Kate Rusby - Blooming Heather

[sidacboilerhouse]

Amazing version of this brill song,however, as usual, the two other verses are missed out.Pity as she she does it so well

[MizCactus]

Kate has such a pretty face, and an even lovlier voice. <3

[iKingHD]

Haha im related to her, UTR!

[USERNAMEfieldempty]

Oh, Katy, will you be my darlin'?

[Celizala]

Magical x

[AngelHael]

I love Kate. She's got an almost...childlike purity and simplicity in her voice in this, and it makes the song so sweet.

[joetavish]

how funny is that ginger bird near the end, i think her bf just spunked in his shorts too

[wellfuckitmaaaan]

do you nobs go on every upload just to bloody argue, just enjoy our Kates music, voice of an angel, keep goin kate n sod em xxx

[TheMantis1914]

0ur kate ,brill ,fantastic ,amazing , barnsley, yeah oh yeah

[Rushynet]

By Heck she's good!

[efrdawg]

all of you get over it...it's a fine and beautiful video even if not technically perfect.. i am a musician and i didn't see any issues that ruined my viewing experience..and shame on YouTube for hiding meltogue's comment, i don't agree but what is this censorship??

[potrezeb1]

cool ...thanks for the clip

[GnuTex]

She's so sweet, love the ending "Well done, you've made me a happy girl!". Divine.

[dac186]

Alright, seriously!! How have I never heard of this woman? Absolutely awesome!

[GabFab4U]

I love the music of her.

[MissSuperMoo]

Blooming heather is my fave song of all time :) <3

[EstimatedProf]

My god, my god. What an extraordinary talent. Just discovered her thanks to Fiona Ritchie's radio program "Thistle and Shamrock." I hope that some day she'll tour here in the USA. Wonderful compilation, this.

[DesktopGaming]

Kate Rusby is massively underrated - unique vocal style, very sincere person and what she sings is from the heart (unlike most music these days, which is from the crotch). Thanks for posting the video.

To the three people who don't like this, you should probably stick to watching Puff Diddly videos - its probably more your level.

[mikeyirish1967]

Kate Rusby might just be one of the best English singers of our generation. She is just magical.

[wleldv]

just beautiful cept for glitches she sings like an angel :)

[California9907]

Cheers for uploading this video, love this song and proper looking forward to seeing her in May :)

[givemesomequilt]

@Hex where /what is your source stating the song is 200 years old ? I think William McPeake wrote it in the 1950s. But pissing contests aside Kate is better live.

[gordbard]

She's absolutely beautiful! I've had the privelege of seeing her perform live. It was the experience of a lifetime. Long life to her!

[solsticecelt1]

She has a beautiful voice, lovely song. Scottish I believe.

[AlchemicalDavid]

@solsticecelt1

Scottich? SCOTTICH? LOL, sorry - naah, she's from down t'road. Barnsley lass. Yorkshire.

[TheSami1973]

@AlchemicalDavid confusion there is she did marry the scottish violinist? Not sure but think they split up....

[AlchemicalDavid]

@solsticecelt1

Oh the song? Oooops :)

[TheSami1973]

Kate Rusby has a really beautiful voice. Yorkshire should be proud of her!

[dermotjl]

@hexcane Me 1 You nil. Ha ha I love it!

[dermotjl]

@hexcane tell me what you know? The tune was collected 200 years ago in ireland by Bunting. Maybe it came from scotland before that, who knows or who cares. The words of "Danny Boy" as we know it today were written by the englishman Edward Weatherly as i said earlier. I am not crowing, why would you say that? I am Irish maybe you think I am English.

[dermotjl]

@hexcane danny boy was written by an englishman Frederic Edward Weatherly (1848-1929), . fact.

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

Christ, at last Scots standing up & rightly claiming credit for the fact that many of the great folk songs/tunes are Scottish not Irish. Nothing against the Irish but Christ, we're bailing out your banks, don't steal our music too...please.

