The Butcher Boy ♥ ♫♪ ♥

[JoshuaH688]

This is a beautiful song. I was driving down the road listening to this song for the first time, and it was sung by a guy. When I heard "a butcher boy I loved right well" I thought... huh? Then he starts singing "I wish I was a maid again..." and at that point I was really spooked... and then there was the part about the rope and suicide. It sounded a lot like a song about a homo who became a tranny and left his woman to kill herself alone. Never let a dude sing this song by himself. Ever.

[cuntzillamcgonigle]

as a kid my mom used to sing this to me...great memories

[emmagrace1993]

Beautiful song, it's a pity a lot of people I know hate Irish songs. They don't appreciate the beauty of this simple song

[CelticManoeuvre]

My favorite version of this song is by the Clancy Brothers.

[CelticManoeuvre]

This is an old english song. Everyone seems to think it's Irish. It's not.

[SophieGrimesX]

@squirell1952 no sadly they broke up because margaret o brien decided to get amrried and settle down to have kids, and im proud to say now that she is my grandmother :) she still sings in the dublin county choir but thats about it :)

[squirell1952]

WHERE ARE THE LUDLOWS TODAY?  ARE THEY STILL IN SHOWBIZ?

[madfortrad5958]

brilliant

[Teddyb1939]

no gimmicks,just lovely harmonies,beautiful.

[redoler]

Subdued and harmonic performance.Thanks to previous poster for the melodramatic lyrics! I'll teach my grand-daughter them.

[whillyem]

Check Out Sinead O'Connor's Version Of This Song. It's AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's Posted With The Lyrics, Which Slightly Differ From This Original Version . Sinead Recorded It For The Movie Butcher Boy That Came Out In The Late 90's. It Was Directed By Neil Jordan. Sinead Plays The Virgin Mary In The Movie- PURE GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SeldomSheBoredMe]

I first heard this in '66 as a young boy on holiday in my mother's county of Kilkenny. it has haunted me ever since.

[Shindai]

Absolutely spellbinding, my favourite version, she has such a beautiful voice for it and I love the male and female melody, such a beautiful sound and wonderful performance.

[musicfreakme91]

such a beautifully sung, tragically sad song :(

[josparkes1]

Lovely sweet singing !

[jilicker]

Lovely stuff!!

[pastore0506]

This song would bring tears to a glass eye; but I love it! The Ludlows did a beautiful job of it.

George

[dickmilesmusic]

very good,good singing, simple accompaniment,how some of the english folk revival could learn from this,Dick Miles

[handsomevision]

you tell them.

[tongiorgi]

like yesterday! where did the years go?

beautiful - thanks bannerman

[onelasssttime]

Yes.. but, OMG-- how Morbid can it get?? LOL....Toal music t islit wrists by...

[onelasssttime]

Wow-- THAT was crappy typing.. but you get it....(???)

[madnotbad44]

actually very sweet... x

[madnotbad44]

sweet!!!

[BestPerformers]

Lovely voice

[WestLondonDroog]

A childhood fav of mine.

[folkmusicgirl]

Thanks so much for posting this great song and video of the Ludlows. Do you have any other songs of theirs you can post?

Do you know how long they were together as a trio & how many albums they released?

[Wanderwd]

Beautiful version♥......what a tearful song!

[teresa9029]

This is a beautiful clip of a beautiful song. Thanks so much for posting this!!

[jtls8]

Thank you for posting!

[RussellK9]

Golly, I remember my mom singing this to me as a nipper. What a beautiful voice.

♫♪♫♪☺

[cocklesandmussels]

I remember the Ludlows as a kid. Thanks for posting.

[fiddle4u]

This song brings back old childhood,

memories... and was sung alot by folks

around here [Co,Antrim] in those days Too!

Mike thanks for the Post -- 10X10.. jim,,,,

[machree01]

You don't see many recordings of The Ludlow's, that was a wee Gem, great thanks for posting it.