Long Black Veil was done on Johnny Cash's Live at Folsom Prison.
One of my favorite tunes indeed
Long Black Veil was done on Johnny Cash's Live at Folsom Prison.
One of my favorite tunes indeed
Keith Erickson
Benevolent Organizer of The Mandocello Enthusiast
wasn't Left Frizell the first to record it?
Wes
"i gotta fever...and the only prescription is more cowbell!!"
'87 Flatiron A5-JR/'25 Gibson A-JR
Oh dear, there are rather a lot of them. Here are a few personal favourites:
Delia's Gone
Murder Of Maria Marten
Poor Murdered Woman
Sheath And Knife
Edward
Two Sisters
Oxford Girl (Oyster Band)
Little Sir Hugh
Bruton Town
Famous Flower Of Serving Men (if you don't know it, drop everything and get the Martin Carthy version!)
Sir James The Rose
Pretty Polly
False Sir John
Martin
"Delilah" by Tom Jones.
'....I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more.' Yikes.
Mando comps original trumpet solo.
Mick
Ever tried, ever failed? No matter. Try again, fail again. Fail better.--Samuel Beckett
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'93 Chuck Taylor lowtops
'12 Stetson Open Road
'06 Bialetti expresso maker
'14 Irish Linen Ramon Puig
Already mentioned, but my favorites:
Katy Dear
Caleb Myer
Pretty Polly
Dreadful Wind and Rain
One not mentioned, by J.P Cormier (Cape Breton fiddle, mandolin, and guitar player):
Kellys Mountain
Timothy by the Bouys. #Tune about these 3 guys that get trapped in a cave or mine, only 2 come out cuz they ate Timothy.
Lyrics for: Timothy
by Rupert Holmes
Trapped in a mine that had caved in
And everyone knows the only ones left
Were Joe and me and Tim
When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Were Joe and me
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I know?
Hungry as hell no food to eat
And Joe said that he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat
Water enough to drink for two
And Joe said to me, "I'll have a swig
And then there's some for you."
Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?
I must have blacked out just around then
'Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy
Timothy...
Go Vandals!
"Down The River" by Chris Knight
"Pontiac" by Fred Eaglesmith
"El Paso" by Marty Robbins
"Lights of L.A. County" by Lyle Lovett
"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" by Johnny Cash
"Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
Not a ballad, but "Crazy Eddie's Last Hurrah" is a great murder song
Little Sadie was already mentioned.Originally Posted by
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
"Send Me to the 'lectric Chair" and "That's the Way the Girls are in Texas." #
But more seriously, maybe "In Bruton Town."
Surprised "Flora, Lily of the West" hasn't gotten more mention here. Go check out the Crooked Still version.
A few Bluegrass favorites are:
Blackbirds and Crows by the Nashville Bluegrass Band
Turn it on, Turn it on, Turn it on by Rock County
Carrie Brown by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band
Jason
El Paso
Big iron on his hip
Pancho and Lefty
I told you a million times, I don't exagerate.
Tim O'Brien's "Dow in the Willow Garden" is one of my favorites.
--Fletcher
Has
Gathering Flowers from the Hillside
been mentioned?
Hank Thompson-Billy Gray (his musical director):
"I Saw My Mother's Name"
http://www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs....14.html
They don't write songs like that anymore.
"Wild Bill Jones" - AKUS
Rick Banuelos
Burien, WA
2002 Mario Proulx OM/D
2009 Weber Custom A
Since this was started by a lawyer, we have to add "Philadelphia Lawyer."
Not murder, but Wreck of the 97.
I told you a million times, I don't exagerate.
Who said they all have to be bluegrass songs?
Run For Your Life - Lennon/McCartney
Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl
than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
or I won't know where I am
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2 bottles of Knob Creek bourbon
1953 modified Kay string bass named "Bambi"
A few of my favorites:
"Banks of Red Roses" (This could be a precursor to "Banks of the Ohio." In most versions the killer is a fiddler who charms his love with a tune before burying her on the banks of the river. There's a nice version by Johnny Moynihan on one of the early De Dannan recordings.) http://www.mysongbook.de/msb/songs/b/bkofredr.html
"Cruel Mother" (AKA "Fine Flowers in the Valley." There are at least 13 versions of this in the Child collection. It doesn't get much creepier than infanticide or spookier than the specters of murdered babies.)
There are several versions at http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1400
"Mr. Fox" (Not to be confused with the chipper "Fox Went out on a Snowy Night" or "Daddy Fox." This one is really spooky, although the murder is all the more creepy for being implied rather than explicitly described.)
http://www.poemsplace.net/html/165/689402.html
Just one guy's opinion
www.guitarfish.net
Not bluegrass or murder, but great, Artifical Flowers by Bobby Darin.
I told you a million times, I don't exagerate.
NICK CAVE!!!!! for those who dont know...nick cave and the bad seeds....english? band....choice instruments, poor singing...just what we love..
I am not a fan, but his "murder ballads" album (title) is REALLY REALLY REALLY GOOD!!!
there is a female singer he is collabing with...she keeps him in tune, its bearable..and the songs are so eerie and well written and quite beautiful!!!
check out:
henry lee
they call me the wild rose
you can find these online,,,"they call me the wild rose" has a video...
GREAT STUFF!!!!
Blood On The Saddle.
I told you a million times, I don't exagerate.
Well for Beatles songs, how about Maxwell's Silver Hammer!Originally Posted by (mandopete @ May 22 2007, 13:12)
Booth Shot Lincoln
Maybe we should ask a ninja.
2015 Chevy Silverado
2 bottles of Knob Creek bourbon
1953 modified Kay string bass named "Bambi"
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