LA), Natchitoches (LA)..mostly from my clients farms or near my home, I live about a mile..
thank you, one of my favorites.
The Red River Valley this song is about is in Northern Manitoba, in Canada.
thank you, i had been trying a way to showcase Sharon's photos properly and it just seemed natural to record RRV for the photos
well, not sure but it looks like a compliment, sorta something along the lines of good interpretation, and compliments for the nice music... and thanks for listening..
Most of the pics were just south of S'port, in Red River Parish... Some of the farming pics were from Gin City, outside of Bradley, Arkansas, just a stones throw east of Texarkana...... so howdy, neighbor, or useta be neighbor....
lovely setting...
this is beautiful
It's a beautiful song. I've got no problem with it's Canadian roots; Americans embrace it. It speaks to the moving, roaming spirit of Americans, and of lost loves. Beautiful.
Yes, some of the older cowboy songs are somewhat sad... I plan on putting together another, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, sometime after the holidays when I can practice up on the music...
Thanks for stopping by..
I grew up believing this, too, and have marveled at the thought many times in crossing the Red River just north of Texanarkana, but in reality this is the not Red River the song refers to. I wish it were, but it is a favorite old song of my youth and I was always so proud to think it was local. But alas, it is from up North.
super good music!!!
I quite agree with texan. Really soothing and powerful.
Thanks
it easy on the ear. I like it very much.
beautiful montage, thanks
Thank you for your comment... I had been wanting to do a video to that for a long time and came across the photographer while she was shooting on a local lake.... told what I wanted and she gave me access to everything she had done in the area...
The 1940 Classic The Grapes of Wrath, I first heard this song where Henry Fonda is singing, while dacing with his mom.
Regretably, I had to explain to people in Iceland how sad the words are. They had asked me to sing the song, and when I did, I cried. Who wouldn't?
yea, I did some research on the song earlier.... and came across the same information.... but I knew from way back that it wasnt about my Red River, but still co-opting songs is a favorite pasttime of most generations, lol...
well thank you... i was trying to give it a forlorn missing you kind of feel.... havent done much more on the harp, the dulcimer and now the tin whistle are stealing most of my free time, but I have a few songs I want to keep fresh on and this is one of them...
Unfortunately, since I posted this, this region of Louisiana has been practically plowed under by a newly discovered natural gas field...almost every place depicted in the slide show is a pile of muddy drilling rigs, pipeline construction, and transmission stations... I may do a followup pictorial just to show how fast some of our scenic gifts can be mishandled so quickly and dramatically...
Wonderful!
Really nice.
Sunrise: True, but almost every place on earth is unique in it's own way.
It is also traditional in the UK as we have a red river due to the ironstone it runs through. Supposed to be c.1750. Yours is much more spectacular, although tourists come to gaze at ours! Perhaps there is the equivalent the world over.
That is The Melody.
m19a47n beautifully sung by slim whitman
@texan612002 thank you very much, I dont plan on removing it...
Thank you for the kind comment and reflection...
MrSteve55 slim whitman was the best singing this song
Thank you for your comments, and I agree.
I am glad it brought back fond memories...
thanks for the comment...
thank you very much...
lol, it depends if you are from Tx, Ok, or New Mex... technically not called the Red until a few forks merge above Childress, Tx in Ok, or one of the main forks begins in New Mexico, right at the Tx border in Deaf Smith County, SW of Amarillo... One of my college friends from the 70s did some environmental work on the Red so this is all from his research......
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it.
you guys should check out "theres a valley in spain called Jarama"
wish i could take credit for the pics, but a friend provided them.... thank you for the comment..
dang, and i told myself i wasn't going to cry when i listened to this.
+Douglas Steele You have a heart. That's why the tears.
who doesn't cry when they hear this tune?
Thanks for stopping by
Eh, got news for you. the song originated in Canada!
It was composed in the Red River Valley in Manitoba, and is about the sorrow of a local Métis girl, as her lover prepares to return to Ontario.
Great song nevertheless.
Thank you for visiting and your comment
thank you for the comments. My photographer friend did a a great job...
@Orion508 I wont take it down intentionally.....one thing and I guess I shouldnt say this but there are youtube pirate programs you can use to download the video, or send me an email and I will send you the video file...I have been very honored by the comments from folks who say the music reminds them of loved ones who have passed and of happier times....may God bless you and those you hold dear...
@nemo1588 thank you for the comments, hope you are having a nice weekend...
@MtofShadows Thank you, the best comments are the ones that bring back family memories...
It reminds me of the 1940 classic film The Grapes of Wrath, starring Henry Fonda.
wonderful！！！
@apscoradiales Spot on. The original words include, "..and the soldier who loved you so true."
Is Soybean Steve still around? God bless him
@Artay72 btw I am a Big Band Era buff and Jo Stafford, in my opinion, had the best voice of any of that era...she did an album of Celtic Songs that will never be topped....so to be put in the same comment with her is okay by me....
this song is the best
thank you and i will do the google search
Belíssima melodia!
@BeachyAir thank you for the comments....
@magical11 oh, I know, but I live in the Oklahoma, Texas, La Red River Valley, so we just co-opt it...there seems to be some debate on the origin, but the evidence heavily favors the Canadian origin...
LOVELY! ^_^
great movie, i commented on it in a prior posting from someone who made the same observation...and with the economical situation as it is, it may be more scary and relevant than 2012....
Trying to get my dad to play this on harmonica. He's self taught and pretty good, but he hasn't quite gotten this yet. xD Keep trying Dad!
Thanks, i sure dont mind being 2nd to GS
lo de la transferencia de la fotografía se tiene que quitar mucho más el papel si se quiere que se distingua bien la foto
We were told in history class(MN) that this song was about the Red River Of The North, the one that borders MN and ND and flows north into Canada. Darn it, those Texans stole it. (haha)
Wrong river, this song was written about the Red River of the North, which starts from Lake Traverse, on the Minnesota/South Dakota border and flows north, marking the boundary between Minnesota and North Dakota until it crosses into Manitoba, flows up to Winnipeg and then on north until it empties into Hudson's Bay. Wish you southern persons would keep your mitts off our song.
Great response thank you for posting...now the use of the word adieu makes sense.
The oxbow incident! Poor Martin;(
great
I enjoyed that movie also, today's economic situation makes it deja vu almost....
Whatever you say, sparky. You might want to try lightening up a bit.
Well, its a Canadian folk song, so its not the one in Texas.
*howls to set the mood* :3
INMORTAL case in my homesikens!
i love it, U.S.A.
@hklovejoy Lol. The song is Canadian.
RIP John Ford...