Murder-Song Monday: Caleb Meyer

This is one of the most brutal and dramatic murder-songs ever. There is an amazing toughness about the narrative voice, as of one who has endured much. It is a murder-song, but also a ghost-story. Written by Gillian Welch, but it has all the feel of a traditional ballad. It is lyrically sparse, feeling almost claustrophobic, like many murder-songs of the past, as if the singer is carrying on a long and burdensome conversation with herself.



BTW, Joan Baez's version is beautifully told.