The Butcher's Boy by Peggy Seeger Song Details

Peggy Seeger's 'The Butcher's Boy' had a release date set for January 1, 1955. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:20. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Butcher's Boy's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The song is number 9 out of 12 in Folk Songs of Courting and Complaint by Peggy Seeger. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. In terms of popularity, The Butcher's Boy is currently below average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of The Butcher's Boy by Peggy Seeger is Andante (at a walking pace), since this song has a tempo of 102 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Minor. Because this track belongs in the E Minor key, the camelot key is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

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