Celtic Murder Ballads

Since it is still October, I am continuing with even more creepy murder ballads.  The tradition of the murder ballad originated with traditional Celtic folk music, so with this playlist we are going back to the roots of the murder ballad.  As a side note, you may notice that a lot of these songs are not on the Youtube or Spotify playlists, however many other version by other artists are available on both locations.

The Napster playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.

1. "Banks of the Ohio" by Zoe Conway (the same recording is also attributed to Noriana Kennedy)
2. "The Banks of Red Roses" by Hanz Araki
3. "Bedlam Boys" by The Glengarry Bhoys
4. "Binnorie" by Christina Stewart
5. "Bold Poachers" by Martin Carthy
6. "The Bonny Earl O' Moray" by Jim Malcolm
7. "Bonnie Susie Cleland" by Sheena Wellington (Not on Youtube playlist)
8. "The Bonnie Banks O' Airdrie" by Adam McCulloch
9. "Border Widow's Lament" by Isla St. Clair
10. "The Bramble Briar" by Ewan MacColl
11. "Caleb Meyer" by Jessica Haines (Not on Spotify playlist)
12. "Child Owlet- Erskine's Folly" by John Falkner
13. "Clerk Saunders" by Christine Kydd (Not on Youtube playlist)
14. "The Cobbler's Daughter" by Craic in the Stone
15. "Crazy Man Michael" by Firkin
16. "The Cruel Brother" by Dick Gaughan (Not on Youtube playlist)
17. "The Cruel Mother" by Lothlorien (Not on Youtube playlist)
18. "The Dowie Dens of Yarrow" by LabGraal (Not on Youtube playlist)
19. "Down in the Willow Garden" by The Chieftains (Not on Youtube playlist)
20. "Edward" by Old Blind Dogs (Not on Spotify playlist)
21. "Eggs and Marrowbones" by Kick Up The Dust
22. "Famous Flower of Serving Men" by Morag (Not on Youtube playlist)
23. "Fair Margaret & Sweet William" by Craic in the Stone
24. "The Farmer Michael Hayes" by Seamus Stout
25. "Fine Flowers in the Valley" by Christina Stewart
26. "The Fowler" by Martin Carthy
27. "Harris and the Mare" by Stan Rogers
28. "Helen of Kirkconnell" by Hanz Araki
29. "The House Carpenter" by Cara
30. "The Irish Ballad (Rickety Tin Tin)" by Tom Lehrer
31. "Jack Orion/Rusty Jack" by Nancy Kerr
32. "Lady Isobel" by Lauren mcCormick
33. "Lady Margaret" by Pamela Morgan
34. "Lily of the West" by Matt and Shannon Heaton
35. "Little Musgrave" by Christy Moore
36. "Little Sir William" by John Kirkpatrick
37. "The Long Black Veil" by Siobhan O'Brien
38. "Long Lankin" by Long Lankin (Not on Youtube playlist)
39. "Lord Randall" by Rud Eile
40. "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender" by Pamela Hunt
41. "Love Henry" by Martin Simpson
42. "Lovely Willie" by Cathie Ryan
43. "Lucy Wan" by Margaret Nelson and Phil Cooper
44. "The Maid of Cabra West" by Frank Harte (Not on Youtube playlist)
45. "Mary Hamilton" by Finn MacCuill (Not on Youtube playlist)
46. "Matty Groves" by Morag (Not on Youtube playlist)
47. "Mill O' Tifty" by Old Blind Dogs (Not on Spotify playlist)
48. "Molly Ban" by The Selkie Girls
49. "Omie Wise" by Poitin
50. "Outlandish Knight" by Danu
51. "Poor Murdered Woman" by Martin Carthy
52. "Pretty Polly" by Darol Anger
53. "Prince Heathen"  by Martin Carthy
54. "Sam Hall" by Dubliners
55. "Seven Yellow Gypsies" by Nancy Kerr
56. "Sheath & Knife" by Christine Kydd
57. "The Silver Dagger" by Solas
58. "Step it Out Nancy" by Holly Near
59. "Streets of Forbes" by June Tabor
60. "Sweet William's Ghost" by Cara
61. "Twa Sisters" by Emily Smith
62. "Two Butchers" by Martin Carthy
63. "The Well Below the Valley" by Pol Mac Adaim
64. "William Bloat" by Bootless and Unhorsed (Not on Youtube  or Spotify playlists)
65. "William Taylor" by The House Band
66. "The Wind the Shakes the Corn" by Irish Rovers
67. "Young Emily/Sophie's Jig" by Mike Vass
68. "Young Hunting" by Phil Cooper

I will continue to add songs to this playlist as I find them, but songs beyond this point will not be in alphabetical order

69. "Kevin Barry" by Declan Hunt
70. "Willie's Lady" by Ray Fisher (also attributed to Johnny Cunningham)
71. "The Murder of Maria Marten" by Ela Stiles
72. "Lucy Wan" by Martin Carthy
73. "Will the Weaver" by Atwater-Donnelly Trio