THE STANDING STONES Twa Sisters featuring Iona Zajac and Daragh Lynch 12″ Single

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£15.00 – £95.00

PRE-ORDER
12″ Single on black vinyl with etched B side
11:25 min track on the A side
Lyrics etched in a spiral on the B side.

RELEASE DATE 1st May 2026
See below for Twa Sisters Part 1 (preview track)

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 songs’ 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 on guitar and OP-1 synth, with Jem Finer on hurdy-gurdy and Jimmy Cauty 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.

AVAILABLE IN 3 EDITIONS
All come with a free download code

1. Standard black vinyl with download card

2. Ltd Edition of 213 with with an A2 band poster numbered and signed  by Jimmy Cauty, Jem Finer, Daragh Lynch and Iona Zajac.
Band Poster 42 x 59.4 cm (folded)

3. Ltd Edition of 31 copies as above with an exclusive distressed poster numbered and signed by Jimmy Cauty, Jem Finer, Daragh Lynch and Iona Zajac.
Distressed Poster 100 x 73 cm

NB: These posters are individually distressed, creased and folded in the traditional L-13 style. Each may appear slightly different from the one shown here. Any tears, holes or creases caused by the distressing process are part of the work.

NNB: This is a PRE-ORDER ITEM
First shipping on or around 4th May 2026

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Description

Preview Track: Twa Sisters Part 1
The first 3:36 min episode of the song
The full track will be available to stream and download on Bandcamp from 1st May 2026

THE STANDING STONES featuring Iona Zajac (vocals & harp) and Daragh Lynch (guitar & OP-1)
Daragh Lynch appears courtesy of Rough Trade Records Ltd
Original recordings and hurdy-gurdy by Jem Finer at Bark Studios, London E17
Bark Studio sessions engineered by Brian O’Shaughnessy
Mixed by Jimmy Cauty at The Big Omaha
Produced by The Standing Stones
Mastered by Barry Grint
Photograph of Iona Zajac by Niamh Barry
Artwork by TowerBlock1
Released on 1st May 2026, the day of the standing of The Hurdy Stone and the rising of the Flower Moon

© The Standing Stones 2026 ALL RITES RESERVED ALL RONGS RITED

NOTES
Twa Sisters exists in many variations dating back almost 400 years. First printed on a broadsheet in 1656 and later catalogued by Francis James Child as Child Ballad 10 (Roud 8) it is thought to have originated in England or Scotland, though similar songs appear across Europe, particularly in Scandinavia. In prose form versions of the story exist in fairytales and myth, notably The Singing Bone, collected by the Brothers Grimm. This version, alluding to ‘the North Sea shore’ would appear to hail from the North East of England and takes its tune from Lay the Bent to the Bonnie Broom aka Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child Ballad 1, Roud 161). Known by many names The Standing Stones have chosen the Scots Twa Sisters, a sibling to their recording of Twa Brothers (L-13 Light Industrial Recordings L-13LIR24-2).

 

Additional information

Edition

SIGNED Ltd Edition with DISTRESSED PRINT and BAND POSTER, SIGNED Ltd Edition with BAND POSTER, STANDARD Black vinyl

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