Kate Rusby - Who Will Sing Me Lullabies

[@martysouth880]

Hey! Who is here because they like Kate Rusby?

[@markofol111]

Searched for this song after hearing it on After Life. Smashing song - aways great to hear an artist you've never heard of and they have loads of material!

[@minizzel]

I’ve just done the same, beautiful song

[@davidcoorey423]

I just heard it on After Life, too. I must have played it twenty times in the last couple of hours. It's an angelic tune, and when I read the lyric's meaning, I had to shed a tear. Sad, but so, so beautiful.

[@deborahmcwhae1512]

Me also. Beautiful, my eyes are watering 😊

[@davidparkhill1852]

And me

[@mariamcgarrkatus3580]

Me too....... beautiful

[@alexong2542]

Thank you, After Life and Ricky Gervais, for introducing us to this masterpiece

[@kangvang]

Came straight here when I heard the song on After Life.

[@DEWDLES]

I first heard it on Stella

[@SisyphusQuit]

me as well

[@spinach-colour-joey6776]

Fuck off i like it less now

[@andrewrodgers2180]

so powerful

[@TheUnheardNumberNine]

If everyone would listen to her, there wouldn't be war any longer...

[@MarinaJosephinaGears]

me and my three sisters sang this at my dads funeral last year. i listen to it whenever i need to to. my dad use to sing me to sleep every night. this is very important song to me and my family. completely beautiful, the lyrics the melody, everything.

[@dr.janicedodds7843]

this also reminds me of my father and I cry everytime I play it

[@bernadettetilger9586]

...my sister...makes me weep every time.

[@zzcanasta]

@@dr.janicedodds7843 Me too. My dad died in 1998, and this song always makes me think of him. It's rare to find a song that exactly encapsulates your deepest feelings, but Kate seems to manage it effortlessly. Next time I sing a song for my dad (which I do from time to time) I'll sing it for your dad too.

[@ChrisJohnson-rw6wk]

This song made me cry , when my dad was really poorly , he used to say 'play one of my guitars son ' then he'd be closing his eyes and i'd stop , he'd open them again and say 'why have you stopped son i was listening to that' an make me carry on playing !! these lyrics remind me of that so much ...... and he was broken , i just wish i could of fixed him :( I loved him more than he knew xx

[@josephmccormick3851]

Mate. It's. Life. Just. Creeps. Up. On. You. Just enjoy. Xx

[@TheChipmunk2008]

wonderful. And he knew

[@gregc2467]

I am so sorry for your loss Chris, just buried my favourite uncle on Xmas eve, the light of my childhood, always made me laugh, took me to Old Trafford when I was six to watch Bobby Charltons United vs Celtic

[@jonessg3]

Kate wrote the song - it was about a friend of the family Davy Steele who died and clearly was an influence when she was young. If you want a real tear-jerker then look up "My Young Man" which she wrote about her ex-miner grandfather who was afflicted by Alzheimers. It was penned from her grandmother's perspective. It's what folk does best - melancholy.

[@peterdempsey6273]

‘My Young Man’ live is phenomenal. Just Kate acapella, joined halfway through by a brass band quartet. Astonishing.

[@gregc2467]

Davy Steele was a very wonderful man, long may his influence on English folk music last 🤩

[@davindavis3085]

Instantly searched for this after hearing it on After Life. What a beautiful voice.

[@dr.janicedodds7843]

I did the same such a beautiful song makes me cry eveytime I play it

[@lynndriscoll58]

Remembering my baby boy who came into this world too soon to survive/thinking of all the Christmas we never had together. I will always sing you lullabies.

[@alisonbeveridge4001]

I love you lynned what can l say Alison beveridge❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 4:15

[@555pontifex]

ㅠㅠ I hope you have other babies...

[@narciekelly8985]

This happened to my dear daughter, when for the second time, she lost a baby too soon, this time on Christmas Eve, one of twins. Thankfully one of her dear babies survived, and is now a delightful 14 year old. But for the other two, singing lullabies with you 💝💝

[@sailormoon5760]

❤

[@gitgeezer]

My Mom will be 100 years old soon. When she leaves us, this song will be played at her funeral. Thanks Kate.

[@bs5750]

I'm so sorry for your loss. This song was written by Kate for a friend of hers Davey Steele, he died in his early 50's. They were both at one time in the Battlefield Band, type in 'the last trip home', Davey wrote this, it was played at his funeral. So you now understand why there is so much emotion here, it's straight from the heart.

[@paulhbrown]

This song , written by Rusby as a tribute to Scottish musician Davy Steele, is told from the point of view of Steele’s young son who mourns the loss of his father.

