I was listening to the Ray Davis Show this morning, a three-hour bluegrass show out of American University in Washington D.C, and heard a version of Down in the Willow Garden performed by the Lonesome River Band.
I don’t know any of the history of Down in the Willow Garden, but I really like the song. I first heard a recording of it a couple years ago played by the K-Settes (you know, the best band that will never get signed) at a small concert in Chicago (which definitely refutes that they never even played a show).
It is a bit of a gruesome song, so I won’t link to the song, but if you must hear it, you can find quite a few versions of this traditional song on the iTunes Music Store.