This will be the twelfth annual wabash cannonball kansas city. Listen to songs by the ventures on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. It was the only piece of sheet music rescued from the ksu music department in the nichols hall fire of 1968, and grew in popularity with. The first wabash cannonball gala took place in kansas city in 2007 and since that time the black tie event has expanded to include colorado, houston, texas, and the north texasarea. Kansas state band plays wabash cannonball after pickup. The wabash cannonball kansas city scholarship provides scholarships for kansas cityarea high school students to attend kansas state university. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. The wabash cannonball is an american folk song about a fictional train, thought to have originated in the late nineteenth century. The great rock island route, also known as wabash cannonball, is the title of an american.
Dinner and programlearn more about the wabash cannonball kansas city. A behindthescenes look at wabash cannonball kansas city from our staff. From the great atlantic ocean to the wide pacific shore she climbs a flowery mountains oer the hills and by the shore shes mighty tall and handsome shes known quite well by all shes a regular combination on the wabash cannonball chorus listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar as she glides along the woodland oer the hills and by the. Hopping a train is almost impossible with inflamed shoulder. To the southbelt by the shore shes mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by all shes the combination on the wabash cannonball she came down from birmingham one cold december day as she rolled into the station you could hear all the people say theres a girl from tennessee shes long and shes tall she came down from birmingham on the wabash cannonball our eastern states. More than 700 passengers departed on a train from fort wayne, ind. Subscribe to the traditional music library mailing list. The wabash cannonball, a rollicking brassheavy rendition of a folk song that dates back to the early 1900s.
Kstate marching band surprises crowd at ku vs ksu volleyball match duration. You can also access our site through your mobile phone. If you are from indiana, you might know wabash cannonball because of its reference to a wellknown river in the hoosier state. The video was posted this past weekend by band member trace woods. Home participate alumni and friends wabash cannonball wabash cannonball kansas city wabash cannonball kansas city kansas cityarea kstaters turn out for the wabash cannonball gala event each year to raise money for area high school students who plan to attend kstate. Wabash cannonball kansas state wildcats live youtube. Wabash cannonball kansas city 2019 sneak peek youtube. Kstate band plays wabash cannonball at texas bowl youtube. In praise of the amazing wabash cannonball, a train which can apparently accomplish anything. Wabash cannonball kansas city kstate alumni calendar. Wabash cannonball lyrics roy acuff from the great atlantic ocean to the wide pacific shore from the green new hampshire mountains to the southlands cajun lore shes mighty tall and handsome and loved by one and all shes the combination called the wabash cannonball chorus. Boxcar willie wabash cannonball lyrics genius lyrics.
The song was then created, with the lyrics and music telling the story of the train. Free wabash cannonball ringtone by jeffyg mytinyphone. Wabash cannonball kansas city scholarship kstate alumni. Wabash cannonball matthew sabatella and the rambling. Boxcar willie wabash cannonball lyrics letssingit lyrics. Download wabash cannonball ringtone or send it to your cell phone. Wabash cannonball a proud tradition for kansas state. With our main ballroom that can seat up to 400 people, let your fantasy come true.
Oh listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar as she glides along. He knew then that ray was suffering his annual bout with the dread malady. Wildcats in the kansas cityarea are invited to an evening of dining and dancing to raise funds for high school students to attend kstate. Shes a regular combination on the wabash cannonball listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar as she glides along the woodland oer the hills and by the shore hear the mighty rush of the engine hear those lonesome hoboes call traveling through the jungle on the wabash cannonball well she came down from birmingham one cold december day. Wabash cannonball from the great atlantic ocean to the wide pacific shore the green old flowing mountains to the south down by the moor shes mighty tall and handsome. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises wabash cannonball kansas state wildcats kansas state university marching band.
