Can't You Never See

Always was a sucker for ye olde Child Ballads, so this Smithsonian Folkways collection hit the spot just perfectly. To lift but a corner of the veil, here's the mighty E.C. Ball taking on Child Ballad 274. "I've traveled this wide world over, ten thousand miles or more, eyes and nose on a cabbage head I never saw before..."

The Blue Ridge Buddies with E.C. And Orna Ball - Three Nights Drunk

Bonnie Covers

It's always fun to compare originals and covers, and even more so when we're talking Bonnie Prince Billy. The lion from Louisville has always been keen on interpreting the songs of other musicians - check out a most fascinating list here - and the results are nearly always interesting to say the least. Below's a first batch of cool ones, and there's more on the way.

John Phillips - Someone's Sleeping

Bonnie Prince Billy - Someone's Sleeping

E.C. Ball & Orna Ball - John The Baptist

Bonnie Prince Billy - John The Baptist

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon System

Bonnie Prince Billy - Babylon System

Kate Wolf - Early Morning Melody

Bonnie Prince Billy - Early Morning Melody