Aspects of Evil in Traditional Murder Ballads
Traditional, or folk, ballads deal with common themes, often “leaping” over some details of plot and character while “lingering” on others, with the result that songs passed down orally through generations often appear in many variants. This paper will examine several songs from Martin Simpson’s 197...
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2014-05-01
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| description | Traditional, or folk, ballads deal with common themes, often “leaping” over some details of plot and character while “lingering” on others, with the result that songs passed down orally through generations often appear in many variants. This paper will examine several songs from Martin Simpson’s 1976 debut album, Golden Vanity. I will trace their historical origins and argue that even some ancient ballads still speak to audiences today. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0721add4a6e448b4b2e92c08af2c81ee2023-01-18T09:32:58ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)ELOPE1581-89182386-03162014-05-0111110.4312/elope.11.1.93-109Aspects of Evil in Traditional Murder BalladsVictor Kennedy0University of MariborTraditional, or folk, ballads deal with common themes, often “leaping” over some details of plot and character while “lingering” on others, with the result that songs passed down orally through generations often appear in many variants. This paper will examine several songs from Martin Simpson’s 1976 debut album, Golden Vanity. I will trace their historical origins and argue that even some ancient ballads still speak to audiences today.https://journals.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/3184balladmusicsong lyricsGolden VanityMartin Simpson |
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