This week on the program we complete our two-part feature, Assorted Women. We’ll hear music from Emmylou Harris, Our Native Daughters, Kate Campbell, Joni Mitchell, Gillian Welch, Judy Collins and more. “I’m with her” – the sounds of women’s voices … Continue reading →
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 →
When I was younger I was easily excited by new sounds. The seemed to be everywhere. As I have grown older I find most new music interests me less and less. However, occasionally a recording comes along that really knocks … Continue reading →
Every year there are more and more great recordings released. This week and next we’ll sample some of the finest. This week we focus on Singer/Songwriters. We’ll hear Gillian Welch, John Gorka, Kaia Kater, Putnam Smith and many more. LISTEN: … Continue reading →
Various Artists Look Again To The Wind Sony Masterworks 06067 www.sonymasterworks.com Forthcoming film: We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited directed by Antonino D’Ambrosio Johnny Cash was “a holy terror … a dark and dangerous … Continue reading →
“Caleb Meyer,” by Julyan Davis (2014) (click link to see more of Davis’s work inspired by murder ballads) Cautionary Tales YouTube provides a plethora of amateur, semi-pro, and professional performances of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings‘s song “Caleb Meyer.” For … Continue reading →
Introduction A few weeks back I assembled a list of my ‘essential eleven’ traditional murder ballads. While we here at Murder Ballad Monday usually delve deeply into one ballad or theme, we saw some possible value in a lighter ‘list-based’ … Continue reading →
Ian & Sylvia Tyson In this week’s second post, we’re going to give a relatively quick listen to “Katy Dear.” It’s in the same song family as “Silver Dagger,” although with a different focus and a more gruesome end. The … Continue reading →
I found the music of Colorado-based songwriter and recording artist Rorey Carroll, when she “liked” our Facebook page. I looked up her web site, and gave “Head Hung” 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. If there’s a narrative to capture here, it’s that I think “Pancho and … Continue reading →
