Twa Sisters

The Standing Stones’ second recording Twa Sisters follows on from their first, Twa Brothers, in creating a hyper-quantised dystopio-folk-horror soundscape, blurring the temporal zones of the folk song's ancient origins with the near future.

A tale of jealousy, murder and revenge, of swans, harps and mystical transformation, Twa Sisters exists in many variations dating back almost 400 years.

Epic in length at 19 verses, The Stones’ rendition of the ballad is sung by Iona Zajac accompanied by Daragh Lynch (Lankum) on guitar and OP-1 synth, with Jem Finer (The Pogues) on hurdy-gurdy and Jimmy Cauty (formerly of The KLF) on everything else & mixing from his mountain-top facility The Big Omaha. 

At over 11 minutes long, the track has been recorded in 3 interconnecting episodes that wax and wane as the story unfolds.

The band will mark their second release as they did with their first: by spending their record label advance on a 2.5 tonne standing stone 'The Hurdy Stone' that will be stood in a field near Stroud.

WELCOME TO THE NEW STONE AGE