Kate Rusby performing 'Fare Thee Well'. Accompanied by the 1st Battalion of Scots Guards. For more info, merchandise and tour dates, go to www.katerusby.com/
I count myself lucky to have been listening to Kate's enchanting voice since I first purchased the Over The Hills And Far Away Music of Sharpe soundtrack on cassette back in the mid 90's. Bless you all whom have ears. The pipes make my blood stir also. :)
My grandmother, Bertha Greenwood Bundock ,was born in the area where Kate was born, only in 1889. She worked in the textile mills before they had child labor laws. Emigrated to the U.S. in 1911. She would have adored Kate's music, as I do. " Exile" alone went straight to my heart.
Honored she would include the pipes. The barriers between our peoples need to come down, the apologies made, and the healing and forgiveness needs to begin. Together, the common people of our Isle, together can be a great force in our world in a good way, if we rid ourselves of the government that doesn't care about us and drives wedges between us. For myself, I am Scottish, and there's something about the voice and accent of an English country Lass I love. Yorkshire and Gloucester girls. Dated one once. Still good friends. I'd love to hear this girl live some day and meet her in person. She is awsome.
Absolutely riveting. So lovely, so poignant. She sings it so perfectly. What a great experience to listen to music and talent like Kate Rusby. And her music accompaniments. Thank you for adding joy to my life.
Magnificent. Kate is already a marvellous singer, and yet, the Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards brings a military presence that makes even more musical. Absolutely brilliant.
Definitely an ideal song for any day of the year. As a mate commented on her before '...so cute, you want to put her in your pocket & take her home...'
I have only been aware of Kate for a couple of week, managed to get the DVD live in Leeds and checked out many of her songs on you tube. She is a treasure and I love the way she sings with her thick Barnsley accent ok Pennistone accent. I love her music and when I her "Who`s going to sing me Lullabies " It gets to me and I love it. She is brilliant and I hope I can see here soon in concert
I just love every song by Kate Rusby. I wish I were friends with someone like her. But it is so great to listen to her. Every song has a great accompaniment that fits with its mood and feeling. As well her singing has the right quality for the songs. She has feeling but it is not overwhelming, if she were at a local coffee house she would fit right in, but of course she would usually be better than the other performers. A great song.
Oh my god, yes it was. I was sat alone as all my friends were up to general mischief upstairs at a house party. It was like 1am by the time this came on, and I couldn't actually move for half an hour. Such a beautiful song. I met her in Oxford on her tour in late 2006, it must have been 2004/5 when this was on the show, no? E.
Hard to believe I have only recently come across this contribution to TH-cam. What I don't understand is the nationalistic comments here. Music has no boundaries its many sources are derived from many themes styles and influences with no acknowledgement to borders or lines on a map. This ballad is neither Scottish, Irish or English for that matter its hers. She wrote it. It may have been drawn from many influences, but its her own composition. The only connection to Scotland is the bagpipes of the Scots Guards which are a brilliant addition to this song as is Kate Rusby's performance.
i agree teh nationalist comments do more harm than good, such a beautiful song played and sung so well, music crosses all borders and make s them unnecessary
You have to admire the person mixing this, A pipe band is a powerful thing and yet the balance is pretty spot on. I uses play snare drum in a pipe band and 4 pipers, 2 snares and a drum major (about half a small marching band) can make some noise is mean to be heard over a battlefield.
I've been a fan since I first heard Kate's voice on the soundtrack to Sharp and have a modest collection of albums. I'm hoping to catch her gig in April @ Leeds City Varieties.
You can always check her Web site. I booked to see her at The Sage at Newcastle from there. Honestly, if you knew what England was like, playing in London is like a foriegn country to Kate!
What's this here in some comments about 'Yorkshire...Scottish...British....English'? Music was made before any of these places were named; before their borders were laid out. It recognises none of this and will be sung and played when they are all changed.
