Shovels & Rope's 2019 album By Blood includes a song called "Pretty Polly," which is not only a cover but also hundreds of years old. A traditional folk standard, the track has continued to capture ...
Standout Track: No. 2, “Pretty Polly,” an England-by-way-of-Appalachia folk song about a murderous young man who kills his fiancée. The combination of clawhammer banjo and cello, along with the ...