Murder Ballads

[Steven]

Hi,

Inspired by a song linked to in a thread started by lightning, viewtopic.php?f=15&t=26987, thought a murder ballads thread could be fun.

Here's "Knoxville Girl" performed by the Louvin Brothers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhMiKeSffns.

[Goldin]

Hi,

Some time ago I've run into this list. Hope it will be useful for devotees of the genre!

A collection of folk murder ballads in modern renditions

And there is a similar list of other traditional songs in modern renditions.

Regards,