Folk Files

← Folk Files24 apr · 27 min

Episode #3.4 - There Were Two Sisters

Episode #3.4 - There Were Two Sisters24 apr27 min

<p>A harrowing murder ballad in which an older sister shoves her younger sister in the water (and sometimes a musician makes an instrument from the drowned girl's corpse) can be found all over Great Britain, North America, and Scandinavia. But where did it originally come from? And how has the story changed as it's traveled across seas? Find out in this episode of Folk Files, all about "Twa Sisters."</p> <p>Host: Olivia Harding<br /> Learn more about the Spokane Fall Folk Festival: <a title= "Spokane Fall Folk Festival" href= "https://www.spokanefolkfestival.org/">https://www.spokanefolkfestival.org/</a><br /> For more on this ballad, check out the In the Roud podcast: <a title="In the Roud (8)" href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj8x5X1kCc0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj8x5X1kCc0</a><br /> Support Folk Files: <a title="Folk Files Patreon" href= "https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast">https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast</a><br /> Special thanks to Aaron J. Morton<br /> For a full list of musical excerpts associated with this episode, head to the episode page on the new Folk Files website: <a href= "https://folkfilespodcast.com/uncategorized/episode-3-4/">https://folkfilespodcast.com/uncategorized/episode-3-4/</a></p> <p> </p>