tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post5708371938970011942..comments2024-03-29T01:22:31.114-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Ghosts in the RiverGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-19658932585301878612009-11-15T12:26:50.146-05:002009-11-15T12:26:50.146-05:00Hey Amy! It was a pleasure to meet you too. How fu...Hey Amy! It was a pleasure to meet you too. How funny that we'd been in the same places before but not realized it. Blogworld is like that, isn't it? We know each other online but not in person--and yet when I met you it felt like I knew you well. <br /><br />I hope our paths cross again soon.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-82000031356375590172009-11-15T11:19:24.780-05:002009-11-15T11:19:24.780-05:00'banks of the ohio' has always been one of...'banks of the ohio' has always been one of my favorite murder ballads... my parents always sang it, so i learned it from them.<br /><br />also, it was so great meeting you yesterday... how serendipitous was that? :)bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-24291449753290926232009-11-15T09:19:23.830-05:002009-11-15T09:19:23.830-05:00No one's written it yet, Susan, but you sure c...No one's written it yet, Susan, but you sure could. I sing Pretty Polly, another murderous ballad where he stabs her ad puts her into a grave. Then recently I learned another version called Cruel Ship's Carpenter where she comes back as a ghost and:<br /><br />"she scratched at him, <br />and she cut him <br />and she has torn him in three, saying that's for the murder <br />of my baby and me."<br /><br />He got his, for sure! I like that version quite well :-)Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-84061803726523511832009-11-15T09:02:15.066-05:002009-11-15T09:02:15.066-05:00Some of my favourite photos from our trip were on ...Some of my favourite photos from our trip were on the banks of the Ohio--I love big rivers, they're such a mystery, so beautiful and so dangerous too.<br /><br />Has anyone written a version yet in which she survives, lands downstream, gets herself a wonderful very BIG boyfriend who comes back to give the narrator a new face? I'd like to hear that one.<br />:-PSusan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-77247975325891193922009-11-15T00:10:14.031-05:002009-11-15T00:10:14.031-05:00The song endures, I think, because of the lovely m...The song endures, I think, because of the lovely melody, DGranna. I can see why the river holds an important place in your family history and expect it's the same for many families. Since my ancestors never made it so far west that I know of, I suppose I'm the first generation to have a relationaship with the river.<br /><br />Farm Girl, it does stay with you, doesn't it? As DGranna said, it's been recorded many times in all sorts of ways. I'm always partial to the simplest versions, though.<br /><br />Olman, welcome! I jumped over to your blog quickly and will be back to read more. Thank you for visiting--come back often.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-12223886265403601642009-11-14T18:51:02.587-05:002009-11-14T18:51:02.587-05:00I always loved that song, even if i or my family h...I always loved that song, even if i or my family have no connections to this mighty river. Your own poem is also great. I read it multiple time and copied it so i can read it again :D<br /><br />I will be back again.Olmanhttp://olmanworld.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-88200451991394938392009-11-14T09:22:59.693-05:002009-11-14T09:22:59.693-05:00Oh, I'm so glad you posted the whole song '...Oh, I'm so glad you posted the whole song 'Banks of the Ohio'. Somewhere, while growing up in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, I heard that song and have loved the beauty of the music. I could only remember the first verse and often sing it. Even though it is a sad story, the music is beautiful. Thank you for posting it, now I can learn the rest of it.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646015207126901931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-78077963345402373722009-11-14T06:48:44.602-05:002009-11-14T06:48:44.602-05:00AS we write our family history, the Ohio River pla...AS we write our family history, the Ohio River plays a big part. Our WV ancestors piled into a steamboat and headed west to Iowa after the war. And I love the song too, so many variations... from Joan Baez to bluegrass. Beautiful pics.DGrannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922119945586845352noreply@blogger.com