Twa Sisters - Homegrown Two

The Twa Sisters, Child Ballad #10, is a supernatural tale of sibling rivalry, karma, and fratricide collected by Francis Child in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Various versions of the story were told and sung throughout the British Isles as well as Scandinavia. This digital video recording of Homegrown Two performing an original arrangement of the classic ballad was made by Paul Essenfeld during our performance at The Windsor Art Center on May 3, 2012.

Next week, on June 2, 2012, Homegrown Two will be recorded using technology that was available at the time Francis Child was putting together his ten volume set of "English and Scottish Popular Ballads." We will be traveling down to Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange, New Jersey, to participate in Edison Day 2012, where we will take part in a wax cylinder recording session using technology from the 1880s invented by Thomas Edison.