MrCopperthwaite Well, not really. Almost all music is rooted in a culture and a place. Sure, it speaks to universal feelings and yearnings, but it can only emerge where deep and distinct roots of tradition exist. This is especially true for the music of the British Isles.
I take your point and perhaps I stated my case rather poorly. What I'm concerned about is the tendency in comments on music here on youtube, to lay national claim to songs. In my opinion, those 'deep and distinct roots' to which you rightfully refer, stem from cultural, even clan traditions, which are not recognised when we refer only to the respective nations which happen to have evolved in the lands of these cultures. I'm not an anti-nationalist - quite the opposite - but it is sometimes worth remembering that nations are disparate entities and to designate a musical form to them, to their people and to no others, lacks accuracy.
MrCopperthwaite correct and true ,this bollox of taken ownership of a tune laid down by someone in a field long ago is bizarre ,enjoy the fucking tune ,not where it comes from.
here are the lyrics from the Internet, but I do not know the background or what the song means or is about. Perhaps someone can write a comment on this. Hold on steady and strong, Here's the dawn coming on won't be long, Then the sun will come shining through, To show me the place I once knew. Fare thee well, Fare thee well and adieu, Fare thee well, With this song I'll be gone, Fare thee well. The old man's here and he's fine, He has come here from years down the line, He has come to bring peace to all times for the few, He has come to bring life to the new. Fare thee well, Fare thee well and adieu, Fare thee well, With this song I'll be gone, Fare thee well. Fare thee well, Fare thee well and adieu, Fare thee well, With this song I'll be gone, Fare thee well. Hold on steady and strong, Here's the dawn coming on won't be long, Oh its easy to stand in the light with pain, In the light I will ever remain. Fare thee well, Fare thee well and adieu, Fare thee well, With this song I'll be gone, Fare thee well. Fare thee well, Fare thee well and adieu, Fare thee well, With this song I'll be gone, Fare thee well.
I love this lady I was introduced to her lovely voice watching a television series Jam and Jerusalem- my family fell in love with this series and I fell in love with her voice had to know who she was and I been hooked since the drums appeal to my African roots the bag pipes are haunting and fantastic. It is crazy my great great grandmother was a slave and her master was Irish. Hey crazy DNA. I know she is an English folk singer however the sound is very Scottish and Irish to me I apologize for my ignorance I am just giving my humble opinion about this beautiful music. Keep singing Tracey from Detroit!
Hi Tracey. The pipes are obviously Scottish, but the song/tune is completely English and quite old 1700s . A lot of English folk music tends to get overlooked and a lot of what you thought was Irish or Scots could well be English in origin after all they are 3 small countries very close to each other but singers/musicians like Kate are bringing English folk to a wider audience. And Kate's singing voice is pure English north country. Ps I'm half English half Welsh and I'm a massive fan of Detroit soul music since I was 14 many years ago, RIC-TIC, Golden World, Revilot, D-Town, Motown, Wheelsville etc etc and collect records like a fool lol It appears we have a mutual love of each others cultures which is the best thing :) Keep enjoying great music Richie from Oxford U.K!
Hold on steady and strong, Here's the dawn coming on won't be long, Then the sun will come shining through, To show me the place I once new. Chorus: Fare thee well, Fare thee well and adieu, Fare thee well, With this song I'll be gone, Fare thee well. The old man's here and he's fine, He has come here from years down the line, He has come to bring peace to all times for the few, He has come to bring life to the new. Chorus x2 Hold on steady and strong, Here's the dawn coming on won't be long, Oh its easy to stand in the light with pain, In the light I will ever remain. Chorus x2
Makes us all what culture is doing with x factor and mass produced tripe .Meanwhile , at home ,in the british Isles we ve got our own plain jane Kylies of talent . kathryn Tickell and freinds ,Eliza carthy , Sharon shannon etc. etc.... Musically we should treat most brit folk as having an Irish/scottish/ welsh slant but that is due to geography , although lancashire and Yorkshire and all northern england can be easily smudged with the mythicial ' Celtic' label...... Its best just to listen and experience . as they say , keep music live.
