Instrumental Version of "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair"

Itzhak Perlman

Choosing the version of a song to share on Word & Song is often difficult. But to underscore how important a composer Stephen Foster was, we wanted to send out a special post to thank our founders again for supporting and encouraging us in our project. For you, then, here is an instrumental version of his truly immortal tune “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,” played by violinist-beyond-compare, Itzhak Perlman, with an arrangement for violin and piano by Jasha Heifetz. Just the music, this time.

A very blessed Sunday to you all! — Debra and Tony Esolen