Two Sisters -- Traditional Folk Ballad

My friend left his violin at my house for the weekend and I plan to take advantage of it.

Sorry for all the flubs, I haven't played violin since 6th grade when my sister was taking lessons.

'Two Sisters,' sometimes known as 'Twa Sisters,' 'The Sisters Twain,' 'The Wind And The Rain,' or with the occasional ornamental adjective, 'The Dreadful Wind and the Rain' is a folk ballad telling the tale of two sisters who fall in love with a young man come to court them. The young man favors the younger sister, which arouses jealousy is the elder sister. Whilst the sisters are walking upon the banks of the river (or the sea shore, depending on which version you hear) the elder pushes the younger sister into the water. She swims until she reaches the mill, where the miller 'fishes' her out. The elder sister then bribes the miller with gold to push her sister back in again. He does, and the song ends with the hanging of the miller.

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[rafuch]

blaah! lol

nice fiddlin' man!

[halfway2sanity]

Hell yeah!



[omarragbag1]

Cool man, You are talented bro. Check out Dreadful Wind and Rain by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. its alot different than this but youll probably like it. it ends with him making a fiddle out of her bones and such . coool

Cheers man

[brijmohun]

fuckin brill

[Evangeline30575]

I'm saving this to favorites!

[coolanddark]

Well I have to say this just bout the purdiest sound that ever did past by my eardrums!

[soggieshorts1]

fantastic efect playing in that barn

[spitfire6121]

awsome tune

[FuckJoe]

I am just sitting around looking up versions of this, and I've got to say I really love this one. I quite like the sound.

[Rocinante64]

hey my friend, that was simply incredible..... you made my day. thank you.