āCaleb Meyer,ā by Julyan Davis (2014) (click link to see more of Davisās work inspired by murder ballads) Cautionary Tales YouTube provides a plethora of amateur, semi-pro, and professional performances of Gillian Welch and David Rawlingsās song āCaleb Meyer.ā For … Continue reading →
Ian & Sylvia Tyson In this weekās second post, weāre going to give a relatively quick listen to āKaty Dear.ā Itās in the same song family as āSilver Dagger,ā although with a different focus and a more gruesome end. The … Continue reading →
Ā I found the music of Colorado-based songwriter and recording artist Rorey Carroll, when she ālikedā our Facebook page. Ā I looked up her web site, and gave āHead Hungā a listen, and heard something I recognized in this original murder … Continue reading →
Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt After such a long post last time, I plan for this one to be long on music and short on text. Ā If thereās a narrative to capture here, itās that I think āPancho and … Continue reading →
āGirl by Streamā Charles Van Shaick ca. 1880 This week finds us in new waters ā sibling rivalry. Ok, ok, I know.Ā One thing to love about murder ballads is that we canāt dismiss the violence with simple explanations or … Continue reading →
