Some Dark Holler: A Murder Ballad Podcast

EPISODE 19: KNOXVILLE GIRL


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Episode 19: Knoxville Girl

Oh my word! It’s been 7 months since we recorded this!

Life, theater jobs got in the way, but finally we got our frickin’ ducks in a row and we have to present to you, with many trials and errors, an episode based on my (Allison here) favorite murder ballad: Knoxville Girl.

This was the first murder ballad I’d ever heard, and was horrified and fascinated all at the same time!

Little did I know when researching this song, I’d fall down a rabbit hole leading all the way to England and a miller!

Have a listen to our playlist accompanying this episode: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/knoxville-girl-sdh-episode-19/pl.u-gxblM4JC55rxAo


Main source is www.planetslade.com

Thanks to Paul Slade for helping me figure out the last stanza of the Arthur Tanner version!

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