      PHIL PASSEN Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Philbar Music 20111 www.philpassen.com  There have been a great number of recordings focusing on the Civil War in this year which marks the beginning of the sesquicentennial. This … Continue reading →
For our third post on âYoung Emilyâ this week, weâll travel to Northern Ireland and the banks of Lough Neagh, and there find it called âYoung Edmund in the Lowlands Low.â For the history of the ballad and an introduction … Continue reading →
      INGA JUUSO/HARALD SKULLERUD Juusk Talik 04 www.talik.no  Joiking is the singing of the Sami people, songs that describe places, animals, people, even plants. Itâs impressionistic, and raw as the music of a nomadic … Continue reading →
Our first post this week introduced the murder ballad âYoung Emilyâ. 19th century English folk knew it as âYoung Edwin in the Lowlands Lowâ.  Eventually it acquired many other names â all cataloged commonly today as both Laws M34 and Roud 182. … Continue reading →
    WILLIE NELSON Heroes Columbia/Legacy 88691960482 Columbia/Legacy Web Site Willie Nelsonâs Web Site  As on last yearâs Remember Me Vol. 1 with âThis Ole House,â Nelson â still prolific at 79 â can view mortality with … Continue reading →
(Note this introduction is Part 1 of our four part series on this ballad. Part 2 takes us to England, Part 3 to Ireland, and Part 4 back to Appalachia.) Here at Murder Ballad Monday we hope every week to … Continue reading →
     DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER Little Blue Egg Red House 251 www.redhouserecords.com  If you encounter a list of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century and Dave Carterâs name not on it, walk away. … Continue reading →
The Civil Wars (photo by Allister Ann) [This is our third post this week on The Civil Warsâ âBarton Hollow.â Â Read the first one here, and the second one here.]Take me to the riverIn her debut week with the blog, … Continue reading →
     ANAIS MITCHELL Young Man In America Wilderland anaismitchell.com  To find an artist who has the vision and ambition of Anais Mitchell, one would have to look beyond the current crop of singer-songwriters, to poets … Continue reading →
Phil Leadbetter, affectionately known as bluegrassâ veteran dobro master âUncle Phil,â has been fighting a long battle with cancer. He announced that he was diagnosed with Classic Hodgkins Lymphoma in early 2011. His updates over the months have been a … Continue reading →
