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In this follow-up program to "Celebrated Criminals and the Folk Process" we
will hear more songs about criminals and criminal acts. Murder, mayhem,
theft, all of the gory details! However, unlike the earlier episode, which
tended to focus on specific historical figures, th...
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The bad man, the thief, the rake, the murderess... all these have captured
the attention of the public through the centuries and been immortalized in
folk songs. Today we explore some of these songs, especially those versions
sung on the American continent. You’ll hear ab...
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