[@jessicam3543]

Thank you very much for the back ground.

[@susanneb8347]

Thank You, also for mentioning Davey's song

[@susanneb8347]

Thank you, also for Davey's song

[@annemariemclaughlin5741]

Here because of Afterlife 3, what a beautiful song ❤️

[@jessicam3543]

Simply beautiful.❤️ Just paused "After Life" to look it up. This is at least, the fifth amazing song/artist I've found due to the show. The person who chooses the music should get a raise!😊So much great music! #MyLastStand

[@winocat1]

Agreed. Absolutely stunning soundtrack.

[@steveblackwell6371]

i did that too, i had finished the 3rd season and then rewatched the hole series again!! loved it so much , they have put up the blooper reels from season two and 3 on youtube such a laugh

[@pennyschmuecker4251]

Me too! The music in this series is brilliant!

[@Ifixitagain]

although i hated the office all those guys are super talented. detectorists was just superb, better even than afterlife. check out this song from it

[@jessicam3543]

@@Ifixitagain Thanks, I'll have to check that show out, too!

[@lunablue745]

I played her for my 5th Grade students and they all said; "She sounds like an angel!" Indeed.

[@stevethomas7704]

I saw her in concert last week. Just as good live and a witty, amusing wonderful human being. What a great night it was.

[@bellemonroe3335]

Thank you for playing them this, they’ll never forget it. X

[@alisonbeveridge4001]

I love this song it makes me cry wish I could have my life again a different life I miss my mum and my sister grace love from alison❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 3:47

[@ksapkota5360]

Lay me down gently, lay me down low, I fear I am broken, I won't mend I know. There's one thing I ask when the stars light the skies - Who now will sing me lullabies? Oh who now will sing me lullabies? In this big world I'm lonely, for I am but small. Oh angels in Heaven don't you care for me at all? You've heard my heart breaking, for it rang through the skies. So why won't you sing me lullabies? Oh why won't you sing me lullabies? I lay here, I'm weeping, and the stars they have come. I lay here not sleeping, now the long night has begun. The man in the moon, oh he can't help but cry, For there's no one to sing me lullabies. No there's no one to sing me lullabies. So lay me down gently, oh lay me down low, I fear I am broken, I won't mend I know. There's one thing I ask, now the stars light the skies - Who now will sing me lullabies? Oh who now will sing me lullabies? Oh, lullabies... Who will sing me to sleep? Who will sing me to sleep? Who will sing me to sleep? Who will sing me to sleep? Who will sing me to sleep? Who will sing me to sleep? Who will sing....

[@hermiasvisser812]

So beautiful

[@josephkirombo1781]

❤❤

[@JerrySmiley]

I cry every time I hear this song. My daughters are adults now, but this song brings back memories of a time that is gone. Enjoy your children when you can. Soon they will be gone.

[@petergriffiths4846]

20 odd years ago I used to push my son round Sheffield in his buggy, while we went to shops and the park. Now he lives 200 miles away. If I could have any part of my life back it would be those early years.

[@JerrySmiley]

@@petergriffiths4846 Exactly. My younger moved to San Diego, 2,000 miles away. I have been miserable since.

[@bellemonroe3335]

Thank you for this reminder, I parent with my partner mostly on our own as we have no family anymore, some days it’s so hard but I read things like this and hear this song and it really puts life in to perspective. I lost my relationship with my mum at just 4 it was awful, and a string of tragedies followed and I’m now almost 40, half of my life nearly gone in the blink of an eye! It’s powerful!

[@JerrySmiley]

@@bellemonroe3335 Yeah, it's not typical ages that hit me. It was 45 (now I'm 62) and I realized that I was half dead. Now it's worse.

[@martysouth880]

So true.

[@jaynebrown8203]

Almost tells the story of my life. I'm broken and the nights are too long but music keeps me going. Beautiful song. Thank you

[@r34dyplayerone91]

Cheers mate

[@brendanconnolly8341]

Hope you're doing better now

[@alisonbeveridge4001]

Hope you are feeling a bit better I love this song my mum died and l couldn’t say good bye to her she d had dementia I loved her dearly hoe she is at peace alisob

[@jimibond2025]

Just love Kate for the last 10 years

[@AlexWhalen99]

Just watched After Life 3 and had to look up this song. Beautiful

[@ron431984]

I'm another American who's just dicovered Kate; for me she's great. Too bad most here don't know her music.

[@myfanwy7]

She's just announced she's having a baby in the autumn. Congratulations Kate!

