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No fortune in my fame: “The Nameless Murderess”

Sing Out! Posted on May 9, 2016 by Ken BiggerMay 9, 2016
The Once (promotional image, photo credit: Renita Fillatre)

  One, two, three,    can we play the game Of the murderess    who had no name? Lucifer was waiting,    but Saint Francis came And said her name is    nowhere on your deeds So she will come to heaven    now with … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bertolt Brecht, Billy Paul, Geraldine Hollett, Jody Richardson, Mack the Knife, Murder in the Red Barn, picaresque, The Nameless Murderess, The Once, Tom Waits, Vince Gill

Murder in the Red Barn

Sing Out! Posted on Mar 1, 2013 by Ken BiggerOct 29, 2016

“Murder in the Red Barn” by Jaya King “…I think the world is going to be here a whole lot longer after we’re gone. I’m just waiting for the whole world to open up and swallow us all in, scrape … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Don't Go Into That Barn, Kathleen Brennan, Murder in the Red Barn, Tom Waits

Murder of Maria Marten/The Red Barn Murder

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 25, 2013 by Ken BiggerOct 29, 2016

This is the first of three posts about songs more or less related to the infamous Red Barn Murder in Polstead, England in 1827. This post introduces the song and the background story. The next post explores the song’s “career.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Albion Band, Albion Country Band, Maria Marten, Murder in the Red Barn, Richard Thompson, Shirley Collins, Shirley Colllins, The Murder of Maria Marten, The Red Barn Murder

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