Wind and Rain - Collab with Schuermurrman

Download MP3 here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?a0kiotynegy

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http://www.youtube.com/user/schuermurrman

I'm a huge fan of Lana, aka schuermurrman, so I asked her if she'd be interested in doing a collaboration. She said yes, then suggested this strange murder ballad. While I was googling the song, I saw that the earliest version of it is from 1656. The original title is "The Twa Sisters."

From Wikipedia:
Two sisters go down by a body of water, sometimes a river and sometimes the sea. The older one pushes the younger in and refuses to pull her out again; generally the lyrics explicitly state her intent to drown her younger sister. Her motive, when included in the lyrics, is sexual jealousy--in some variants, the sisters are being two-timed by a suitor; in others, the elder sister's affections are not encouraged by the young man. In a few versions, a third sister is mentioned, but plays no significant role in events. In most versions, the older sister is described as dark, while the younger sister is fair.

When the murdered girl's body floats ashore, someone makes a musical instrument out of it, generally a harp or a fiddle, with a frame of bone and the girl's "long yellow hair" (or "golden hair") for strings. The instrument then plays itself and sings about the murder. In some versions, this occurs after the musician has taken it to the family's household, so that the elder sister is publicly revealed (sometimes at her wedding to the murdered girl's suitor) as the murderess.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• schuermurrman
• seeso
• wind
• rain
• twa
• sisters
• murder
• ballad
• acoustic
• ukulele
• piano
• mandolin
• shaker

[UKISOCIETY]

I still listen to this recording on my mp3 player. Any word from your duetist lately?

[seeso]

@UKISOCIETY No word at all. :(

[tjsammich]

Wow - really, you guys - thanks for this. Very nice.

[seeso]

@tjsammich You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.

[twobaker11]

10**************** thumbs up.

[seeso]

@twobaker11 That's a lot of thumbs!

[IamNotTheMoon]

Is it just me? Or did this song kick ass?

[kylerott]

WOW stunning duet. Great mix of voices.

[ctrymaus]

In case I didn't comment back then: I just rewatched this and love it so! Favourited, for sure!

[seeso]

@jameswaltertaylor I really appreciate it, James.

[jameswaltertaylor]

Absolutely a great collaboration. This has had a long stay on my favorites playlist.

[kennymelodica]

Wow, this is amazing - wonderful