Anthony Kearns, The Croppy Boy

Anthony Kearns singing The Cropy Boy on the Irish television series "The Irish Tenors and Friends." Kearns, founding member of the PBS super group The Irish Tenors, presents a dynamic repertoire spanning Ireland to Broadway, Lanza to McCormack, Viennese romance and French art songs to popular Italian classics, the inspirational to the spiritual, in a concert you will not soon forget. Anthony Kearns is represented by CMI Entertainment, Inc. To book concerts, contact [e-mail] on behalf of Anthony Kearns (www.anthonykearns.net) and CMI Entertainment, Inc. (www.cmientertainment.com) Anthony's official biography can be found at www.anthonykear... and his full and complete opera credits can be found at www.anthonykear... .

[@bucklilli9832]

He is good looking, and a great singer too. I like him.

[@johnfoconnor]

this really is nice, I will listen and listen again. A lovely rendition of the "Croppy Boy" Top class post.

[@paacer]

Marvellous version Anthony sung with such feeling . You have a beautiful voice .

[@scottymam]

My favourite of the tenors.

[@maggymay7827]

Mr Kearns has the finest voice in the land.He is indeed fortunate.We should all be so lucky.

[@johnnycostello4007]

Maggy May 0p

[@65minimom]

maggy may, blessed is a better word, lucky is those who get to enjoy his God-given talent

[@bardaghohio]

What an amazing, heart-rending version of this song...

[@johnoconnor4623]

Love Anthony's singing of the Croppy Boy; a song from his own county of Wexford and he sings it just beautifully. I come back to listen every so often and it is great each time. I love this song and it has not been hijacked by others for any of their self-fulfilling purposes. It is still a pure song of the Croppy Boy.

[@jmeyer3rn]

I'm glad Anthony sings it, and he does make it his own.

[@pawstoreflect]

I enjoy all his songs. His voice has a special quality. I too wish he would release his own album.

[@johnoconnor4623]

I love this song and Anthony Kearn@s singing of it. Just perfect for me.

[@johnoconnor4623]

Truly sung with true words not replace words with some fake words. So i will always listen to "And when I stood on the scaffold high" rather than the "platform high" as some sing it.

[@JohnOHare-r2r]

Mr Kearns does the best Boulavouge ever with full ochestra

[@johnoconnor4623]

Is there a memorial to this lad anywhere in Wexford, there should be.

[@inkybinkyschpinky]

what type of whistle is that?

[@maggymay7827]

It looks like a German recorder.

[@donaloflynn]

It’s a low whistle, basically an oversized tin whistle but made from aluminium. The flute maker Bernard Overton developed them for Finbar Furey.

[@johnoconnor4623]

The words: It was early, early all in the Spring When the birds did whistle and sweetly sing, Changing their notes all from tree to tree And the song they sang was: Old Ireland free! Oh as I went walkin` up Wexford street Oh me own first cousin I changed to meet Well me own first cousin did me betray And for one bare guinnea sold me life away It was early early all in the night, When the yeoman cavalry gave me a fright; Well the yeoman cavalry was my downfall, And taken was I by Lord Cornwall. And as I went walking up Wexford Hill, Now who could blame me to cry me fill? I looked behind, and I looked before, And my aged mother I`ll see no more And when I stood on the scaffold high My own dear father was standing by Well me own dear father did me deny And the name he gave me was the croppy boy In Dungannon town now this boy died In Dungannon town does his body lie So all you strangers that do pass by Go shed a tear for the croppy boy

[@johnoconnor4623]

Thank you Anthony for a great rendition of this song. Just listened to Sean 0Shea sing this song too. Great too.

[@juci6735]

Beautiful! I can't understand why Mr. Kearns has not released any albums other than those done with others. I would buy every one and surely I wouldn't be the only one.

[@johnoconnor4623]

Every time that I listen, I try to imagine myself as the Croppy Boy, to be disowned by so many. Friends indeed.

[@helenaville5939]

You have fallen for the old British ruse. Sadly this is the "Brit" version of this song. The original version tells the true story.... the croppy boy went to confess his sins in the church - including his killing of a British soldier. Unfortunately another British soldier was dressed as a priest and heard his confession which was then treated as an official confession of a crime and he was hanged for this. The version in this video is the distorted/Brit version of the song in which the young man's family and friends are blamed for his plight and not the British army. It is a tragedy that people like you (and many before you no doubt) are/were too quick to believe falsehoods against their own people. Sad.

[@johnfoconnor]

Will agree totally, what a great rendition of this song. He is a true ballad singer and I would buy his albums. I love his singing, his true interpretation of this song. Please sing more songs like this Anthony.

[@bernadettemcgovern9164]

This has happened me, the croppy boy disowned by so many friends, looking behind and before lost, it's a crop of corn wexford.

[@paddydunne814]

Maybe try your namesake Bernadette

[@irisheyes2748]

lost in his voice. beautiful and lovely. thank you for recommending was under another Dennis Day song and someone recommended Anthony Kearns. Thank You. his voice is truly special.

[@juci6735]

His first solo album, With a Song in My Heart, will be released in October 2013.

[@sallymiller7615]

Beautiful.

[@johnoconnor4623]

Just listened again now.

[@phyllisramsey9531]

Anthony has a true God-given voice. I hope he always takes good care of it. It is bringing such joy to everyone that hears him sing. His singing of the Croppy Boy was truly bittersweet. .

[@williamduggan6874]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@DavidOConnorIreland]

Top class dont get much better than this