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Branwen wrote this song after reading Nick Cave's debut novel "And the Ass saw the Angel" when they were 17. It was such a dark book that Branwen felt that this song was a necessary result.

This song was nearly lost forever when the twins decided to scrap it, but it was brought back to life when it was found on an old hard-drive.

The twins met a hurdy-gurdy player called David Flowerkraut on the streets of Galway and invited him down to record for the day on this song in 2013 for a very epic solo!

Nicolas Cooper, their long time friend and collaborator brought a special edge to this song with his famous double stop expertise on the fiddle. Nicholas was always on the edge of telling a hilarious joke in studio and made recording a delight.

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I was born to a husky hag
And I grew up in a rusted shack
And down in the valley was a dirty old town
And oh how the rain, how the rain poured down


And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And she said maybe, you’re a liar


I’ve always tried to keep my tongue in check
And oh how she cried when I broke her neck
I was always striving to be so good
Mama’s little angel misunderstood


And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And she said maybe, you’re a liar


What did I find up in the woods
A jagged old dagger underneath my foot
And after midnight I’d go hunting down
All the dirty old beggars in that dirty old town


And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And she said maybe, you’re a liar


Oh how I moaned when the blood poured down
And oh how I howled when they shot her down
She should have been buried way up high
That was no way for my love to die


And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And she said maybe, you’re a liar


I think maybe I’m going to hell
When they bring my coffin they won’t bring no bell
I’m going to burn for my sins in a fire
Why, cos my sister says that I’m a liar


And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And I said wo ho sister tell me what have I done
And she said maybe, you’re a liar

credits

from Altarwise, track released February 20, 2024
Branwen Kavanagh: Vocals/ Guitar
Julie Kavanagh: Vocals
Nicholas Cooper: Violin
David Flowerkraut: Hurdy-Gurdy
Martin Brunsden: Bass
Peter Ashborne: Drums
Simon O Reilly: Intro Guitar

Model: Danae Wollen
Photo by Myriam Riand

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Lyrical, twin-edged, harmony-ridden, experimental, scrap-yard folk... with a saw.

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