Down in the Willow Garden (traditional)

[willraee]

That was awesome!

[aprepo]

This was great, thanks!

[glencoegirl1]

i had almost forgoten how my mother used to sing this to me as a younger child when i couldnt sleep i found my self humming this at school this week when i was feeling down and didt even realize what it was i love this tune

[MrsWren79]

You have a beautiful voice and did a great job with this song

[longtom56]

You nailed it........ Good Job !!

[MrJonnyjoe]

great job

[LadyLizard86]

Loved it very much, you sing it exactly how I imagine it's supposed to sound : )

[AutumnWine816]

This is beautiful :) You did a perfect job on this song

[killer7nintendo]

Thank you! That was great! =)

[csizemore]

you do a great job-don't know from whence you hail, but you could pass for a KY girl on this!

[yougooddog]

Very nice indeed!

[slithyj]

Great rendition. Loved it. Keep it up.

[mkvajrayogin]

"That is it" indeed you lovely woman.

[jacqueline97128]

I like this- i'm putting it in my faves :)

[othiymbohemia]

Excellent version.

[adsel17]

Very nice job.  This is a very nice version. I like your voice and guitar work

[grandmastatus]

excellent. this made me super happy.

[saucedr]

Awesome rendition. Your guitar work and voice combination is strong, and this is a song that needs a strong vehicle. Excellent work and keep it up.

[gordy888888]

Well done

[kissmycass]

Lovely.

[HomeStarAlpha]

amazing...

[zoltar5282]

Very beautiful job.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

I love these old songs... and you do this one justice.... 5*

[kitsilanogal]

Thanks, I am glad you liked it! Thanks for listening and leaving an encouraging comment.

[arscenica]

Beautiful!

[somjukss]

I like your song very much

[kitsilanogal]

Thank you very much....it is not my song...it is an old traditional song. I am glad you like it. It is a murder ballad....the melody sounds sweet but the lyrics are quite heavy....:)

[mountnmonkey]

Great job on this very old tune..one of my long time favorites*****

[kitsilanogal]

Thank you.....it is a great tune.

[spastikman]

so beautiful

[GUITARPLAYER45324]

I truely enjoyed you singing and guitar playing...thank you !

[AgrippaIscariot]

I've been trying to find out the name of this song for many years now since I was very little and hear a portion of it in the movie Raising Arizona. Thank you for posting it and sharing your talent with us all :)

[Killersproles]

Women always end up owning everything, why should songs be any different. Beautiful ma'am. That's it.

[jon41987]

I only discovered this song today and I love it. As everyone else has already said you play it beautifully

[admitteddork]

Absolutely wonderful. First time listener, will definitely listen again.

[jonbeme]

very lovely indeed.

[naysebtc]

beautiful. you have a lovely voice shirley, and a lovely face. thank you for sharing your talent with us.

[coolanddark]

nothin beats the old folk classics except for maybe your new original.this is a long time fav for me.well played as always Shirley

[kitsilanogal]

merci dan!

[seeso]

I have a soft spot for murder ballads. Is that weird of me? Ha. I haven't heard this one before. Thanks for singing it so beautifully, Shirley. All my best.

[kitsilanogal]

Thanks seeso. And I am surprised about your admission on murder ballads. ha ha, thanks again, Shirley

[kitsilanogal]

Why thank you!

[UncleVRoy]

I am excited to hear from each time!

Well done!

I Just love your voice!!!

[MonkeylessJohn]

I sure love your songs!!!! Mostly new to me, and they are all so unique and amazing.

And you have such a wonderful voice and style when you sing!!

[kitsilanogal]

Merci merci merci monkeylessJohn! A lovely compliment. I'm afraid I can't take credit for the style....its a genre thing. And, perhaps the voice lends itself to this genre. Thank you again for the encouraging comment.

[raymondcrooke]

Beautifully sung. I love to hear these old ballads.

[kitsilanogal]

Thank you raymondcrooke....for your lovely compliment and for the musicology informative comment on other mysterious murder ballads. I enjoyed your discussion with John!

[suuzzee5]

You have one of the best voices on YT and you really know your way around that guitar! Have loved everything you've posted and hope you'll do lots more! 5/5

[kitsilanogal]

suuzzee, you are so very supportive! Thank you very much!

[useryug]

Great clear vocal an guitar.5*

[kitsilanogal]

thank you "useryug"! appreciated!

[marcie99]

your voice gets more beautiful all the time!great job Shirley!

[kitsilanogal]

Thank you for your sweet comment! Glad you liked it.

[Johnfern99]

Great job, Shirley! Nothin' like a good murder ballad. Loved it!

[kitsilanogal]

Glad you liked it John...never sure how this type of song will be received.

[Johnfern99]

You make any song sound good! I remember Lost Hills did an old traditional murder song which was far more graphic. The last verse had something to do with cutting off the woman's head and kicking it across the room. I thought, "Jeez, is this what the hit parade was like back in the 1800's?"

[raymondcrooke]

John, that sounds like "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender (Child 73)" - "He cut off the head of his bonny brown bride / And kicked it across the room." This is after his bride stabs the woman he really loves and before he runs a sword through his own breast. It's not the last verse though - that's reserved for the burial arrangements.

[Johnfern99]

Wow! That sounds like a killer of a song for sure. I was curious though, and checked into the Lost Hills song, and found it. It was called Matty Groves, if I'm not mistaken.

[raymondcrooke]

You're right. I just had another listen to his version. I sing two versions of Matty Groves/Little Musgrave and neither has this verse. It seems to be one of those stock verses that travel between ballads - like the flowers growing from the graves that so many end with.

[Johnfern99]

Maybe back then they thought it was such a great line, everybody wanted to use it. I guess it would get the listener's attention.

[fkidder]

LOL!

[dannyknapp]

nice song, I wonder if this is where the Louvin Brothers got the idea for "Knoxville Girl"

[kitsilanogal]

Could be....so many of those old murder ballads have similarities....and the body is usually thrown in the river....and the lyrics are quite detailed. Great melodies though! ha ha

[BCBband]

Love a good ballad even when it is about a murder. LOL I always loved the ballad "Tom Duhley" by the Kingston Trio, have you heard it?

Wonderful job.

[kitsilanogal]

We used to sing Tom Dooley (how we pronounced it up here in Canada) in school...so yes I have heard it. I have a book where it is called Tom Dula, true story the Statesville North Carolina, he murdered Laura Foster Apr 30th 1868 and was hung 2:17pm May 1st 1868. Trials were short back then. Another woman was involved, Ann Melton who may have had a hand in the stabbing. Story is kind of grim.

[BCBband]

Thanks for the info. You spelled it right.

[kitsilanogal]

Spelled correctly because the book was on a shelf....right beside the computer! ha ha