Funny, I was just thinking about murder ballads earlier today. I enjoy British folk rock (especially Steeleye Span) and murder ballads are pretty common there.

Funny, I was just thinking about murder ballads earlier today. I enjoy British folk rock (especially Steeleye Span) and murder ballads are pretty common there. I think my favorite version of the "Omie Wise" song is by Pentangle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPLBJi3foKE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPLBJi3foKE. My favorite song of theirs, "Cruel Sister" is also a murder ballad, also with drowning, albeit with fantastical elements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wf8W45l8k8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wf8W45l8k8