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“The Butcher Boy” / “The Railroad Boy”

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 8, 2018 by Patrick BlackmanJan 9, 2018

Introduction: “It’s the butcher boy I love so well …” The title of today’s song suggests a narrative consistent with the stereotype of violent misogyny in our genre of choice.  Strictly speaking, this time that could lead to some inaccurate … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Buell Kazee, Butcher Boy, Butcher's Boy, Dave Van Ronk, Doc Watson, Elvis Costello, Go Dig My Grave, Harry Smith, In London City, Jean Ritchie, Kelly Harrell, Natalie Merchant, Roscoe Holcomb, The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, Vernon Dalhart

Keepers of the garden – Crazy Man Michael, pt. 2

Sing Out! Posted on Aug 8, 2013 by Ken BiggerMar 5, 2017

Natalie Merchant “I kept on positing that [folk music] is any music that serves the people and describes the culture” Natalie Merchant on NPR’s American Routes, November 7, 2003 Introduction I wrote in the previous post on “Crazy Man Michael” … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Ann'Sannat, Crazy Man Michael, Firkin, Klaus Weiland, Natalie Merchant, Richard Thompson, Silver Birch, Teagrass

And his mama cries: In the Ghetto

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 23, 2013 by Ken BiggerJan 4, 2015

Elvis Presley, 1970 In considering Chris Smither’s song “Every Mother’s Son” in preparation for this week’s first post, I kept being drawn to the contrast between it and Elvis Presley’s blockbuster “In the Ghetto.”  The two songs appeared within three … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bobbie Gentry, Brolle and Sibel, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, In the Ghetto, Lisa Marie Presley, Mac Davis, Natalie Merchant, Nick Cave, Taylor Hicks, Tracy Chapman, Walk a Mile in My Shoes

Diver Boy / Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low / Young Emily

Sing Out! Posted on Oct 15, 2012 by Patrick BlackmanJan 7, 2019

(Note this introduction is Part 1 of our four part series on this ballad.  Part 2 takes us to England, Part 3 to Ireland, and Part 4 back to Appalachia.) Here at Murder Ballad Monday we hope every week to … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Diver Boy, Maeve MacKinnon, Mrs. Ollie Gilbert, Natalie Merchant, Rapunzel and Sedayne, Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low, Young Emily

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