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The Rough Guide To Murder BalladsThe tradition of the murder ballad can be traced back to European folk songs of the 17th century. Through storytelling and songwriting, tales of murder were passed down and spread across the new world by early European settlers. To this day, the canon of American folk music is full of murder ballads which continue to survive and be reinvented, often bearing little resemblance to their original form. A case in point is the opening Pretty Polly, a stark

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Paban is a wanderer

the freedom to travel

they were nominated in the Best Group and Best Album categories at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards thanks to their unique unaccompanied singing and songwriting

'remarkable balance between two different cultures'

widely acknowledged as the ‘Father of the Delta Blues’

Other highlights include ‘Kishore Memory’

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It has been said that the ‘Queen Of Country Blues’ Memphis Minnie only once went to church to see a gospel group perform

This collection goes to show how during its heyday this not-often-talked-about genre was a highly influential and most vibrant of musical styles in the history of the blues

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