Sarah McQuaid onstage at Kulturort Alte Molkerei Bocholt, Germany, Wednesday 4 March 2020. Photo by Jörg Detering.
Week 17 April 27, 2023 (#2083)
This week, discover characters and dramatic events in the narrative songs and storytelling of traditional, broadside, and contemporary ballads.
The Diamond Ring…by Karen Matheson from Still Time (Vertical)
Willie of Winsbury…by Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer from Child Ballads (Wilderland)
Ode to Billie Joe…by Sarah McQuaid from I Won’t Go Home ‘Til Morning (sarahmcquaid.com)
The Parting Glass…by Len Graham from Collected (storyandsong.com)
Sheath and Knife…by Jean Redpath from Now & Then (jeanredpath.com)
[ID excerpt] In the Pines…by Sarah McQuaid from I Won’t Go Home ‘Til Morning (sarahmcquaid.com)
Thousands Are Sailing…by Planxty from Thousands Are Sailing (Shanachie)
Rambling Irishman…by De Dannan (with Dolores Keane) from Thousands Are Sailing (Shanachie)
Fair Nottamun Town…by Jean Ritchie from None But One (Greenhays)
The Ballad of Hiram Hubbard…chat and performance with Jean Ritchie (and John Ritchie) at The Swannanoa Gathering, 2008
None But One…by Jean Ritchie from None But One (Greenhays)
Wayfaring Strangers/British Field March…by Timothy Cummings with Caleb Elder and Pete Sutherland from The Piper in the Holler (Birchen Music)