Showing posts with label Ballads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ballads. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Poor Ellen Smith

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The 19th century popular murder ballad, Poor Ellen Smith, recounts the tale of a woman named Ellen Smith, who was shot through the heart by ...
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Sweet William died for Love

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Here is probably one of the most famous Appalachian folk ballads, Bar'bry Allen. Some say it as Bar'bry Ellen. I can't remembe...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Mercian Tittery Ay

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Today I thought I'd post an old folk song that I know called, "Mercian Tittery Ay". However, it seems that most people know th...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

The Ballad of Fisherman's Holler

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For today's post, I thought I'd share with you a song from my wife Shirley's upcoming a capella CD titled "Been to the Moun...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The Wreck of the Dry Fork #4

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The Wreck of the Dry Fork #4, as found in Don Teter's book, "Goin' Up Gandy". I was recently reading the absolutely fabulo...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Little Omie Wise

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For the past few years, I have been constantly singing the old Appalachian murder ballad, "Little Omie Wise". I sing it in the car...
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Monday, November 10, 2008

The Ballad of Eugene Butcher

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A few years ago, I remember hearing a true central West Virginia folksong about Eugene Butcher, a brakeman for the railroad. I got to thinki...
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