@PeelTower I'm not British, but I agree. Most british guys my age I know don't even have a proper accent anymore. Blame the Americans :)) (and don't forget to remind them where the Mayflower came from!)
@xenophon92 I like Jools, but its fair to say he's never been the greatest host ever, but the fact that he has a go and that that's his style is charming as well as a little bit irritating. He's been like that since The Tube days
@AndyRaslan Haha! Nice try, but the Mayflower was carrying the English Separatists avoiding persecution by Queen Elizabeth I and her successor, King James I. The Separatists fled to Leyden, Holland before leaving for the New World after they realized that the Dutch were having too "worldly" of an influence on their children. So technically, you can't blame it on the Americans. Cheers, lad! ;-)
@richiewitt And of course you are allowed to love Irish singers and compare whoever you like to Shirley Bassey, 'cept our kate is from Yorkshire not the Emerald Ises, and Shirley Bassey is Welsh and sings such an entirely different genre of music. Saying Kate Rusby is the next Shirley Bassey is like saying Chinese table tennis star Hao Shuai is the next David Beckham.
For me Kate is definetely the most inspiring voice of Britain's folk scene. Britain and Folk have a nightingale to cherish and let free to sing whenever she feels the need to....
I count myself lucky to have been listening to Kate's enchanting voice since I first purchased the Over The Hills And Far Away Music of Sharpe soundtrack on cassette back in the mid 90's. Bless you all whom have ears. The pipes make my blood stir also. :)
Nice! The Sharpe series is where I learned of her too.
My grandmother, Bertha Greenwood Bundock ,was born in the area where Kate was born, only in 1889. She worked in the textile mills before they had child labor laws. Emigrated to the U.S. in 1911. She would have adored Kate's music, as I do. " Exile" alone went straight to my heart.
Kate has been given the voice of an angel, and this song is nothing short of angelic. so moving and so graceful.
The Barnsley Nightingale. Perfect as always.
She's done us Yorkshirefolk proud! Sing for the White Rose!
Honored she would include the pipes.
The barriers between our peoples need to come down, the apologies made, and the healing and forgiveness needs to begin. Together, the common people of our Isle, together can be a great force in our world in a good way, if we rid ourselves of the government that doesn't care about us and drives wedges between us.
For myself, I am Scottish, and there's something about the voice and accent of an English country Lass I love.
Yorkshire and Gloucester girls. Dated one once. Still good friends.
I'd love to hear this girl live some day and meet her in person.
She is awsome.
+John Brown You should head down to Barnsley on holiday sometime, then. That's her home, and word is she still plays local venues whenever she can.
+Lunay LeZarde
That would be great, except, I have lived in Canada now for thirty years.
So popping down to Barnsley is a little more tricky... LoL
John Brown Yeah, that would be some trick.
XD
Only thing better than hearing her is seeing her.
Her voice touches my soul in a way very few artists do. Absolutely beautiful
Absolutely riveting. So lovely, so poignant. She sings it so perfectly. What a great experience to listen to music and talent like Kate Rusby. And her music accompaniments. Thank you for adding joy to my life.
Karen Reid Such a beautiful comment! I agree and am glad that others appreciate the music as much as I do!
Beautiful Voice ♥️
First time I heard her. Spellbound. And in love and awe, forever more.
A unique voice, a soulful heart, and the face of an angel. Who could ask for more?
i believe in God when i hear her voice , her talent,and her beauty..it s love
My heart is filled with thankfulness. For Kate sings, and pure at as she is, praising Jesus is the business, worshipping in spirit and truth!
Since when does G0d condone murdering people.
Jooles has never spoken a truer word. I Truely Love Kate, so much talent so much soul and so much beauty!
There are some truly beautiful songs on TH-cam and this is one of the absolute best.
Kate you lift our spirits and touch beauty!
GORGEOUS.
Magnificent. Kate is already a marvellous singer, and yet, the Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards brings a military presence that makes even more musical. Absolutely brilliant.
