Where murder ballads become fairytales. Songs of heartbreak, death and the supernatural come to life in The Ballad Tree, an atmospheric evening of live music, song, dance and puppetry inspired by the Appalachian murder ballad tradition.
Passed down through generations, these tragically romantic songs have traveled and changed with every telling. The Ballad Tree embraces that tradition, weaving familiar and lesser-known ballads together with original music and movement. The dark stories take on a fairytale quality, transforming tales of terrible deeds and tragic heartbreak into moments of beauty.
