The day was one of those days when an “earworm” had entered my head and I kept hearing (in my mind), “Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you, Away you rolling river …” The first time I actually heard it ...

Scuba diving in mountain caves to view the elusive American eel. Scaling cliffs to witness the first flight of a fledgling peregrine falcon. Spending nights in a tree stand to potentially glimpse a ...

Unfortunately, this song was cut from broadcast air because of time, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy it! This is Hank's version of the song, which is a mix of the tune "Shenandoah" and ...

An American folk ballad is a narrative song passed down orally through generations, typically telling stories of love, tragedy, adventure, or historical events. It often features simple language, ...

RICHMOND, March 1 -- The lone, angelic voice did a slow dance through the sixth-floor board room at the state Capitol, lulling the assembled group of Virginia delegates into silence. "Oh Shenandoah, ...

In the late summer of 2008, Andrei Kushnir braved brush, thorny vines, tall grass and whirling insects in order to capture in a painting a particularly beautiful scene of the Shenandoah River.

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. -- I almost missed it. But there it was, perched on a wooden shelf attached to the trunk of a slender, straight-as-an-arrow poplar tree. Godzilla, holding a beverage can; the work ...

The lyrics of John Denver’s song came unbidden to mind on stepping out of Washington DC’s Dulles airport en route to Virginia. But as we traversed the 189km route, Ray Horst, a Spanish teacher at ...