Episode 19: Down in the Willow Garden (Scott, Sean, & Granite)

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History in Music

Coldbow Productions

28 episodes

1 month ago

It's simple, we find songs that have historical context within the lyrics and then dissect those lyrics on the show. Whether it's a song about a ship that sank in the Great Lakes or an ancient folk song about Mongolian sky gods, we will explore it's historical context. But more importantly, we will dig into what the songwriter was trying to communicate and why.

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Episode 19: Down in the Willow Garden (Scott, Sean, & Granite)

History in Music

1 hour 21 minutes 50 seconds

2 years ago

Episode 19: Down in the Willow Garden (Scott, Sean, & Granite)

This episode is brought to you by the film Raising Arizona (1987).

Down in the Willow Garden is an old Applachian folk song and murder ballad. In this episode, famed podcaster and movie buff Granite discusses Bon Iver and The Chieftains' rendition of this classic song. An intriguing discussion on the history of murder ballads and women's inexplicable obsession with CSI whodunnit Dateline murder mysteries follows. How do you feel about being titillated? Regardless of your titillation threshold, listen in and enjoy, or you might get murder balladed.

Link to the song: https://youtu.be/YDlF4Nozi2w

Granite's epic Down in the Willow Garden/Murder Ballad Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9U_yMBCKM-Ugdbi8ceSxrQJVtr9rewM3

Like and Subscribe to Granite's Granite Mountain Movie Club Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@granitemtn.movieclub4158

Follow Granite on Twitter: @gran1te_mtn

Follow Scott and Sean on Twitter:
Scott - @dotGiff
Sean - @Hashtag_Hey_Bro

Got a song we should feature on the show? Send us a DM on Twitter or an email: historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com