I have been a fan of kate for some time and finally heard her live last year at Northampton. What an amazing voice. can't wait to see her again.
What a fantastic singer Kate is!
Voice of an Angel
she needs to be more famous !!!!!!!
Definitely an ideal song for any day of the year. As a mate commented on her before '...so cute, you want to put her in your pocket & take her home...'
Simply FANTASTIC.LONG LIVE SCOTLAND.
Heartlands introduced me this woman's beautiful voice and now I'm in love. ❤
God Bless kate Rusby! she sings like an angel!
voice of an angel =)
I have only been aware of Kate for a couple of week, managed to get the DVD live in Leeds and checked out many of her songs on you tube. She is a treasure and I love the way she sings with her thick Barnsley accent ok Pennistone accent. I love her music and when I her "Who`s going to sing me Lullabies " It gets to me and I love it.
She is brilliant and I hope I can see here soon in concert
Its all fantastic...The drumming is awesome.
I was the drummer in this, i was told 30 mins before we recorded it that we were accompanying kate, so had to put something together quick 😂
@@stuartmctaggart5470 Awesome job. It all fit together tremendously well.
What a lovely voice, Kate has the x y and z factor I'm so glad My mother in law watches songs of praise or I would never have known
There's a beautiful wistful tone to Kate's voice in this song..
I just love every song by Kate Rusby. I wish I were friends with someone like her. But it is so great to listen to her. Every song has a great accompaniment that fits with its mood and feeling. As well her singing has the right quality for the songs. She has feeling but it is not overwhelming, if she were at a local coffee house she would fit right in, but of course she would usually be better than the other performers. A great song.
Oh my god, yes it was.
I was sat alone as all my friends were up to general mischief upstairs at a house party. It was like 1am by the time this came on, and I couldn't actually move for half an hour. Such a beautiful song. I met her in Oxford on her tour in late 2006, it must have been 2004/5 when this was on the show, no?
E.
Hard to believe I have only recently come across this contribution to TH-cam. What I don't understand is the nationalistic comments here. Music has no boundaries its many sources are derived from many themes styles and influences with no acknowledgement to borders or lines on a map.
This ballad is neither Scottish, Irish or English for that matter its hers. She wrote it. It may have been drawn from many influences, but its her own composition.
The only connection to Scotland is the bagpipes of the Scots Guards which are a brilliant addition to this song as is Kate Rusby's performance.
i agree teh nationalist comments do more harm than good, such a beautiful song played and sung so well, music crosses all borders and make s them unnecessary
You have to admire the person mixing this, A pipe band is a powerful thing and yet the balance is pretty spot on. I uses play snare drum in a pipe band and 4 pipers, 2 snares and a drum major (about half a small marching band) can make some noise is mean to be heard over a battlefield.
Kate is a national treasure
Always knew Kates voice would be a good combination with a citern/bouzouki beautiful vocal as always
She just looks like an angel at 4:00! Beautiful voice. I'm so glad I found more of her songs on here!
What a wonderful live performance. Love it.
I've been a fan since I first heard Kate's voice on the soundtrack to Sharp and have a modest collection of albums. I'm hoping to catch her gig in April @ Leeds City Varieties.
Absolutely beautiful song!
You can always check her Web site. I booked to see her at The Sage at Newcastle from there. Honestly, if you knew what England was like, playing in London is like a foriegn country to Kate!
what a lovely voice kate is at the conker's at moira derbyshire would love to see her .
Excellent!
What's this here in some comments about 'Yorkshire...Scottish...British....English'?
Music was made before any of these places were named; before their borders were laid out. It recognises none of this and will be sung and played when they are all changed.
MrCopperthwaite Well, not really. Almost all music is rooted in a culture and a place. Sure, it speaks to universal feelings and yearnings, but it can only emerge where deep and distinct roots of tradition exist. This is especially true for the music of the British Isles.
I take your point and perhaps I stated my case rather poorly.
