The Farmer's Boy - English Folk Song

[@guyverjedi]

Dad born 1940.. I experienced all the old ways... never hear this anyware now.. its part of our culture and history I miss it... im the last I think 44 now...

[@bellyboy9]

It'll be performed in the south Wales Town of Chepstow this Sat 18 January 2025 as part of the Mari Lwyd and wassail celebrations

[@merlink8644]

The official march of my old regiment the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment and its predecessor the Royal Hampshire Regiment.

[@EnkaMexi]

I like the happy end of the story, good folksong, also good Singers voice :-)

[@patrioticarchive]

A very pleasant folk song and my favourite (English one anyway)

[@robmarkworth5377]

My Regimental March. Great stuff

[@IO-zg8md]

My son’s too. Tigers

[@thebrothers3971]

Clear powerful singing voice. Great song.

[@benfisher1376]

Great English folksong lovely

[@frederickchase]

The Regimental Song of the old Devonshire Regiment in which my father served. This song was sung at all regimental occasions with great gusto and as children of the REGIMENT WE WERE EXPECTED TO SING IT AS WELL.All now sadly gone now as they became the Devon and Dorsets in 1958 and more recently $ Rifles (I think). but the song still remains .

[@petersulley3595]

Royal yeomanry still has it as its regimental march

[@ladela7348]

​@@petersulley3595 Same with PWRR

[@OliverBootle1]

I love this song.Going to go and sing it Myself.Nice one John!

[@jharnaelizabethmann7245]

I used to sing this with my father at the piano. Lovely memories thankyou. So well sung!

[@jeanglendinning1860]

one of the english folk songs i remember learning when i was in primary school in stafford

[@Vingul]

Proper salt of the earth stuff this.

[@johnbest4513]

Banger.

[@BradBrown31]

Indeed, tis a Banger... :)

[@TygerTyger24]

This melody is so familiar to me, I can't put my finger on it.

[@patrioticarchive]

The melody is "Ye Sons of Albion" a Napoleonic song. I also have definitely heard the melody somewhere else though.

[@TygerTyger24]

@@patrioticarchive I've got it, the chorus is the same as the rangers tune 'Billy Boys.' 0:43 "And we'll wear the sash our fathers wore, until the day we die-ie-ie for we are the Billy boys." The more you know!

[@patrioticarchive]

​@@TygerTyger24 Yes, you've got it! Now I know why I've had that song in my head for days lol

[@sakkra93]

I'm certain that I've heard a Southern song using the air in the past, but I just can't remember the name of it for the life of me

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

​@@patrioticarchive I say old chap, do you happen to know where the jolly old sheet music might be for this spiffing tune?

[@comrademarschmusik2134]

Very nice! I did not know the song.

[@planet0philip]

Ah! The great John Kirkpatrick 😊

[@nickjung7394]

Now the Regimental March of the Princess of Wales's Regiment.

[@NihilsineDeo1866.]

Nice video mate :)

[@mutualbeard]

A reminder of the knife-edge existence of our ancestors. This was a fortunate end.

[@99IronDuke]

A nice trad song.

[@smoath]

❤️

[@robertjohnsontaylor3187]

I really appreciated this, just wondering if can be sung with Northumberland pipes.

[@patrioticarchive]

Maybe, but it might not sound too pleasant.

[@robertjohnsontaylor3187]

@@patrioticarchive the Northumberland pipes are quite sweetly sounding. Nothing like the Scot’s great pipes. With a good player I think it may sound quite well

[@NormanThe_FreedomHope22-5]

a based folk song sung by a jolly lad!

[@angelicamachorro6517]

My uncle knowledge to plough and sow the ground here in Santa Bárbara, and Real del Monte in Hidalgo state

[@jnohiofats7732]

Regimental song of the Duke of Edinburghs' I believe

[@cefnonn]

Regimental anthem of the Royal Hampshires.