SIMON FELICE: Simon Felice
    SIMONE FELICE Simone Felice Team Love 56 Team Love Web Site Simon Felice Web Site  The quiet opening trackâs first sentence (with its protagonist born on the fourth of July to a cop and a … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: November 2012
On the lam
Scene from The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Greetings, faithful Murder Ballad Monday readers!  Greetings, completely new readers who have just stumbled on to the blog!  We are now on a temporary hiatus.  Itâs time to let the field lie fallow.  Itâs time … Continue reading →
HARRY BELAFONTE: Sing Your Song
     HARRY BELAFONTE Sing Your Song: The Music Sony 93951 www.sonymusic.com  This sixteen-track compilation features some of the multi-talented veteranâs most venerated recordings, from his own Mississippi riverboat-themed tale of âMark Twainâ to a reflective … Continue reading →
LAURIE LEWIS: Skippin’ and Flyin’
     LAURIE LEWIS Skippinâ And Flyinâ Spruce And Maple 2006 www.spruceandmaplemusic.com  Though virtually unknown east of the Mississippi until the mid-1980s, the past three decades have seen Laurie Lewis establish herself as one of the … Continue reading →
ANDY STATMAN: Old Brooklyn
     ANDY STATMAN Old Brooklyn Shefa 3004/5 www.andystatman.org  Andy Statman, a bluegrass mandolin and klezmer clarinet virtuoso, blends elements of bluegrass and klezmer with elements of jazz, blues, rock and roll, folk, country, world music … Continue reading →
“He’s dressed himself in silk so rare.”
Tim Eriksen â from his Facebook fan page Our initial post this week took up the first of our two goals; to look more closely at Tim Eriksenâs work and place it in the context of how we experience murder … Continue reading →
“Tim Eriksen – Sowing a Silken Seam”
Tim Eriksen â hardcore americana This week at Murder Ballad Monday will be a mix of celebration and reflection, with a bit of correction thrown in for balance.Celebration? Quite simply, weâre still here and still finding plenty to write about even after … Continue reading →
The Mariner’s Revenge Song
Marinerâs Revenge Song (photo by Alicia J. Rose) In its epic sweep and scope, and with its literary shades of Poe, Dickens, Shakespeare, and Melville, âThe Marinerâs Revenge Song,â by The Decemberists could probably give us enough material for a … Continue reading →
My Fondest Childhood Memories
Macy Gray We continue this weekâs âVengeance of the âInner Child’â series with Macy Grayâs âMy Fondest Childhood Memories.â Â Earlier this week, we gave a listen to Jim Whiteâs âThe Wound That Never Heals,â the musically-framed story of a damaged … Continue reading →
Baby, why don’t you cry?
Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992) We have discussed here and there in previous weeks how children encounter murder balladsâwhat role such songs may have played in childrenâs upbringing in earlier times, and how that role may or may not be … Continue reading →