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Mining England’s Dark Heart: From Knopfler to Hogarth

Sing Out! Posted on Apr 2, 2018 by Cindy Hunter MorganApr 11, 2018

Music & Friends The pleasure of thinking and talking about music goes way back for me. Maybe it began when I was eight or nine, when my sister and I listened to 45 rpm singles: Paper Lace’s ā€œThe Night Chicago … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged 5:15 a.m., Mark Knopfler, mining songs, murder ballads

Murder and Mother Columbia: American Murder Song

Sing Out! Posted on Oct 24, 2016 by Ken BiggerOct 24, 2016
"Mr. Tender" (Terrance Zdunich) and "Mr. Storm" (Saar Hendelman) (photo from American Murder Song, source: Facebook)

Murder ballads in sepia We heard from the folks at American Murder Song last month. Their touring production of original murder ballads, set in an mostly imagined early 19th century America, intrigued me enough to want to explore it here. … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged America, American Murder Song, Edward, murder ballads, Saar Hendelman, Terrance Zdunich

Richard Polenberg: HEAR MY SAD STORY ….

Sing Out! Posted on Apr 8, 2016 by Rob WeirApr 8, 2016

Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Richard Polenberg HEAR MY SAD STORY: The True Tales That Inspired Stagolee, John Henry, and Other Traditional American Folksongs Cornell University Press 978-0-5017-0002-6 www.cornellpress.cornell.edu Ā  In 1966 Phil Ochs remarked, ā€œBefore … Continue reading →

Posted in 3. Books, Reviews | Tagged COrnell University Press, murder ballads, Phil Ochs, Richard Polenberg

Danse Macabre (the first installment)

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 22, 2016 by Ken BiggerFeb 22, 2016
Danse Macabre

Murder ballads made for dancing The Corries’ performance of ā€œThe Massacre of Glencoeā€ on our Facebook page several days ago prompted one reader to comment that older songs like it differed with more recent ā€œhardcoreā€ musicĀ in that the tenderness of … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Banks of the Ohio, Brother John, danse macabre, El Paso, Knoxville Girl, murder ballads, Pumped Up Kicks, St. James Infirmary, Stagolee, Timothy, Who Killed Cock Robin?

Murder Ballad Monday 2015 Wrap-up

Sing Out! Posted on Nov 30, 2015 by Ken BiggerNov 30, 2015

On the lam … again. As our long-time readers know, we typically take off the month of December. Life is busy, and we want time to recharge for the next year. Many readers have joined us just recently, so may … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Jason Tyler Burton, murder ballads

Bruce Springsteen’s “Highway Patrolman”: A Ballad as Prayer

Sing Out! Posted on Nov 16, 2015 by Cindy Hunter MorganNov 16, 2015

The Early Years I played Bruce Springsteen’s album Nebraska over and over when I was in high school. It’s a dark, meditative album full of rage and sadness, which soothed me. I was sixteen, and had just moved to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged American, Bruce Springsteen, Highway Patrolman, murder ballads, singer-songwriter, Woody Guthrie

“Unprepared to Die”: An Interview with Paul Slade

Sing Out! Posted on Nov 9, 2015 by Ken BiggerNov 9, 2015

From the time we started Murder Ballad Monday in 2012, one of our neighbors in the curious portion of the webĀ focused on murder balladryĀ has been Paul Slade, journalist and owner of PlanetSlade.com. While not exactly a blog, Slade’s web site … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Billy Bragg, Executioner's Last Songs, Handsome Family, Jon Langford, KatieJane Garside, murder ballads, Paul Slade, Rennie Sparks

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