[dermotjl]

@KITCHENOFDISTINCTION point 1 : Most Irish folk music fans would happily admit that this song is scottish

2: British, french and german banks made mad idiotic loans to mad idiot irish banks. By bailing out irish banks, what you are in effect doing is saving your own banks. Except the bailout is a loan @6% which the irish taxpayer has to pay. therefore Irish taxpayers pay for the mistakes of european and brit banks, while taxpayes in those places make 6% profit. go figure

[roquefort88888]

She's got a very pleasant voice, & the line of her phrasing is also very good. But I have to agree the song makes more sense sung by a man. Unless the idea is a kind of lesbian anthem, which it doesn't seem to be.

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The incongruity gives the impression that all the soulful looks & longing are a bit stagecrafty & put-on, which is the suspicion I get with her anyway.

[markbailey17]

Yeah that was kinda rude. Sorry about that. I appreciate the video. I shouldn't have been rude. Sorry.

[markbailey17]

As always Kate is wonderful but the sound and video aren't sync'ed on this video. Very frustrating and amateur.

[denniskeogh]

@markbailey17

There have been a couple of comments about the synch on this clip so I've had a closer look. The video tends to jerk and so pull in and out of synch. The clip is basically as was when I uploaded. I've been back to check the original, and it runs just fine, so I would need an expert to tell me why it would be different on Youtubes servers.

As for 'amateur', laddie, I was of the impression that we were nearly all amateurs out here.

[chinahands100]

@markbailey17 basic manners..saying ty and asking if they could fix the problem..not hard is it.

[thomas17177]

@markbailey17 If any person has been to Whitby Festival, this will make their hearts swell and their eyes well

[glenangreave]

absolutely brilliant performance, we love you Kate xxx

[bigegg7170]

beautiful voice ,beautiful music,beautiful woman.

[sameoldfitup2008]

Great Stuff

[Incudius]

It is a fair interpretation and there have been many others.

I know the song better by the title "Wild Mountain Thyme".

I urge any fans to seek out the Pentangle version...... you will not be disappointed.

[alizarazell]

@Incudius do you know where I could find that? I love Pentangle, so I'd love to hear that. Sandy Denny's version is quite nice as well, for the record.

[AcornsAndAntlers]

i LOVE her so much.

[Topographer]

"Wild Mountain Thyme", also known as "Purple Heather" and "Will You Go Lassie, Go", is a folk song, written by William McPeake, a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland and first recorded by McPeake in 1957.[1] It is often mistakenly believed to be a traditional song, but the copyright is held by English Folk Dance and Song Society Publications, who published it for McPeake.[2] It was first recorded by Francis McPeake in 1957, and has since been covered by numerous artists.

[robsargent4]

@Topographer Seeing as it was sung by the RAF pilot Douglas Bader & his squadron during the Second World War, I think that maybe McPeake just made a new version of a song which already existed. There's no shame in that. That's pretty much all Robert Burns ever did & he is widely regarded as a great poet & song-writer. Then again McPeake might have done live performances of it before he had it recorded. Quite possibly we'll never know for sure. All I really know is that I like the song.

[Topographer]

Blooming Heather is also called Wild Mountain Thyme.

Written in 1957, so it's not actually traditional.

Recorded thousands of times, amongst others by The Byrds in 1966.

This is a beautiful version.

[voicesinthewoods]

Just found out about Kate Rusby through Pandora.com a few minutes ago. LOVE this song. She is such a delightful and beautiful person. What a lovely interview and song. Thanks for posting this!

[burkardheike]

oh dear...this is the best version i heard of this song....it touched my heart

[Psikonort]

A night full of stars , a Summer of sunshine ,a beam of light in a deep dark place.

[California9907]

even if it's scottish or irish still reminds me a moors back home

good song :)

[TheGentl3man]

Nice, Luke Kelly does a great version too.

[pteJames]

god she is a wondeful singer! I hope she comes to Canada to sing, I would be there in a second!

[joetavish]

Kate Rusby has possibly the nicest voice ever

[FRUITBATmusic]

Kate, i love you... even though this isnt you. Your immense

[hmmmmm1988]

What do you mean it isn't her? Looks and sounds like her to me.

