Boatman's

Each of the albums in this installment—"Let Love In" (1994), "Murder Ballads" (1996), "The Boatman's Call" (1997), "No More Shall We Part" (2001)—has been remastered and paired with a DVD featuring a surround-sound version of the album.

Digging Up Seeds 2011

The Bad Seeds formed in 1983, but these midperiod reissues mark "the most conspicuous turning point" in Mr. Cave's songwriting, drummer James Sclavunos says, where often-macabre storytelling gives way to more personal lyrics, including his exploration of Christianity on "The Boatman's Call."

Digging Up Seeds 2011

"The Annals of Eelin-Ok", "Botch Town", "The Empire of Ice Cream", "Boatman's Holiday" -- each different from the others and each an extraordinary example of what short fiction can achieve.

Decade: Some Books 2010

There's some crossover for sf/f award nominees ( "Invisible", "Boatman's Holiday", "There's a Hole in the City", Magic for Beginners).

June 2006 2006

There's some crossover for sf/f award nominees ( "Invisible", "Boatman's Holiday", "There's a Hole in the City", Magic for Beginners).

NOMINEES: International Horror Guild Award 2006

I first read Boatman's Holiday in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, in fact I purchased the issue primarily for the story.

The Empire of Ice Cream RobB 2007

I first read Boatman's Holiday in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, in fact I purchased the issue primarily for the story.

Archive 2007-11-01 RobB 2007

Jeffrey Ford's "Boatman's Holiday," featuring a Charon who ferries people towards something that looks suspiciously like Dante's Inferno, suggests that Hell itself was literally written into being--and thus can be rewritten.

The Little Professor: 2006

Jeffrey Ford's "Boatman's Holiday," featuring a Charon who ferries people towards something that looks suspiciously like Dante's Inferno, suggests that Hell itself was literally written into being--and thus can be rewritten.

Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006 2006

So when the hearse pulls up, there will be an honor guard here behind me, as well as Chief Boatman's Mate Carlos Rebot (ph), who is going to pipe Gerald Ford aboard.

CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2006 2006