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Which Side Are You On? – Coal and Blood, Part 2

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 23, 2015 by Patrick BlackmanJan 19, 2016

Twice in recent weeks I’ve delved into Hazel Dickens’s work to find songs that walk the line between life and death in America’s coal fields. ā€œBlack Lungā€ is no murder ballad, but we saw how it used Primitive Baptist singing … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Coal Miners, Hazel Dickens, Labor Union, Murder Ballad, Pete Seeger

The Yablonski Murder – Coal and Blood, Part 1

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 16, 2015 by Patrick BlackmanJan 19, 2016

ā€œWell it’s cold blooded murder friends, I’m talking about ā€¦ā€ Such is the accusation that opensĀ the angry chorus of ā€œThe Yablonski Murder.ā€ Hazel Dickens penned the musical indictment in January of 1970 after she read the newspaper story describing what … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Coal Miners, Hazel Dickens, Jock Yablonski, Labor Union, UMWA

Folkfinds: Helber Sisters’ “Where The Old Red River Flows”

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 29, 2015 by Dan GreenwoodAug 10, 2015
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[soundcloud url=ā€https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/184051966″ params=ā€auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=trueā€ width=ā€100%ā€ height=ā€450″ iframe=ā€trueā€ /] If you’ve been reading Sing Out!’s Facebook page or website, you know we continue to emphasize our historic focus of bringing people together through song. This week’s folkfinds pick nods to Community Sings … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Appalachian, Community Sings, Folkfinds, Hazel Dickens, Johnny Cash

JENI and BILLY’S BIG PICNIC BAND: Picnic In The Sky

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 13, 2015 by Rob WeirJan 12, 2015

Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  JENI AND BILLY’S BIG PICNIC BAND Picnic In The Sky Waystation 003 www.jeniandbilly.com Ā  In the early days of the recording industry much of what we today call folk, country, and old-time music was called … Continue reading →

Posted in 1. Audio, Reviews | Tagged Hazel Dickens, Jean Ritchie, Jeni and Billy, Jeni Hankins, June Carter, Old-Time

Conversations with Death – 4 – “Black Lung”

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 12, 2015 by Patrick BlackmanJan 19, 2016

A little less than a year ago we started a new series within Murder Ballad Monday called ā€œConversations with Death.ā€ Ā These brief, emotional posts allow us to explore songs thatĀ resonate for us in ways we find typicalĀ ofĀ our genre of choice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged "Conversation with Death", Black Lung, coalworker's pneumoconiosis, CWP, Hazel Dickens, Primitive Baptist

Two Soldiers

Sing Out! Posted on May 28, 2012 by Patrick BlackmanJan 5, 2015

The Veteran in a New Field – Winslow Homer, 1865 I mentioned in my last week of posts that I’m preparing to take my 8th grade students to Gettysburg, and that all things Civil War occupy my mind this time … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Alice Gerrard, American Civil War, Battle of Harlaw, Battlefield Band, Bob Dylan, Corries, David Grisman, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Hazel Dickens, Jerry Garcia, Last Fierce Charge, Loman Cansler, Two Soldiers

Survival by Ballad

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 6, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 15, 2019

Ā  Ā  [Notes:Ā  Thanks to Pat for the title.Ā  I’m going to add some songs in here that are not murder ballads, but they fire some of the same synapses, and their relevance to the story I tell below should … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Anna Domino, Dan McKinnon, Down in the Willow Garden, Hazel Dickens, John Mellencamp, Ralph Stanley, Stan Rogers, Tim O'Brien, Tone Poets

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