[FRUITBATmusic]

@hmmmmm1988

No i mean eventhough im not talking to kate rusby by saying : Kate I Love You :)

[hmmmmm1988]

Haha, OH! Sorry. Lol! =)

[harwoodsgolf]

I am now a 6 foot 2 19 stone cry baby, what a voice.

[iamleda]

wow. i don't know who she is, but her face is so expressive.

[Jimala3]

I've been doing that song in my garden for a few years now...instead of Lassie ,I use Lucy....my little kitten who disappeared in 2006. Doing it kills me every time.

[alderbaran1]

I was very touched to hear about your kitten and the link with that wonderful song. Sounds like Lucy had a blessed life.

[Jimala3]

Lucy Black had a very short stay

not sure if she died or was taken away

the weekend in Newmarket

had left sweet Lucy in harms way.

Another new song for Kate Rusby to follow!

[Jimala3]

I am actually crying.

[lexy67flc]

Kate has the voice of an angel. And she is a beautiful and very warm lady. She has an ability to reach out and touch an audience that is rarely seen. We don't have nearly enough musicians like Kate.

I saw her a few years ago and she did this song, and the audience as one sang along with Kate, adding beautiful harmonies. It was a very special moment.

[ben909ben]

the best songwriters seem to write songs that we almost feel we could have written ourselves, or at least we have lived those moments Kate seems to have the voice that we would sing those songs in if we could she's channelling Every Person No big splashes of technique and such she is completely free of her ego just lets out the pure essence of the song and the experience she's cherishing a delicate tradition handed down she sings with a perfect respect for the material, and her audience

[Deadjammy]

am i the only one who thinks she is the most perfect girl on earth? ....im in love....

[ben909ben]

there's a wee bit'o lineup laddie....

take yer' place

at the rear

[bush2sucks]

This song makes my heart ache, absolutely beautiful.

[gjendganger1]

Timeless beauty!

[sameoldfitup2008]

Lovely Girl!

[mandrake127]

Makes your heart sing ... great stuff Kate.

[rpgnostic]

Beautiful rendition of this folk favorite! I'd travel to the British Isles just to see her sing.

[Lapsanglover]

Ha, that's exactly what I'm doing in december. To Blackpool Grand theater :~))) Ah, not far... from The Netherlands, but a nice trip all the same.

[Nhurm]

brill, thanks loads

[RonBudreau]

Absolutely Beautiful, my compliments and appreciation to Kate for keeping Geltic alive!

[bigmeuprudeboy]

Whenever Im far from home I listen to Kate singing and Im back in England in a shot... B E A U T I F U L

(yes pedants I appreciate this is a Scots song originally)

[simpler43]

met and talked to her about barnsley,what an interesting lady and a fine singer taboot that was at the cambridge fest about 1990 ish ,tom

[Rowsey63]

One fine lady and a beautiful voice. Her songs sends me far away.

[peskirabbit]

......and....further thoughts...from my experience of the folk scene, its actually quite common in the folk tradition to sing a song that has the ''voice' of the other gender. Though some of the songs 'get round' this by saying "As I walked out...I heard a maid and she was singing "etc. But its kind of its the song that counts, its all less...individualistic/persona­l than the modern mode...maybe?

[peskirabbit]

Hmm, i first encountered this as "Will ye go laddie go"..........!!

[mkearley49]

Wow ... just spellbinding. Thanks for sharing it.

[meltogue]

Beautiful singer but this song better sang by a man i think.

[denniskeogh]

Do you mean it in the sense that it might be said 'Da doo ron ron' is best sung by a woman?

[ben909ben]

@meltogue OK - you dream about the guy singing it

I'll fall into her face and stillness and pure submission to the song

and the way she says 'all go together"

as if every Northern soul that ever heard the song

or walked over a moor

were walking hand in hand, with peace in their hearts, inside her voice

I love how she kind of disappears when she sings, but yet, she's still there.

[meltogue]

she sings it quit beautifully all right , I like the corries sing it also with their scots twang!.

