Butterworth - The lads in their hundreds (Roderick Williams)

[algernon4444]

The lads in their hundreds: their names are on every war memorial in the UK.

[somnitel]

Magnificent.

[windstorm1000]

Many of those 'lads' never came back from WWI--including the composer--lending the song a special irony. That war was such a tragic waste-nearly destroying an entire generation--nothing tangible came from it as far as lasting piece. In fact it set the seeds for an even more destructive war 20 years later.

[MrJamalKRahman]

Roderick Williams is the greatest baritone in Britain today

[floggedful]

:'(

[rippingstyle]

This may be the saddest song of all time. It is remarkably haunting. Such a shame that Butterworth was one of "the lads in their hundreds" killed during the great war.

[miremystic]

very good version of these great songs by Butterworth. And Roderick Williams is awesome... had heard them before by tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Mr Williams is just as good, which is saying a lot, considering Johnson's amazing way of singing!!

[Matelad]

THANK YOU! for posting this. It's really hard to get these records nowadays... good thing that some people have the good habit of sharing it in here. Cheers !