The Boatmen's Dance

Written by: Dan Emmett
Language: English
Comments: aka "Dance Boatmen Dance". Minstrel song credited to Dan Emmett in 1843. It is a celebration of the Ohio River boatmen, and is easily recognizable by its repeated clarion cry: "Hey, ho, the boatman row, sailin' on the river on the Ohio."
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Dance, Boatman, Dance	Bob Gibson [US]	1957	First recording in January 1957 First release
Dance Boatman Dance	Peggy Seeger and Guy Carawan	1958
Boatman Dance	Elizabeth Cotten	1967
Boatman	Country Ham	1980
The Boatmen's Dance	Bruce Hubbard	1990
Boatman's Dance	2nd South Carolina String Band	1997
Boatman	John Hartford	May 5, 1998
The Boatmen's Dance	Camptown Shakers	2000
The Boatmen's Dance	Mick Moloney	February 12, 2002
The Boatmen's Dance	Jerry Ernst	2002
Boatman	Bittersweet & Briers	November 9, 2004	Live
De Boatmen Dance	Dan Gellert	2004
Boatmen's Dance	Yonder Mountain String Band	April 15, 2008	Live
Boatman	Possum Ridge String Band	January 23, 2009
De Boatmen's Dance	Susquehanna Travellers	2009
Boatman - Adieu False Heart	Sassafras Stomp	May 25, 2012	Medley
De Boatmen Dance	Bobby Horton	July 1, 2014

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
i	Boatman	Sara Grey with Ed Trickett	1970
i	Boatman	Wayne Erbsen	1992
i	Boatman	Dwight Diller	1996
i	Boatman	Joseph Decosimo	July 25, 2012
i	Poor Old Liza Jane - Dance Boatmen Dance	We Banjo 3	2012	Medley
i	Boatman	Adam Chowning and Megan Lynch Chowning	December 1, 2015