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Episode #3.4 - There Were Two Sisters
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Episode #3.4 - There Were Two Sisters
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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."
Host: Olivia Harding
Learn more about the Spokane Fall Folk Festival: https://www.spokanefolkfestival.org/
For more on this ballad, check out the In the Roud podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj8x5X1kCc0
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Special thanks to Aaron J. Morton
For a full list of musical excerpts associated with this episode, head to the episode page on the new Folk Files website: https://folkfilespodcast.com/uncategorized/episode-3-4/