This version of the song really feels way more fitting for the fiasco that was Oleanna. It's a beautiful rendition, but it also has this kinda bitter, cynical edge of someone who gambled on the promises of Oleanna and failed. Brilliant work!
Such a beautiful song! And it also works wonders for putting my infant son to sleep. I'm not sure if it's just the tempo or if he finds this haunting melody to be as soothing as i do.
The Kingston Trio recorded a version of this on their 1959 album “ Here We Go Again”. Their version was played with a pretty quick tempo, and could at best, be considered a fo’c’sle shanty.
Many years ago, the Minnesota Historical Society released a record of Scandinavian-American. Songs are in English, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish (surprisingly nothing in Finnish). My grandmother grew up speaking Swedish in the home. When I was a baby, she would visit while my parents working. She would put the record on and sing along in order to put me to sleep. Oleanna was one of the songs on the album.
@@QQ1-rien I am well aware of that. However, Minnesota has a fairly strong Finnish heritage as well, especially up on the Iron Range. They most likely would have spent some time in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis before heading up to northern Minnesota. That is why it always struck me as a bit odd as no Finnish folk songs were included on this particular album.
@@Sigwulf97if you search “Memories of Snoose Boulevard” it should be the first search result on UA-cam. The cover is in black and white and has a blond woman with a dark scarf on her head like many Scandinavian immigrant women may have worn in the day.
This version of the song really feels way more fitting for the fiasco that was Oleanna. It's a beautiful rendition, but it also has this kinda bitter, cynical edge of someone who gambled on the promises of Oleanna and failed. Brilliant work!
thank you for the kind words!
This song has been haunting me for the past days and I will not stop listening. Thank you so much! It's amazing!
Thank you. Stay tuned for new album in 2021!
Such a beautiful song! And it also works wonders for putting my infant son to sleep. I'm not sure if it's just the tempo or if he finds this haunting melody to be as soothing as i do.
so nice to hear!
God, the depth on your voices, awesome music!
Thanks!
The Kingston Trio recorded a version of this on their 1959 album “ Here We Go Again”. Their version was played with a pretty quick tempo, and could at best, be considered a fo’c’sle shanty.
I just keep listening over and over and over. Reminds me of a past life
So nice to hear!
Many years ago, the Minnesota Historical Society released a record of Scandinavian-American. Songs are in English, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish (surprisingly nothing in Finnish). My grandmother grew up speaking Swedish in the home. When I was a baby, she would visit while my parents working. She would put the record on and sing along in order to put me to sleep. Oleanna was one of the songs on the album.
so nice to hear!
Finnish is an Uralic language. It has nothing to do with the Scandinavian languages.
@@QQ1-rien I am well aware of that. However, Minnesota has a fairly strong Finnish heritage as well, especially up on the Iron Range. They most likely would have spent some time in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis before heading up to northern Minnesota. That is why it always struck me as a bit odd as no Finnish folk songs were included on this particular album.
Do you possibly remember what the album was called, and where one could possibly find it?
@@Sigwulf97if you search “Memories of Snoose Boulevard” it should be the first search result on UA-cam. The cover is in black and white and has a blond woman with a dark scarf on her head like many Scandinavian immigrant women may have worn in the day.
Never heard of this song before, now I'm hooked
So nice to hear!
You know, I get the felling that Oleanna might not actually be a good place to be, despite what the song text is trying to tell me.
I love this song.
This rendition remind me of the Vikings. I think Pete Seeger also did his own arrangement of it. Anyway thanks for this.
Love you guys, I'm glad I found you some days ago
Juste magnifique 💕💕🎶
I sang this in the 4th grade but it was a different variant of this song
One of my favorite songs from you guys
Jeg elsker denne sången! Tusen takk. :)
Takk sjølv!
Fantastic rendition of the song! Think you guys could do more Norwegian songs? I'd love to find more of the traditional songs of my ancestors!
We'll try!
haunting song (chivers) What is Oleanna?
Here's the long story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleona,_Pennsylvania
@@stormweathershantychoir7613 very informative and kinda sad story
I named a dnd character after this song!
Cool!
The perfect song !
Do you know where i can find the chords? I've got the start in Gm i think but after nothing... 😢
try Gm Cm Gm F Gm D7 Gm :-)
@@stormweathershantychoir7613 Hello yeah thanks you !
Die ve shimun o’di frub vien, dwasp frovs oprict sem-erort?
I am curious about the context of this song, if anyone can help me out it would be appreciated
Check it out 🙂 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleanna_(song)
@@stormweathershantychoir7613 thank you