The Two Sisters (aka The Wind and the Rain / The Bows of London / Cruel Sister)

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:Roud Folk Song Index (number: 8) (order: 8)
Child Ballads (number: 10) (order: 10)
lyrics page:https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Child's_Ballads/10 [info]
other databases:http://mainlynorfolk.info/frankie.armstrong/songs/thetwosisters.html [info]
Wikidata:Q2545476 [info]
later versions:Percy’s Song
Wind and Rain
arrangements:I'll Show You Wonders (Oysterband arrangement)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1980-03-20Dreadful Wind and Rain (live, 1980-03-20)liveMike Seeger4:57
1987-12-05Oh, the Wind and Rain (live)liveJerry Garcia Acoustic Band4:39
1990-08-27Dreadful Wind and RainJerry Garcia & David Grisman4:49
1991-12-08Wind and RainliveJerry Garcia & David Grisman5:26
1991-12-08Wind and RainliveJerry Garcia & David Grisman5:26
1992-05-07 – 1992-05-11Wind & RainliveJerry Garcia & David Grisman4:44
2008-07-01Cruel Sister (live, 2008-07-01: St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, United Kingdom)Pentangle6:38
2015-11-05Oh the Wind and Rain (live, 2015-11-05: Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA)liveBilly Strings6:26
2019-04-18Wind and Rain (live, 2019-04-18: Salvage Station, Asheville, NC, USA)liveBilly Strings5:56
2019-05-03Wind and Rain (live, 2019-05-03: Last Concert Cafe, Houston, TX, USA)liveBilly Strings6:08
2019-06-08Wind and Rain (live, 2019-06-08: The Homestead, Haugan, MT, USA)liveBilly Strings6:04
2019-06-15Wind and Rain (live, 2019-06-15: Whispering Pines Campground, Eau Claire, WI, USA)liveBilly Strings5:50
2019-07-26Wind and Rain (live, 2019-07-26: Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, Hiram, ME, USA)liveBilly Strings7:22
2022-06-18The Wind And RainliveBig Richard3:02
Binnorie (The Twa Sisters)Custer LaRue with The Baltimore Consort8:36
Bows of LondonMartin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick6:02
Bows of LondonStick in the Wheel2:23
Crowfoot in ConcertliveCrowfoot33:34
Cruel SisterАнастасия Паписова4:06
Cruel SisterYgdrassil2:45
Cruel SisterliveJacqui McShee’s Pentangle8:08
Cruel SisterThe Pentangle7:04
Cruel SisterThe Pentangle7:00
Cruel SisterThe Pentangle7:04
Cruel Sister (live, 1994)The Pentangle5:48
Cruel SisterThe Pentangle7:03
Cruel SisterThe Pentangle?:??
Cruel SisterEkova10:17
Cruel SisterThe Pentangle7:01
Cruel SisterRachel Unthank & the Winterset8:41
Dreadful Wind & RainDavid Grisman & Jerry Garcia4:48
Harfa (The Twa Sisters)Asonance?:??
O the Wind and RainPeggy Seeger4:37
Oh the Wind and RainJody Stecher3:49
Oh the Wind and RainJody Stecher8:52
Oh, the Wind and RainJody Stecher3:51
The Bows of London (live, 1991: Saint Louis, USA)Martin Carthy5:55
The Cruel SisterRuth Notman6:56
The Cruel SisterOld Blind Dogs5:45
The Cruel SisterThe Pentangle6:59
The Cruel SisterOld Blind Dogs6:59
The Cruel SisterIsla Cameron And Lou Killen?:??
The Two SistersLucy Ward4:03
The Two SistersBradley Kincaid3:06
The Two SistersEllen Stekert1:36
The Two Sisters (1960-05-01: The Home Of Karen Wallace, St. Paul, MN, USA)coverBob Dylan2:10
The Two SistersAndrew Calhoun4:37
The Two SistersAlasdair Roberts5:35
The Two SistersAnita Best & Pamela Morgan4:35
The Two Sisters (1960-05-01: The Home Of Karen Wallace, St. Paul, MN, USA)coverBob Dylan1:56
The Two Sisters (1960-05-01: The Home Of Karen Wallace, St. Paul, MN, USA)coverBob Dylan2:07
The Wind & The RainMartin Simpson5:25
The Wind and RainAltan4:03
The Wind and the RainMartin Simpson5:28
Two SisterscoverTom Waits4:56
Two SistersClannad4:12
Two SistersClannad4:11
Two SistersEmily Portman6:22
Two SistersWood Wilson Carthy4:13
Two SistersAndrew Bird4:19
Two Sisters (live)liveClannad6:00
Two SistersClannad4:09
Two SistersClannad4:13
Two SistersRachael Dadd6:27
Two SistersAoife Clancy4:00
Two SistersJim Moray7:30
Two SistersMountain Hoodoo2:17
Two SistersClannad4:13
Wind and RainliveCrooked Still3:57
Wind and RainJulie Fowlis3:45
Wind and RainCrooked Still3:47
Wind and RainLuke Abbott5:52