[@bs5750]

I can add a bit more here, Davy Steele was part of the Battlefield Band, he wrote 'the last trip home' that was played at his funeral, it is on youtube, and worth a listen. Good-day Colin.

[@isthatyoursandwich]

Omg your voice is stunning. I too found this song on Afterlife. Your tone, delivery and the emotion that you put in the song is everything and more.

[@andreasonarheim]

I second this so much! After discovering this song I’ve checked out several versions, but this is by far the one I like the most! Rusby’s vibrato almost sounds like the vibrato tin whistle players make, it’s such a magical sound!

[@MarkSmith-dj3mo]

Found this from watching afterlife series 3.what a voice ❤️

[@macronencer]

Kate's music is perfect for Christmas if you're fed up with all the cliché seasonal songs. Such a great mood for putting up decorations or wrapping presents. One of the most calming and peaceful artists in my collection, for sure.

[@kostadinkus-ivanov5776]

So yeah, Ricky brought me here too. Amazing. Makes me wonder how many artists are there around the world that will never have the opportunity to be heard and seen. And then 15 years later someone puts their song in a series and it becomes an inspiration to the world.

[@306bad]

I discoverred Kate tonight and I have been amaised at the songs she has given, My DVD of the leeds concert is on its way. I am amaised that I have listened to Kate songs most of the night and they are all wonderful The Yorkshire Couple is a gem. She is a wonderful singer and musician she will be masive in the future and she is a doll I orderred my dvd tonight love this lady

[@airsoldieruk]

This is powerful stuff.....more so after watching it 50 times non-stop! I only heard of this girl yesterday, just bought tickets to see her twice this year! It's like finding a missing link in life. I own over 1000 albums of all genres and this has slipped through my very wide net, no longer though..she has been caught!

[@syedmohammadareeb6656]

Hey.. I hope you are doing great.. Wishes with you mate

[@Debbielein8190]

I come from germany and I've never heard anything of her. In our country she's not so famous,but I love ronan keating and so I know her because she is singing a song together with ronan

[@MORGANTHEMOON1]

Saw Kate last night in Cardiff she was brilliant. I've been waiting an age for her to come to Cardiff but it was well worth the wait. I dont think you are prepared for how wonderful her voice really is. When she started singing I felt quite emotional. A most wonderful concert. She's quite funny also must be great company. These people who poke fun at folk music don't know what they are missing.

[@noangelxlx]

You have the voice of a angel Kate, Love Lyn Goldsborough

[@toodletrike]

Kate's music changed my entire perspective on life and this song started the process. Her music is, without exception, achingly beautiful and a road map to a better way of life.

[@amyesj]

I couldnt have put it any better imashpa - this is just beauty in every way.

[@corylusbluefox9482]

The man in the moon isn't the only one who can't help but cry.

[@paulie65able]

Her music is just what I need to hear when I do not want to be in my own head,she chases away all the boogie men

[@theesotericcunt5029]

+Paul Bear Ross - Pickard I get you.

[@peterday7820]

Same here.

[@geofflloyd6761]

and me.

[@stalkerstomper3304]

And the boogie women. LOL

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

Bogeymen?

[@306bad]

Massive fan of Kate, love her to bits as we say in Yorkshire. She is brilliant. Her songs are inspired by her experiences, Her song" My Young Man" is so powerful when you realise it is a song from her grandmothers perspective of her life when her husband was dying. That is very personnal and she does it with dignity and beauty,

[@99edgar99]

Noooo, let her come to the Netherlands please .. ;-) Beautiful soft voice, with a lot feeling ... astrid Netherlands

[@williamreynolds8177]

Such a beautiful voice - it sends shivers up and down my spine. The added attraction of the Yorkshire accent just about makes me want to cry. This young lady is absolutely sensational.

[@ing.jaroslavhorin8353]

Great voice, lovely face and great accent :-)

[@runnyhunny786]

Won't get no sleep with my voice attempting to sing you a lullaby, especially when it starts attracting the stray cats in the neighbourhood to come and join in. 🤣😅😂🐈🐈🐈

[@treble_exists]

Lol can't b as bad as my violin , it scares away people and animals alike!

[@runnyhunny786]

@@treble_exists 🎻🔊😳........🤣😂

[@thoughtrigour]

come to Tennessee Kate. Bring your strings n bless the merry folk here with your songs...

[@amhranai8]

Who could possibly dislike this??? I will never understand the people who click 'dislike' on such beautiful videos! Love this song, Love Kate....magic!

[@gghhrdghjr6777]

Non-whites.

