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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)

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

Georgia Lee

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 4, 2016 by Ken BiggerMar 19, 2016

ā€œGeorgia Leeā€ isn’t the song I planned for today. I wanted a break from the heavy stuff. I was working on something lighter, and if it was a real-life story, it was one that occurred well before my lifetime. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Blind Willie Johnson, Cynthia Clawson, Dave Olson, Georgia Lee, Roxana Amed, Solas, Tom Waits

Pat’s Essential Eleven Traditional Murder Ballads

Sing Out! Posted on Oct 7, 2013 by Patrick BlackmanJan 18, 2016

Introduction We here at Murder Ballad Monday are soon fixing to close our second year of writing about our topic of choice! Ā Don’t worry; we have a few more weeks to go before we get to our holiday hiatus, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bob Dylan, Darrell Scott, Dave Van Ronk, Dillard Chandler, Doug Wallin, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Jean Ritchie, Kelly Joe Phelps, Pacific Gas and Electric, Planxty, Tim Eriksen, Tim O'Brien, Tom Waits

Murder in the Red Barn

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

ā€œMurder in the Red Barnā€ by Jaya King ā€œā€¦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

1,000 places to go with her

Sing Out! Posted on Jun 30, 2012 by S. GeeApr 14, 2015

Ā  What I like most about ā€œFrank’s Wild Years,ā€ is what a clever little liar it is and how — like all clever little liars — its lies reveal so many larger truths. Truths not just about this couple, Frank … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Charles Bukowski, DoMaje, Franks Wild Years, Kathleen Brennan, Steve Earle, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Neville Brothers, Tom Waits, Way Down in the Hole

Killer punchlines

Sing Out! Posted on Jun 28, 2012 by S. GeeApr 14, 2015

Ā  Look into the eyes of this attractive and rather worried looking young woman. What sad story do you see? What tale of despair and dreams gone bad? What demons? What lost angels? Ā  What, you don’t see any of … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged A Little Rain, Bickering, Franks Wild Years, Ken Nordine, Tom Waits

Frank’s Wild Years

Sing Out! Posted on Jun 25, 2012 by S. GeeApr 14, 2015

Look at the eyes of this cute and rather worried looking chihuahua. What sad story do you see? What tale of despair and dreams gone bad? What demons? What lost angels? If you don’t already know from the title of … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Franks Wild Years, Tom Waits

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