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Time, Truth, and Tempest: A Titanic Playlist, Part 2

Sing Out! Posted on Jun 26, 2017 by Ken BiggerJun 26, 2017
Screencap from 'A Night to Remember' (1958)

In our first post on Titanic songs, we listened to songs that emerged in the years soon after the disaster. They reflected on the events of the tragedy itself, and the lessons we might draw from it. Moving closer to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bob Dylan, disaster songs, Gillian Welch, Harry Chapin, Joe Walsh, Phil Alvin, Tempest, Titanic

“When that great ship went down”: A Titanic Playlist, Part 1

Sing Out! Posted on Jun 5, 2017 by Ken BiggerJun 5, 2017

“The way the band kept playing was a noble thing. I heard them first while still we were working wireless, when there was a ragtime tune for us, and the last I saw of the band, when I was floating … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Anthology of American Folk Music, Blind Willie Johnson, Charlie Louvin, disaster songs, Harry Smith, Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, Roy Acuff, Rudy Ray Moore, The Carter Family, The Dixon Brothers, The Gourds, Titanic, toast tradition, William and Versey Smith, Woody Guthrie

Heaven, Hell, and Everyday Heroes: “Guns of Umpqua”

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 13, 2017 by Ken BiggerFeb 13, 2017
Drive-By Truckers (Matt Patton, Brad Morgan, Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, Jay Gonzalez) photo credit: Danny Clinch

“A stunningly beautiful autumn morning” Bob Boilen’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series introduced me to the Drive-By Truckers song “Guns of Umpqua.” The song grabbed me right away with the warm bounce of the acoustic guitar before the “lights came up” on … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged disaster songs, Drive By Truckers, Guns of Umpqua, school shooting songs

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