Our first post this week introduced the murder ballad “Young Emily”. 19th century English folk knew it as “Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low”.  Eventually it acquired many other names – all cataloged commonly today as both Laws M34 and Roud 182. … Continue reading →
WILLIE NELSON Heroes Columbia/Legacy 88691960482 Columbia/Legacy Web Site Willie Nelson’s 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 Wars’ “Barton Hollow.” 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 →
The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee [This is the second post this week on “Barton Hollow,” by The Civil Wars. Read the first one here. Also, this post is not about the Mick Sterling album Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.]I … Continue reading →
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD The Grifterâs Hymnal Bordello 12-003 Ray Wylie Hubbard’s Web Site âAt least we ainât Lazarus and have to think twice about dying,â the grizzled Hubbard philosophizes … and with song titles like … Continue reading →
The Civil Wars With two Grammy Awards to their credit this year, The Civil Wars hardly need our blog to lift them out of obscurity…to the extent that we are able to lift anybody out of obscurity for anyone. Good … Continue reading →
