In our Friday morning episode, we’re revisiting the traditional form of the murder ballad and we’ll also take some liberties with some more modern takes from the likes of Tom Waits, Gillian Welch, and Nick Cave. In the traditional form we’ll measure centuries-old cultural aberrations with the stories of gamblers, ramblers, and murdering misogynists that peppered the landscapes of country gospel, Appalachian folk, and urban alleyways. Frankie, Johnny, Stack-O-Lee, William Zanzinger, and Ellen Smith are just a few of the players in today’s show. Join Dave Stroud for a journey through tradition this Friday evening on Community Radio for Sonoma County.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Cash | I Hung My Head | Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American |  |
| 2 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | In The Pines | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Best Of Bluegrass | |
| 3 | Loretta Lynn | In the Pines | Full Circle | |
| 4 | Josh White, Jr. | Delia's Gone | Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways) | |
| 5 | Bobby Bare | Delia's Gone (1965) | All American Boy – CD 4 | |
| 6 | Sarah Jarosz | Shankill Butchers | Song Up in Her Head | |
| 7 | Charlie Louvin | Knoxville Girl (w. Will Oldham) | Charlie Louvin | |
| 8 | Johnny Horton | When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below) | Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (2 of 2) | |
| 9 | Lyle Lovett | L.A. County | Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man | |
| 10 | Marty Robbins | Big Iron | All-Time Greatest Hits | |
| 11 | Riley Puckett | Frankie And Johnny | Country Music Pioneer vol 1 | |
| 12 | Big Bill Broonzy | Frankie And Johnny | Trouble In Mind | |
| 13 | Dave Van Ronk | House Carpenter | Inside Dave Van Ronk | |
| 14 | Jimmy Martin | Poor Ellen Smith | Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 3] | |
| 15 | Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs with Alison Kraus | The Banks Of The Ohio | The Three Pickers | |
| 16 | Ralph Stanley | Henry Lee [Album Version] | Ralph Stanley | |
| 17 | Tom Waits | Two Sisters | Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [Disc 3] | |
| 18 | Seamus Ennis | Marrow Bones | A Taste of Tradition – Volume 3 | |
| 19 | Joan Baez | Mary Hamilton | Artist's Choice: Emmylou Harris | |
| 20 | Maddox Brothers and Rose | Down in the Willow Garden | 1948 (Warped 4872) | |
| 21 | Gillian Welch | Caleb Meyer | High On A Mountain | |
| 22 | Mason Jennings | The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Album Version) | I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture) | |
| 23 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Where The Wild Roses Grow | The Best Of [Disc 1] | |
| 24 | Charlie Monroe | Down in the Willow Garden | 1946-1949 (Warped 4725) | |
| 25 | John Oates | Stack O Lee | Arkansas | |
| 26 | Fruit Jar Guzzlers | Stack-O-Lee | The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of | |
| 27 | Lead Belly | Duncan And Brady | Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways | |
| 28 | The Johnson Mountain Boys | Duncan and Brady (He's Been on the Job Too Long) | Blue Diamond | |