Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: IanC Date: 29 Aug 01 - 04:39 AM You might find a couple of useful books in the Subjects/Murder section of the Basic Folk Library thread.
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: masato sakurai Date: 29 Aug 01 - 01:54 AM Jonathan Goodman, Bloody Versicles: The Rhymes of Crime is a book of American and British murder ballads, mostly broadsides, lyrics and annotations only. This is in print. Price: $18.00.
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: Sandy Paton Date: 29 Aug 01 - 12:44 AM Well, that's pretty sloppy, but at least it works! Cyberklutz |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: Sandy Paton Date: 29 Aug 01 - 12:42 AM You might even ask your local librarian to fetch a copy of Olive Burt's American Murder Ballads for you via InterLibrary loan. Shucks, you might want to find a copy of your own, Right now it appears that Alibris has cornered the market on used copies, but there are ex-library copies going from $11 to $17.50 here: Take a look. Bookfinder search result Hope i did that right! Sandy |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: masato sakurai Date: 28 Aug 01 - 11:07 PM If it is an American folk ballad, try to put "Laws F1" to "Laws F37" into the Digitrad and Forum Search. These are Laws numbers used in Native American Balladry.
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 28 Aug 01 - 10:40 PM That's for sure, Malcolm. I actually thought the search for Murder wasn't too outlandish for the forum search. |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 28 Aug 01 - 10:30 PM Oh, it works right enough. Rather too well, which is why I suggested something which would return a shorter -though still pretty huge- list! Good job we're not talking about @love; that would probably crash the server... |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: GUEST,Marymac Date: 28 Aug 01 - 10:29 PM Or you could just ask Max! |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 28 Aug 01 - 10:02 PM Actually, @murder works in the SuperSearch as well. Does well. Gives a large number of threads covering topics such as Tom Dooley, Long Black Veil, Laura Foster can be found. |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 28 Aug 01 - 09:28 PM Normally I wouldn't recommend the old and outdated "Digitrad Lyrics Search" which you will presumably have seen at the top of the main Forum page; given that murder is such a favourite subject, however, you'd better start there if you want even a halfway manageable list. Simply type in @murder, and be prepared to spend hours looking through the results you get... |
Subject: Murder Ballads or Songs? From: GUEST,JKC Date: 28 Aug 01 - 09:02 PM Is there a place where I can get a listing of murder songs or ballads? Thanks JKC |
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