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When you hear my pistol growlin’

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 28, 2012 by Ken BiggerSep 2, 2016

This is our third post on “Swannanoa Tunnel.”  Read the first one here, and the second one here. “Ashville Junction” Today’s post will be longer on music and shorter on writing, covering a wider variety of approaches to “Swannanoa Tunnel.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Alexander's Timeless Bloozband, Ashville Junction, Hoyt Axton, Les Baxter's Balladeers, Rafe Hollister, Stairwell Sisters, Swannanoa Tunnel

This old hammer killed John Henry, won’t kill me

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 25, 2012 by Ken BiggerSep 1, 2016

This is the second of three posts on “Swannanoa Tunnel.” You can read the first here and the third here. North Carolina-based musician and radio host Wayne Erbsen makes a curious claim in introducing his performance of “Swannanoa Tunnel” on the compilation … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cecil Sharp, field holler, Frank Warner, John Henry, Martin Simpson, Nine Pound Hammer, Swannanoa Tunnel, Wayne Erbsen

Swannanoa Tunnel

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 23, 2012 by Ken BiggerAug 30, 2016

This is the first in a series of three posts on “Swannanoa Tunnel.” Read the second here and the third here. Those of you who have found your way to Murder Ballad Monday by way of our Facebook page may … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Appalachia, Asheville, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Eoin O'Mahony, Jen Rouse, North Carolina, Swannanoa Tunnel

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