{"product_id":"twa-sisters","title":"Twa Sisters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tale of jealousy, murder and revenge, of swans, harps and mystical transformation, Twa Sisters exists in many variations dating back almost 400 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpic 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 \u0026amp; mixing from his mountain-top facility The Big Omaha. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt over 11 minutes long, the track has been recorded in 3 interconnecting episodes that wax and wane as the story unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWELCOME TO THE NEW STONE AGE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L-13 Light Industrial Recordings","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":56974596178251,"sku":"R7677-0434","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-07at16.52.36.png?v=1775577163","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/twa-sisters","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}