Christine Stulik (photo by Logan Futej) This is part two of our interview with Eileen, and the third post of the week. You can read the first part of the interview here, and read our introduction to their song “I’ll … Continue reading →
Becky Poole (photo by Logan Futej) Here is Part One of our interview with the Chicago-based duo, Eileen. Today, we meet the duo and dive more deeply into the song “I’ll Lay You Down,” which we introduced in the previous … Continue reading →
Eileen, the band (Christine Stulik [l] and Becky Poole [r], photo by Logan Futej) Prelude (or Preamble, take your pick) “The murders of men tend not to alarm us because, on a certain level, we perceive men as voluntarily accepting … Continue reading →
Prince Charles Edward Stuart arrived on Northwest coast of Scotland in July 1745. When he arrived on Eriskay it was the first time Charles had ever been in Scotland and yet he announced his arrival with the words “I am … Continue reading →
Robert Burns Robert Burns was born in 1759, 13 years after the last battle fought on the United Kingdom mainland at Culloden Moor near Inverness. In celebration of Robert Burns’ 254th birthday this week’s Murder Ballad Monday takes a tangential … Continue reading →
“Cain and Abel,” by Titian When I wrote last year about Jesus and the murder ballad, I thought I would finish that week by looking back to other Biblical stories that also provided symbols for music in this genre. I … Continue reading →
Elvis Presley, 1970 In considering Chris Smither’s song “Every Mother’s Son” in preparation for this week’s first post, I kept being drawn to the contrast between it and Elvis Presley’s blockbuster “In the Ghetto.” The two songs appeared within three … Continue reading →
Chris Smither I envisioned our December break as a chance for me to dip into some other interests and, perhaps, generate some new ideas for the blog through unrelated reading. It hasn’t exactly worked out that way. I pay attention … Continue reading →
This is the third part of a three part series. See also Part 1 and Part 2. Introduction – “re-ragged in red…” In our first post this week, we looked at the historical event, the murder of Patrolman James Brady … Continue reading →
This is the second part of a three part series. See also Part 1 and Part 3. Introduction In my first post this week, I introduced the bad man ballad “Duncan and Brady” and explored the historical origin of the song. We saw, … Continue reading →
