Butterfly Child were a Northern Irish rock band from Belfast that formed in 1984. The ensemble was led by the vocalist and songwriter Joe Cassidy and are famous for a shimmering, oceanic rock style and for their BBC Peel Sessions. They achieved professional recognition in 1991 after releasing the EP Tooth Fairy on the H.ark! label, which led to their first Peel Session (1992) at Maida Vale Studios. In 1993, they signed with Rough Trade Records and released their debut studio recording Onomatopoeia. Their discography includes the studio recordings The Honeymoon Suite (1995), Soft Explosives (1998), and Futures (2015). Cassidy relocated to Chicago in 1997 to continue his musical career. In 2012, the group released the single “No Longer Living in Your Shadow”. The band disestablished in 2021 following the death of Cassidy.
