Sweet William's Ghost - Kate Rusby

[@MartinPraetorius]

I've said this many's a time, and I'll say it again: Kate could sing the telephone book, and I'd still melt.

[@Rita3500]

I truly love this song! Kate makes it so beautiful...then again she makes everything beautiful.

[@MORGANTHEMOON1]

Folk music is often sad and Kate makes it even sadder. A rare talent

[@anvilraiser8795]

Ghostly beautiful!! 👻 Thank you Kate

[@bieuxyongson]

I love this sweet sad song.

[@animalbox9458]

sad and beautiful

[@animalbox9458]

made me cry

[@graceslade9408]

@@animalbox9458 It's a really nice tune

[@KatieMalco]

Beautiful traditional Scottish song.

[@midnite22155]

How could anybody not love this stuff.!!

[@weirdandproud96]

So I was reading a book called "Clockwork Prince" in which there is an Irish servant that is always singing songs about murder and sadness. At one part in the book, she's singing "'Twas on an evening fair I went to take the air, I heard a maid making her moan; said 'Saw ye my father? Or saw ye my mother? Or saw ye my brother John? Or saw ye the lad that I love best, and his name is sweet William?'" and instantly thought of this song. There seems to be some sort of relation o_O

[@j.d.buchanan4897]

This brings me to tears

[@dazzajlee]

Watch the glass it does move. The board it is clear, for it spells Our Kate. Fear not but take comfort here.

[@jeanniebeaux]

Such a beautiful song and beautiful voice Thanks for sharing, Peace, Jeannie

[@siladitya]

Does she ever tour the US? I just got into her music per chance via Pandora and have been listening to her music ever since! Beauty abounds in her voice...wonderful rendition...almost poetry! Would really like it if someone could tell me a little about her touring schedules...doesn't look like she tours US...but would like to be proven wrong on that!

[@janenorris1225]

Unfortunately Kate doesn't like to fly, so no concerts yet in the United States..

[@j.d.buchanan4897]

Can't she sail?

[@sachetsofrelish]

It's vaguely like to 'The Unquiet Grave': She's 'woken' by a ghost. At first she wonders if it's father, brother or then William. William the ghost tells her the only way they'll marry if if she goes to his (faraway) grave. She asks if she can get in his coffin and when he says there's no room, she wakes and cries (or dies, depending how morbid you feel). The brilliant thing is how well it evokes the process of waking from a dream when you get a cognitive dissonance - ie the coffin's too small.

[@stephenmcewan2460]

William and Margaret also show up in "Drowned Lovers". They get around.

[@heathsavage4852]

She could sing a scone recipe and make it beautiful.

[@kierten123]

singing this 4 school (5th grader)

[@graceslade9408]

It's a bit late but I hope you had fun singing it 😁

[@59acres]

I use to read to my sweetheart at night but that meant naught to her

[@meirasanya]

Is this song linked to the Drowned Lovers? With Sir William "turling at the pin" of his lover Margaret's door, it's very similar.

[@xLoziex]

[@SongSparrow1]

Sixteen years ago? That would have been close to the beginning of KZbin. Who was uploading Kate Rusby music back then?

[@optimia92]

not even close to best singing of this song. try "Cara"