The Twa Sisters

GPTKB entity

Statements (99)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf folk
gptkbp:adaptedInto various artists
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Two_Sisters
gptkb:The_Cruel_Sister
gptkbp:ChildBalladNumber 10
gptkbp:firstPublished 1656
gptkbp:hasVariant gptkb:Danish_ballad_"De_to_søstre"
gptkb:Icelandic_ballad_"Tvær_systur"
American ballad "The Wind and the Rain"
Norwegian ballad "De to søstre"
Swedish ballad "Systrarna"
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Twa Sisters
gptkbp:influenced numerous folk songs
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:motif musical instrument made from victim's body
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Francis_James_Child
gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkbp:origin gptkb:British_Isles
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Karine_Polwart
gptkb:Sandy_Denny
gptkb:June_Tabor
gptkb:Martin_Carthy
gptkb:Maddy_Prior
gptkb:Eliza_Carthy
gptkb:The_Young'uns
gptkb:Anne_Briggs
gptkb:Bella_Hardy
gptkb:Emily_Portman
gptkb:Jackie_Oates
gptkb:Jim_Moray
gptkb:Lisa_Knapp
gptkb:Nancy_Kerr
gptkb:Nic_Jones
gptkb:Rachel_Unthank
gptkb:The_Copper_Family
gptkb:The_Imagined_Village
gptkb:The_Young_Tradition
gptkb:The_Furrow_Collective
gptkb:Joan_Baez
gptkb:Odetta
gptkb:Richard_Thompson
gptkb:Tom_Waits
gptkb:The_Unthanks
gptkb:The_Askew_Sisters
gptkb:The_Dovetail_Trio
gptkb:Loreena_McKennitt
gptkb:Shirley_Collins
gptkb:The_Dubliners
gptkb:Ewan_MacColl
gptkb:The_Spinners
gptkb:The_Owl_Service
gptkb:Pentangle
gptkb:The_Albion_Band
gptkb:The_Watersons
gptkb:Jon_Boden
gptkb:Doc_Watson
gptkb:Lead_Belly
gptkb:Pete_Seeger
gptkb:The_Seekers
gptkb:The_Clancy_Brothers
gptkb:Fairport_Convention
gptkb:Linda_Thompson
gptkb:Jean_Redpath
gptkb:The_Corries
gptkb:Stewart_Lee
gptkb:The_Incredible_String_Band
gptkb:The_Kingston_Trio
gptkb:The_Carter_Family
gptkb:Kate_Rusby
gptkb:Burl_Ives
gptkb:The_Weavers
gptkb:Jean_Ritchie
gptkb:Steeleye_Span
gptkb:Alasdair_Roberts
gptkb:James_Yorkston
gptkb:The_Chieftains
gptkb:Sam_Lee
gptkb:Robin_Williamson
gptkb:Fay_Hield
gptkb:Malinky
gptkb:June_Tabor_&_Oysterband
Joan O'Bryant
June Tabor & Martin Simpson
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:Roud_Folk_Song_Index
Child Ballads collection
gptkbp:RoudNumber 8
gptkbp:subject two sisters
magical harp
jealousy over a suitor
murder of younger sister
gptkbp:theme gptkb:murder
jealousy
sibling rivalry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Singing_Bone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5