O Death

Even as it urges us to look in the other direction, the famous Carter Family song admits, “There’s a dark and a troubled side of life.” Just ask Poor Ellen Smith, Young Charlotte, Barbara Allen or any of the other ill-fated heroines of the tragic and sometimes gory ballads herein. If you sometimes can’t bring yourself to look away, here are the stunning Appalachian murder ballads, transcendent spirituals and maudlin story-songs that explore the shadowy realm of the bluegrass songbook. With the legendary talents of Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Mac Wiseman, The Osborne Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Grandpa Jones, Don Reno and more, American Gothic: Bluegrass Songs of Death and Sorrow is a stunning collection-- sometimes harrowing, often uplifting, at times surprisingly fun and always extremely moving.
Songs:
1 He Will Open The Gate
2 O Death
3 I’m A Stranger Here
4 With Body & Soul
5 I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
6 Rank Strangers
7 Little Blossom
8 Young Charlotte
9 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
10 The White Dove
11 The Ballad of The Lawson Family
12 Barbara Allen
13 Grave in the Valley
14 Bringing Mary Home
15 The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
16 The Wexford Girl
17 Family Reunion
18 Poor Ellen Smith
19 Lonesome Day
20 Take Me In Chains
21 Darlin’ Corey
22 Angel Band
23 Keep On The Sunny Side