We were honored to receive a shout-out recently from Dear Balladeer, a blog run by the folk duo Forest Mountain Hymnal. FMH is the family business of Jonathan and Rebecca Moody, two teachers and artists based in Nashville. The Dear Balladeer project is … Continue reading →
    JOHN JACOB NILES The Boone-Tolliver Recordings LM Dupli-cation 4 LM Dupli-cation Website www.john-jacob-niles.com  âOver coffee and liqueurs we would sometimes listen to John Jacob Nilesâ recordings. The metallic clang of his dulcimer never failed to … Continue reading →
 In the last post on Led Zeppelinâs âGallows Pole,â we looked at how a centuries-old English tale about a fair maiden who loses a golden ball evolved into two different stories â one with a fairy tale ending in which … Continue reading →
Study for âThere Were Three Maidens Puâd Flowerâ by Charles H. Mackie Death Before Dishonor?The themes in âBabylonâ pointed me back to reviewing Patâs excellent series of posts on âEdward,â (Child 13), particularly this one, which is a careful, reluctant, … Continue reading →
