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

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/184051966″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] 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 →

VARIOUS: Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited

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  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 →

Little Sadie – Cocaine Blues and Classic Country

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Note: this is Part 2 of a three part series on “Little Sadie” – See also Part 1 and Part 3 Introduction Last week we looked at the roots and early life of the ballad most commonly known as “Little … Continue reading →

Little Sadie – Bad Lee Brown in Black and White

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Note: This is Part 1 of a three part series on “Little Sadie” – See also Part 2 and Part 3 Introduction Our hiatus is over.  Hello and welcome back!  Or, if this is your first time with us, welcome! I … Continue reading →

Pat’s Essential Eleven Non-Traditional Murder Ballads

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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 →

The Devil’s Right Hand – Highwaymen and Songs of the Road

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The Highwaymen–Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson This is the second post this week on Steve Earle’s “The Devil’s Right Hand.” See the first post here. Today’s post reviews some of the covers of Earle’s song, and we … Continue reading →

Jon Langford interview, Part Three

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Lofty Deeds, Jon Langford This is the final installment of our interview with Chicago musician and artist Jon Langford. After recording three albums of murder ballads, he seemed like the ideal candidate for a Murder Ballad Monday sit-down. You can … Continue reading →