The song mentions various places the train visits and the impression it makes on the townsfolk. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The kstate marching band performs the wabash cannonball outside of nrg stadium wednesday evening prior to the texas bowl. Kansas cityarea kstaters turn out for the wabash cannonball gala event each year to raise money. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises wabash cannonball the kansas state pride of wildcatland marching band gameday. Listen to kansas state wabash cannonball our library of football fight songs and music from the nfl and ncaa. Shes the regular combination of the wabash cannonball listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar as she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the shore hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobos call youre traveling through the jungles on the wabash cannonball our eastern states are dandy, so the people always say. Kstate athletics wabash cannonball 360 video youtube. Chorus, listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar, as she glides along the woodland oer the hills and by.
He saw the grimace as ray lifted his arm in greeting. The only music that survived was the wabash cannonball, which the band used to pump up a home. Listen to kansas state wabash cannonball fight song. Wabash cannonball is an lp record album produced in 1977 by the national geographic society. Wedding planning make your reception a night you will never forget. It started in 1968, when a fire roared through the universitys nichols hall, destroying nearly all of the marching bands sheet music. Kindt published sheet music for his 1904 wabash cannon ball, but it is likely that his revised lyrics of the 1882 song the great rock island route were written by unknown authors prior to 1904. Watch the video for wabash cannonball from the carter familys in the shadow of clinch mountain for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Wabash cannonball sheet music for treble clef instrument. Watch the video for wabash cannonball from roy acuffs king of country music for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Roff language english adapted from the great rock island route written by j. Student section doing the wabash cannonball pregame. Bill snyder puts an end to ksus fuck ku chant during.
On the wabash cannonball if you lived through the great depression, you might remember the wabash cannonball as one of the countrys most resonant songs from that era a spirited ballad about a legendary locomotive. Wabash cannonball kansas state wildcats live by kansas. I am sometimes called upon to decipher lyrics for my francophone friends, and a buddy has just emailed me to ask about a few lyrics in the roy acuff classic wabash cannonball. Wildcat way video describing the events leading to the use of the wabash cannonball as an unofficial anthem of kansas state university. The kansas state university marching band says that the wabash cannonball has. Roy acuffs the wabash cannonball live music video in high definition. The wabash cannonball is the unofficial fight song for kansas state university. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises wabash cannonball the kansas state pride of wildcatland marching band gameday faves. Kstater releases video, the animoji wabash cannonball.
Few college traditions are more exciting than the the pride of wildcat land getting the kansas state student section moving back and forth to. Wabash cannonball chords the carter family echords. Original versions of wabash cannon ball written by william. Wabash cannonball by matthew sabatella and the rambling string band, released 09 november 2006 chorus. We have 1031 songs that you can listen to and download in mp3 format. Through the hills of minnesota where the rippling waters fall, no chances can be taken on the wabash cannonball.
Wabash cannonball written by williams kindt, adapted by a. Bill snyder puts an end to ksu s fuck ku chant during the wabash cannonball. Its first documented appearance was on sheet music published in 1882, titled the great rock island route and credited to j. The album was part of a series of sound recordings called an american adventure which also included barbershop days 1977, song of the cumberland gap in the days of. Misc country wabash cannonball text guitar tab learn the song with the online tablature player this song was covered by many artists but is credited to j. Roff, who had it written a of sheet music published in 1882 called the great rock island route.
Check out wabash cannonball kansas state wildcats live by kansas state university marching band on amazon music. Kansas state university band playing wabash canonball. The wabash cannonball kansas city scholarship is funded by the annual wabash cannonball kansas city gala through sponsorships and the fund a wildcat program. People from all around the country hopped aboard the. On the wabash cannonball ho, blackie, chorused the boes as he walked through the jungle.
Top secret drum corps of basel meets the blue devil percussion team of concorde california duration. A video of six kansas state university band members showing off their musical skills on the side of the road has gone viral. Sun 386 the four upsetters surfin calliope wabash cannonball instrumental surf. The wabash cannonball arranged by joel leach is known as the unofficial second fight song of kansas state university, having been played since the late 1960s.
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