thread: 2006-09-18 : Music blogging: Dog songs 1
On 2006-09-19, Vincent wrote:
Julia: You know, I just never managed to listen to Gillian Welsh. Right after Oh Brother I was confused about who was who, Gillian Welsh or Alison Kraus, and when I heard Gillian Welsh she wasn't the one I was hoping for, and I haven't happened to check her out again since.
All of which to say: cool! Can I borrow it from you?
My favorite traditional murder ballads are, let's see. "Edward," although the version I like best seems to be half "Edward" and half "The Cruel Mother." Does "Step it out Mary" count as a murder ballad? It oughta.
And "Sam Hall."
