Urgency and Dread A few weeks ago when I wanted something just right to read, I visited my bookshelf. I relish in-home browsing, and I also generally find what I need. That day, I was looking for a new way … Continue reading →
Murder ballads made for dancing The Corriesā performance of āThe Massacre of Glencoeā on our Facebook page several days ago prompted one reader to comment that older songs like it differed with more recent āhardcoreā musicĀ in that the tenderness of … Continue reading →
G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter [This is the second post this week on āTom Dooley.ā TheĀ first postĀ gives the basics of the underlying story.] Hardly a fiddler or a banjo picker in our countyā¦ āIāll tell you all Verlee and I … Continue reading →
Neko Case playing murder victim on the cover of her album Furnace Room Lullaby In response to a previous post on Nick Cave and Johnny Cash, one of our readers commented that āthe emotion in Caveās voice, along with his … Continue reading →
InĀ this interviewĀ mentionedĀ in the last post, Nick Cave explained how his musical inclinations were forever changed when ā as young boy in a small town in Australia ā he started watching the Johnny Cash Show. The first episode of the show … Continue reading →
