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11 November 2026 – Radie Peat Reimagines Willow Garden Ahead of Her Debut Solo Album
By Editorial Team - November 11, 2026
Summary
Lankum singer Radie Peat shares haunting murder ballad Willow Garden ahead of debut solo LP No Human Tongue Can Tell on Rough Trade Records.
Key Facts
- Lankum vocalist Radie Peat releases 'Willow Garden', the final single from debut solo LP 'No Human Tongue Can Tell'.
- The album releases November 13 on Rough Trade Records featuring Appalachian murder ballads and Irish folk songs.
- The release is paired with a live performance filmed by Western AF at The Hut in Phibsboro, Dublin.
- Entities: Radie Peat, Lankum, Rough Trade, No Human Tongue Can Tell, Willow Garden, Western AF, The Hut, Phibsboro, Dublin
- Tags: radie-peat, lankum, no-human-tongue-can-tell, willow-garden, rough-trade-records, irish-folk, traditional-folk, murder-ballads
Celebrated Irish folk musician Radie Peat has released Willow Garden, the final preview single before her eagerly anticipated debut solo album No Human Tongue Can Tell arrives November 13 via Rough Trade Records.
Best known as the vocal powerhouse of Dublin folk visionaries Lankum, Peat treats traditional folklore with profound respect, magnifying its ancient sorrow while uncovering modern acoustic depth. Willow Garden is a nineteenth-century Appalachian murder ballad (also preserved under titles Down in the Willow Garden or Rose Connelly), recounting a chilling narrative of murder, remorse and the gallows.
Peat's harrowing rendition follows earlier singles Still I Love Him, The Moon and Stars and Hares on the Mountain. The release is accompanied by a breathtaking live performance session captured by Western AF at The Hut in Phibsboro, Dublin, emphasizing her drone-heavy harmonium work and spellbinding vocal phrasing.
Contemporary folk music continues to captivate younger independent listeners who recognize that these historic tales resonate powerfully with today's social anxieties. Peat's solo debut proves that centuries-old music requires no synthetic modernization to pierce the heart. Apparently folk balladeers figured out centuries before streaming algorithms that dark stories of tragic romance never go out of style. Explore more traditional and modern roots music in our folk section and news digest.