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“Lady of Carlisle” and the New, Weird America

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 9, 2018 by Patrick BlackmanJul 9, 2018

Introduction – “These songs didn’t come out of thin air…” Greil Marcus described the aural image captured in Harry Smith’s seminal Anthology of American Folk Music as being that of an “old, weird America.”  We take that concept seriously here at MBM.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bold Lieutenant, Carolina Lady, Dillard Chandler, Grateful Dead, Lady of Carlisle, New Lost City Ramblers, Terrapin Station

Pat’s Essential Eleven Traditional Murder Ballads

Sing Out! Posted on Oct 7, 2013 by Patrick BlackmanJan 18, 2016

Introduction We here at Murder Ballad Monday are soon fixing to close our second year of writing about our topic of choice!  Don’t worry; we have a few more weeks to go before we get to our holiday hiatus, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bob Dylan, Darrell Scott, Dave Van Ronk, Dillard Chandler, Doug Wallin, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Jean Ritchie, Kelly Joe Phelps, Pacific Gas and Electric, Planxty, Tim Eriksen, Tim O'Brien, Tom Waits

“Them coats that hang on the mountain…”

Sing Out! Posted on Oct 20, 2012 by Patrick BlackmanJan 11, 2019

For the fourth time this week we embark on an exploration of the ballad “Young Emily” – Laws M34 or Roud #182 – and in Appalachia today we’ll finish our trek.  We introduced the ballad with Natalie Merchant singing an … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cary Fridley, Dellie Norton, Dillard Chandler, Doug Wallin, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Madison County, Sheila Kay Adams, Young Emily

I ain’t gonna be treated this way… “Rain and Snow,” Part 2

Sing Out! Posted on Sep 14, 2012 by Patrick BlackmanSep 4, 2015

As we found out in the introductory post this week, “Cold Rain and Snow”, which most folks know as a staple in the Grateful Dead’s repertoire, is an American ballad written by an unknown author after a man murdered his … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Be Good Tanyas, Berzilla Wallin, Betsey Rutherford, Cold Rain and Snow, Del McCoury, Dillard Chandler, Grateful Dead, Lonesome Sisters, Madison County, North Carolina, Obray Ramsey, Peter Rowan, Rose Laughlin, Sam Amidon, Tony Rice

Cold Rain and Snow – Introduction

Sing Out! Posted on Sep 10, 2012 by Patrick BlackmanAug 31, 2015

I first heard our subject ballad for the week from the same source I’m sure the majority of people who know it today did – the Grateful Dead.  It had been part of their repertoire since their start in 1965, … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Berzilla Wallin, Byard Ray, Cecil Sharp, Cold Rain and Snow, Dillard Chandler, Dock Boggs, G.B. Grayson, Grateful Dead, Madison County, North Carolina, Obray Ramsey, Sheila Kay Adams, Who wrote Cold Rain and Snow

God Make You Safe and Free

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 24, 2012 by Patrick BlackmanJan 5, 2015

Romeo and Juliet – Sir Frank Dicksee, 1884 Note: This is Part 3 of a three part series.  See also Part 1 and Part 2. Introduction What is it about this week’s song, “Matty Groves”, that attracts us so?  (If you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Child Ballad, Dillard Chandler, Frank Dicksee, Henry Fuseli, John Wesley Harding, Lady Barnard, Little Musgrave, Matty Groves, Nic Jones, Planxty, Ralph Stanley

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