[@marilynlorraine]

I heard this while watching After Life, a week after my Dad died. It is now and always will be for my dad. It is my lament. I can't hear it without crying, but I am okay with that. Love you Dad

[@AustraliaFare09]

When I take the final long sleep, I hope someone will play this and those gathered will sing me lullabies! God Bless you always Kate.

[@dazzajlee]

Still peaceful you make and child song memories as I drift into sweet fresh pillows and dreams of happiness. Good night Our Kate. X

[@LS-xs7sg]

I still don’t understand why Kate isn’t a mega star. Her songs are far better than Adele or any other contemporary female song writer.

[@Critguards]

Welp corps and society have different plans. taste and class and true meaning... Hope they win out

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Her music is just too sappy for a mainstream audience, unfortunately!

[@LS-xs7sg]

@@LeadMe2TheBliss Maybe true. People prefer ironic indie deconstruction and resentful rapping i guess.

[@Brijoolz]

Some won’t hear lullabies now at Southport. This brought a tear to my eye. Thanks Kate. Sad times.

[@lisaoniahll7762]

How is it that someone i've never met can see so deeply into my soul?

[@rondayvudo]

My mom passed recently. Can't stop crying listening to this song.

[@Thisacchasnewsongs]

Yorkshire is proud of you girl.

[@aaryanmagnani3668]

After life introduced us to a masterpiece

[@SushiTime1981]

Heard this on Afterlife, so glad I find this artist 🎶

[@PoitinCZ]

We love Kate too. Heartbreaking.

[@marcodifruscio3707]

My future wife left me to this song i still love you 9 years later I Love you ELIZABETH

[@lynndriscoll58]

I got you beat many many years ago..once you really love someone it never goes away- ever.

[@freedomtherapies507]

Beautiful. I was in Womad about 15 years ago heading to the regge gig...heard a voice singing ...hadd to stop...started listening...and it was her...i cried from joy ....i eventually made it to the regge but very late. Love her. Her songs over lockdown ..bloody awesome!! ❤

[@thoughtrigour]

get this girl to Tennessee, USA. would love to see/hear her.

[@claudiosetti5948]

hi Kate. I'm 57 and my dad passed away 20 years ago but I still wonder who will sing me lullabies. Thank you for being you

[@sjb24758]

Seems we never stop missing those we love. 23 years since my dad went, but I miss the arm round my shoulders when I needed it- not exactly a lullaby, but..... At least they are not forgotten, that really would be sad.

[@Claymore1977]

I know, I'd kill for just one more hug right now.

[@trundlecat]

I envy your grief. This song makes me grieve for the love I never felt as a child. Cherish your memories x

[@Brijoolz]

End of Afterlife S3, Ep 2. The voice of an angle. Beautiful.

[@liverpix]

Today was the first time I heard of Kate; maybe it shows that folk music has a low profile in the UK.

[@jameshedrick4490]

Why can't I find this on Spotify? Heard in in After Life and now it needs to go on my playlist!

[@thomasmccallion5104]

Soundtrack for Afterlife and Stella,the most beautiful of songs 💚

[@nightingaleofsorrow9349]

I believe God gave us Irish and Scottish singers to help calm all of our anxieties, troubles, and fears... Love Kate's singing!

[@adamlawrence4728]

Nightingale of sorrow Kate is neither Irish nor Scottish but Yorkshire!

[@nightingaleofsorrow9349]

Adam Lawrence Thank you Adam. Yes I must include Yorkshire singers too! :-)

[@Hereticalable]

Nightingale of sorrow She's English in the context of your mentioning of Scottish and Irish singers. Yorkshire is a wonderful shire of England.

[@willscarff6060]

Engerland.

[@nottalackey3587]

Do you mean to tell me she is more talented than Lady Ga Ga? :)

[@GinjaBear]

I'm going to watch the Barnsley Nightingale this Wednesday and am very excited. She tours constantly and it's well worth buying a ticket.

[@Aociardha]

Sweet, so sweet.

[@ShaneJones-rn3nl]

It is like a bittersweet punch in the heart that makes you feel the pain of loss and grief and remember all those people you loved and lost and will never meet again. Makes me think of my lost youth as well and all the joy that the cruel passage of time takes from us piece by piece.

[@katherineearplightworker2515]

Brilliant live love this song British folk music at it's best!