What I'm concerned about is the tendency in comments on music here on youtube, to lay national claim to songs.
In my opinion, those 'deep and distinct roots' to which you rightfully refer, stem from cultural, even clan traditions, which are not recognised when we refer only to the respective nations which happen to have evolved in the lands of these cultures.
I'm not an anti-nationalist - quite the opposite - but it is sometimes worth remembering that nations are disparate entities and to designate a musical form to them, to their people and to no others, lacks accuracy.
+MrCopperthwaite Many arguments on origin of folk songs, many go back so far that they are often obscured by the mists of time.
MrCopperthwaite correct and true ,this bollox of taken ownership of a tune laid down by someone in a field long ago is bizarre ,enjoy the fucking tune ,not where it comes from.
I love this girls voice in fact I love this girl lol.
I love her hair
#shallow
Kate looked sad here , its in her eyes x Now shes looks so happy 🥰
This comment made me chuckle! :)
Mike Harding calls her the Barnsley Nightingale----------------------anyone want to argue??
With a feather in it, naturally! :)
masterpiece :)))
100% Gorgeous
here are the lyrics from the Internet, but I do not know the background or what the song means or is about. Perhaps someone can write a comment on this.
Hold on steady and strong,
Here's the dawn coming on won't be long,
Then the sun will come shining through,
To show me the place I once knew.
Fare thee well,
Fare thee well and adieu,
Fare thee well,
With this song I'll be gone,
Fare thee well.
The old man's here and he's fine,
He has come here from years down the line,
He has come to bring peace to all times for the few,
He has come to bring life to the new.
Fare thee well,
Fare thee well and adieu,
Fare thee well,
With this song I'll be gone,
Fare thee well.
Fare thee well,
Fare thee well and adieu,
Fare thee well,
With this song I'll be gone,
Fare thee well.
Hold on steady and strong,
Here's the dawn coming on won't be long,
Oh its easy to stand in the light with pain,
In the light I will ever remain.
Fare thee well,
Fare thee well and adieu,
Fare thee well,
With this song I'll be gone,
Fare thee well.
Fare thee well,
Fare thee well and adieu,
Fare thee well,
With this song I'll be gone,
Fare thee well.
I think it's a dream poem about parting and separation from a beloved place, and the faith that in some way the poet will come home, even in dreams.
very true!
@richiewitt that's cool, Kate's from Penistone near Barnsley in South Yorkshire however ;)
This song makes me wanna up sticks and wander the countryside with a bow and arrow and a satchel with some flat bread in it. I would also have a hat.
I love this lady I was introduced to her lovely voice watching a television series Jam and Jerusalem- my family fell in love with this series and I fell in love with her voice had to know who she was and I been hooked since the drums appeal to my African roots the bag pipes are haunting and fantastic. It is crazy my great great grandmother was a slave and her master was Irish. Hey crazy DNA. I know she is an English folk singer however the sound is very Scottish and Irish to me I apologize for my ignorance I am just giving my humble opinion about this beautiful music. Keep singing Tracey from Detroit!
Well said, Tracelle! I come from a similar topsy turvy background.Scots irish indian african.
Hi Tracey. The pipes are obviously Scottish, but the song/tune is completely English and quite old 1700s . A lot of English folk music tends to get overlooked and a lot of what you thought was Irish or Scots could well be English in origin after all they are 3 small countries very close to each other but singers/musicians like Kate are bringing English folk to a wider audience. And Kate's singing voice is pure English north country. Ps I'm half English half Welsh and I'm a massive fan of Detroit soul music since I was 14 many years ago, RIC-TIC, Golden World, Revilot, D-Town, Motown, Wheelsville etc etc and collect records like a fool lol It appears we have a mutual love of each others cultures which is the best thing :) Keep enjoying great music Richie from Oxford U.K!
@PeelTower very very true
Hold on steady and strong,
Here's the dawn coming on won't be long,
Then the sun will come shining through,
To show me the place I once new.
