MURDER Murder is a “Bloodgrass" band (bluegrass plus outlaw country and exclusively murder ballads), hailing from the frozen forests of the Ontario Northland.

Their tales of death are filled with life by the kick of the suitcase, the saw of the fiddle, and the roll of the banjo.

As devoted fans of bluegrass, traditional music, and folk music, they were drawn to the murky ethical themes of the murder ballad form and its enduring nature. Often times murder ballads capture the essence and atmosphere of a dark, lawless and violent frontier.

Northern Ontario - although never romanticised in the same way as the Wild West or the far north during the gold rush era - was once such a place, with a wealth of stories and characters. That missing mythology associated with Northern Ontario is troubling, and thus Murder Murder took it upon themselves to create their own.

Since forming in 2013, Murder Murder have released two full-length records - Murder Murder Murder and their second From the Stillhouse, which is due out on June 24, is preceded by their first dates in the UK.

From The Stillhouse features a full bluegrass string band with suitcase percussion, 10 originals, a Guy Clark cover and, of course all murder ballads. Moonshine and train songs, gunfights and gospel tunes.

Murder Murder will perform in the lobby of Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, during a vintage fair on Monday, May 30.