Radie Peat – “Willow Garden”

Radie Peat's debut solo album No Human Tongue Can Tell is out at the end of the week. So far the Lankum leader has shared "Still I Love Him," "The Moon And Stars," and "Hares On The Mountain," and now she's back with "Willow Garden."

"This is a traditional murder ballad, mostly sung in America," Peat explains. "There is evidence of its existence in Ireland in 1810 when the tune was noted in the bunting collection, without lyrics, but with the title 'Rose Connolly.' We appear to have lost it since then in Ireland, but it survived very successfully in the Appalachian's. The last verse was transcribed by Matt Kinman from 'an old fella' he was living up the mountains with for a while, and I've never found it anywhere else. Thanks to Matt for writing it down for me in a dive bar in Sylva, North Carolina."

The song comes with a live performance video filmed by Western AF at the Hut in Phibsboro, Dublin. Check out both versions below.

No Human Tongue Can Tell is out 11/13 on Rough Trade.