Video clip for "Shenandoah"

[Joe]

jons said:

I was almost put off the song though, after hearing Hyacinth Bucket sing it once!

Hi Jon!

It's not Bucket, it's Bouquet (couldn't resist )

I love Hayley's version...it reminds me of those huge steam paddleboats!

Thanks Richard for the link to Shenandoah Valley!

[jons]

Hi Joe,

I really hope one day, if Hayley does a different arrangement of 'Shenandoah' the flute interlude from the Bryn version is included. It would suit Hayley's voice down to the ground.

[Lothar]

Hi all,
1. I think the beginning of the video looks real 3-dimentional like the Video of "Pokarekare Ana"

2. Why Hayley used in both videos the same location???

cu Lothar

[postscript]

The next two posts have been moved from the Michael Ball Show thread by Richard.

What I love, if you roam the GMT connections that came up in my browser when I played your connection, Dave, is the Shenandoah link. It is a super slideshow that presents with her singing a superb kaleidescope of her life. I feel both sound and pictures are well balanced.

Of course that raises the old chestnut as to why she pronounces it as she does, I keep meaning to ask her but always forget. I've just done a Google search for pronunciation and www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/the-shenandoah-valley gives the conventional method for both British English and North American English, so why does she pronounce it ShanninGdoah? There must be a specific reason, Hayley usually checks things out and manages so superbly in foreign languages, look how the Japanese respect her pronunciation.

Mystery, mystery.

Peter S.

[postscript]

I can now follow on with my concern about the way Hayley pronounces Shenandoah.
This clearly American young lady even emphasises Hayley's proniounciation more than she does www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwbQsFJVw2A&feature=related.

As I suspected, I reckon Hayley has done some in-depth research and picked up a regional accent and has chosen to use it for two reasons: it is different; she had justification.

Well done Hayley.

Peter S.

[Richard]

Also from the Michael Ball Show thread:

Sept 1, 2010 18:18:05 GMT Libby said:

Peter, I don't hear a "G" when Hayley sings Shenandoah, at least I've never noticed.

[milewalker]

Feb 8, 2007 20:27:35 GMT meagan said:

A video clip for Shenandoah is also on iClassics available here: www.iclassics.com/hearItFirstHome The first clip listed (Hayley Westenra - Celtic Treasure) is One Fine Day, and the second one (Hayley Westenra) is Shenandoah! Can't wait to hear and see it in full!

This is odd. The clip doesnt seem to be there anymore (which I expected). However, unless I missed it somehow, the artists page doesnt list Hayley at all - it goes from Wang to Whiticre.
A search on her name turns up a very limited sampling