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House and Land

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The duo are known for giving a modern, feminist spin to historic and sometimes patriarchal or misogynistic ballads from Great Britain, Appalachia, and the Ozarks region by giving greater voice to the songs' female protagonists. They have also chosen to record other songs with problematic lyrics as
27: 132:. The band members are guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Louise Henson and fiddler/banjoist Sally Anne Morgan. Both musicians contribute to vocals. They have two albums, the self-titled 720: 231:", as a harmony for guitar and banjo in 2019, and songs "The Cursed Soldier" and "Rainbow 'Mid Life's Willows." Artists whose songs they have reinterpreted include 550: 715: 584: 457: 641: 380: 163:
The two have toured in the United States and the United Kingdom. They have also appeared at folk festivals such as the annual
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The band members met when Sarah Louise opened as a solo act at the Mothlight in Asheville for another band, the
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is specifically credited as an inspiration for their second album, as was Swedish psychedelic group
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magazine, while their second received an 84 and was named Folk Album of the Month by
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instrumentals only. Examples of this include the traditional murder ballad "
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Two female musicians, one with a banjo and one with a guitar sit in front of microphones
Asheville, North Carolina
Old-time music
Experimental music
Thrill Jockey
House and Land
Appalachian
old-time music
Asheville, North Carolina
House and Land
Across the Field
Metacritic
Magnet
The Guardian
Pickathon
Portland, Oregon
Festival for the Eno
Durham, North Carolina
Carole Pegg
Emmanuelle Parrenin
Black Twig Pickers
Big Ears Festival
Knoxville, Tennessee
letterpress
geology
Two Sisters
Robert Burns
Dillard Chandler
Shirley Collins
Dolly Collins

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