[LANKYNIBS9000]

@meltogue I think I remember June Tabor nailing it. Perhaps not.

[glenangreave]

@meltogue .........I think not

[agentbullvi]

The music really did her injustice. She needs hardly any music at all.

[BluegrassForte]

Amazing musicians!

[mikeyirish1967]

Kate. Is. Perfect.

[PeelTower]

Wild Mountain Thyme. also known as "Will You Go Lassie, Go", is based on a traditional Scottish folk song. It was first recorded by Francis McPeake, a native of Ulster, Ireland, in 1957, and has been attributed to him, though it is commonly described as a variant of "The Braes of Balquhidder" by Robert Tannahill.

[DonegalRaymie201]

So where does this song come from? Is it actually Northern English? I always thought that "lass" and "lassie" were Northumbrian words anyway! Any dialect experts out there?

[Bexby]

She's from Barnsley, near Sheffield, in Yorkshire. I know because I live there, and she always performs in our local pubs :P

[wtfievh]

You are blessed to have her perform there. I imagine that she is incredible live.

[Bexby]

Oops, sorry, thought you were asking were Kate came form lol :P

[ChiefStressman]

Wonderful Kate! What a pity those TV presenters can't seem to let things finish properly these days. I was always taught it's so rude to interrupt!

[diverdraeger]

Aargh, why did they wreck the end by talking!

[OllieGarkey]

Delightful, absolutely delightful. This is my favorite version since the corries. It's a beautiful image of humanity, I think, the blend of Scottish and English in that song.

[brother1ray]

Nah, the best version is by Dick Gaughan with Emmoulyou Harris, Kate McGarrigle and Rufus Wainwright, yeah him! Search under "Moutain thyme"!

[brother1ray]

And I love Kate Rusby! She is truly special!

[RN1805]

The Corries, Dick Gaughan, Emmylou Harries - all good versions. For those who haven't checked it out already, listen to the Fotheringay version on the recently released Fotheringay 2 CD (finally released 30 years later). Sandy Denny fairly tears your heart out on this recording.

[bobsaver]

She sings this song on stage on her live tour. She's touring at the moment - if you get the chance to go and see her do. She's one of the really great singers of our time and she's also a great raconteur.

[johnsimmonds16]

Love the arrangement, she should've produced and arranged her own stuff ages ago. Can't resist having to ask 'what the hell's that woman singing in the shot of the couple at 5mins and 41 secs into the clip? is she in the same tent? same county?'.He seems to like it though? These are the dangers of getting the public to sing along with you. Nice necklace though.

[FioriProductions]

The sound goes out of sync about 30 secs before which is why the woman in the crowd looks like she is signing something else

[johnsimmonds16]

Now i feel guilty, irony is very difficult to convey in the written word. Thank you for your honest reply to my rhetorical question. I feel suitably ashamed

[OllieGarkey]

As well you should! Parade rainer...

[DanPat121]

Beyond compare...

[nickclapton]

theres so much about this performance that i dont like, i think john's violin is horribly out of tune with the other strings, i think theres too many instruments playing... and yet i absolutely love it! i think shes simply amazing!!

[bobsaver]

I agree that she really doesn't need the "orchestra" and it's not the best version of this song she has done - but she is what my son calls a leg-end!

[LDixon007]

@nickclapton ~ The violin's seeming out of tune is actually very effective in expressing the poignancy of the music, and is spot-on artistically, IMO.

The rest I agree with!

[snoozeyoulose19]

I love the Corries, did they do 'Jerusalem'? Love it!!!!!!!

[Maksimfan]

I agree, I love kate rusby but the best two versions by far are one by the corries and one by max boyce

[laoban1954]

Such a lovely rendition. Love the instrumentation and harmonies. For a simpler, early rendition--indeed, probably one that Rusby heard as a girl--hear the wonderful Corries doing the same tune under the name The Wild Mountain Thyme.

[mixedgrill]

Superb !

[BessyBumblebee]

this is one of my favourite songs from the album!! She is amazing

[ThePoetsLove]

thanks for posting!! her voice is so amazing!!