Chorus:
Fare thee well,
Fare thee well and adieu,
Fare thee well,
With this song I'll be gone,
Fare thee well.
The old man's here and he's fine,
He has come here from years down the line,
He has come to bring peace to all times for the few,
He has come to bring life to the new.
Chorus x2
Hold on steady and strong,
Here's the dawn coming on won't be long,
Oh its easy to stand in the light with pain,
In the light I will ever remain.
Chorus x2
Makes us all what culture is doing with x factor and mass produced tripe .Meanwhile , at home ,in the british Isles we ve got our own plain jane Kylies of talent . kathryn Tickell and freinds ,Eliza carthy , Sharon shannon etc. etc....
Musically we should treat most brit folk as having an Irish/scottish/ welsh slant but that is due to geography , although lancashire and Yorkshire and all northern england can be easily smudged with the mythicial ' Celtic' label......
Its best just to listen and experience . as they say , keep music live.
Did I mis-hear, or did Jools call her Kate Rugby?
...And acts like this are why Jools Holland can't be topped.
@GaladedridDamodred Me too...
I know what you mean.
She is a Godess
@richiewitt Not sure whether you meant this as a joke or not?
amazing performance but i dont think much of the intro lol 'shes just great, shes, she is, shes wonderful Kate Rusby!'
They were married for a time, no longer though...
Kate just had a baby this september
I'm curious as to why you think so
@PeelTower I'm not British, but I agree. Most british guys my age I know don't even have a proper accent anymore. Blame the Americans :)) (and don't forget to remind them where the Mayflower came from!)
Nice bazooki!
I think when hope came out of Pandora`s box it sounded something like this!
@xenophon92 I like Jools, but its fair to say he's never been the greatest host ever, but the fact that he has a go and that that's his style is charming as well as a little bit irritating. He's been like that since The Tube days
Kate Rusby: Ineffable aural, ineffable ocular. Why is this lass not a Megastar?
@AndyRaslan Haha! Nice try, but the Mayflower was carrying the English Separatists avoiding persecution by Queen Elizabeth I and her successor, King James I. The Separatists fled to Leyden, Holland before leaving for the New World after they realized that the Dutch were having too "worldly" of an influence on their children. So technically, you can't blame it on the Americans. Cheers, lad! ;-)
Oh C'mon anyone would sound good when accompanied by the !st Battalion of Scots Guards. :-)
@richiewitt And of course you are allowed to love Irish singers and compare whoever you like to Shirley Bassey, 'cept our kate is from Yorkshire not the Emerald Ises, and Shirley Bassey is Welsh and sings such an entirely different genre of music. Saying Kate Rusby is the next Shirley Bassey is like saying Chinese table tennis star Hao Shuai is the next David Beckham.
she does play the guitar :) but you don't necessarily have to play anything to be a folk SINGER
If rifleman Dan Hagman had a daughter....
Nicely played! That was the origination of my infatuation.
i'm afraid the seething racism "up the road" is worse. sad, but'itl intensify as we carry on with this "carry on ".
SHITE!!!
She does...just not on this song.
"Thinking" requires a brain...
For me Kate is definetely the most inspiring voice of Britain's folk scene. Britain and Folk have a nightingale to cherish and let free to sing whenever she feels the need to....
Another superb performance from Kate....so good!!
this is kate at her best - what a beautiful voice. Makes life worth living. brilliant
Kate rusby is simply one of the best singer songwriters of our generation I adore the women.
Kate is a great singer of traditional songs but the best songwriter of out generation? don't think so.
Aye the lassie can sing ,,,,,,gon yirsel hen ,,,,as we say in Scotland. ,,,,that wiz braw
Proud to say that Kate was born in my home city! Gorgeous.
How can you not love her ... :)
I choose angels to help me sleep. I can feel your wings and hear your halo as I drift.
5 dislikes? Are they insane?
No la conocía, me encantó *-*
when? And Where?
THIS is awsome!
SO TRUE!!!!!