[@katherineearplightworker2515]

Thanks lovely lovely

[@teritgkr]

Katherine Earbgfh

[@davidgilroy2472]

Funny to hear everyone has finally discovered Kate after the ' After Life' soundtrack, She's been a national treasure and a cottage industry in the UK for decades. I love her accent,

[@leelizington9501]

Just watching after life,there are some excellent songs on it I've done many a search, but as soon as this track played I knew it straight away been listening to Kate for some time. Yup Barnsley accent is a good one 😊

[@stevenpayne9063]

After many years, I won’t see Kate this Christmas (and her Christmas concerts are GREAT), but this time around it’ll be a bit too much: this song reminds me of, Julia (now lost these 10 years), and my good friend, Malc (we loved the concerts) who was claimed by cancer - and this would have been the first one since: I’m not ready, just yet…

[@garywhitt98]

Go for those of us who will never be able to go…

[@gregc2467]

So so sorry for your losses Steven, I recently lost my best mate to cancer, the last concert we saw together was Kate at Bury Met, I miss him so f***** much, life sometimes sucks, but we have the good memories that keep us going.

[@GrasbyMike]

His is a wonderfull voice and reels of proper good old English folk. Where have you been Kate the folk world has gained a great deal.

[@brianlavelle1949]

This song has that timeless aesthetic to it that you rarely come across but never fails to put you back in some moment which was so surreal it was not until later you really experienced the emotional pain from the loss.

[@l0zi05]

This song will forever both break and heal my heart in equal measures. It reminds me of the babies we lost, but then we played it to our amazing little boy every night in the womb and to this day, this song is for him and his siblings we never had the chance to meet 💛

[@alisonbeveridge4001]

Love this song babies will be all warm and cosy if you sing a lullaby every night they will hear you promise love from alison❤❤❤❤ 4:15

[@dalemartin6530]

One of my favorite songs ever! Kate's voice is angelic and achingly beautiful! Perfectly performed!

[@billlynerd6438]

We saw Kate at the Birchmere (northern Virginia) in April 2002, I think. I've been in love with her voice and music ever since.

[@cardusvech]

To treat myself I listen to Kate from November the 5th -through to Christmas something to look forward to - Wishing you all a happy Kate Rusby season

[@JakoClayton]

Shresbury's new 'Theatr severn' venue hosts Kate Rusby on the 20th May 2010. Look forward to going and watching it :)

[@krisschaumburg6432]

Afterlife also brought me here. This song had me in tears, thanks for this beautiful song.

[@pauldenial5139]

A true Yorkshire lass, with the voice of an Angel. We are so blessed here in God's own County...

[@gingerhardesty5680]

What a silky mesmerizing voice. Thank you Kate for sharing your "gift" with the world. Truly beautiful.

[@306bad]

My DVD arrived on Wednesday, better quality video, the Leeds Gig. I am just of fan of great music and I did not know of Kate gigging in the pubs of Barnsley between going on world tours. I think she is amazing and I wish Lullaby had a wider audience. Her band are brilliant musicians also. Put me on the fan list

[@JoMoMoss]

Kate..... Thank You & WOW!!!! the word emotion does not begin to convey the depth and feeling of your songs...... we just luv yer music Lass ;-)

[@damianroediger965]

Every comment about after life, I surprised she isn’t more well known in Britain,I’m in Australia……great artist thanks Ricky Gervais and the few series of Jjam and Jerusalem….

[@alisonbeveridge4001]

My name is rusby too I love this song thank you Kate ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sara2382]

This song captures just how I'm feeling right now. Her voice is so lovely.

[@franksabatino7576]

The sad beauty of Kate's singing is heartrending.

[@swampy36]

i am a 46 yo hairy-arsed-sparky but I am weeping ! lovely song thanks for posting it

[@katie12x]

This is going to be played at my uncle's funeral... -RIP uncle Neil xxox

[@margaritamartinezgomez7178]

Folk music comes from the heart.

[@prayanpradhan]

Thank you RG for putting this absolute hidden gem on Afterlife.

[@lizzidrippin]

The kids at my local primary school sang this I nearly died crying!!

[@Darron1967]

This song brought tears to my eyes when she performed in Rochester Castle Gardens this year. It does the same here.

[@stabbykaji]

This makes me go hug my mother.

[@yorkshirelassy7188]

Absolutely love Kate Rusby’s amazing voice what a talented artist.

[@sellswrd]

...I'm speechless...

[@AllenBarclayAllen]

Thanks Kate..!

[@gooner03]

Reminds me of my mother and how it felt when she passed. How it still feels. Beautiful song.

[@annehayes3311]

I am smitten after hearing this on After Life. Just beautiful!

[@Claymore1977]

She has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

[@matthew71314]

Kate Rusby is an ABSOLUTE treasure. She's the voice of an angel. Thank you, so much Kate.

[@willyeverlearn7052]

That voice! That voice! It sees my soul....

[@joss63]

The finest singer songwriter in the world right now.