Fred E. Weatherly

Birth Year: 1848
Death Year: 1929
Notes: English lawyer, author, lyricist and broadcaster. He is estimated to have written the lyrics to at least 3,000 popular songs, among the best-known of which are the sentimental ballad "Danny Boy" set to the tune "Londonderry Air", the religious "The Holy City", and the wartime song "Roses of Picardy".

Poems/Lyrics:

Title Alternate Title(s) Composer(s)
Londonderry Air Air from County Derry; Danny Boy; In Derry Vale Trad/Anon/composer unknown,
Moonlight Faning, Eaton
The Goslings Bridge, John Frederick
The Holy City De Heilige Stad; Den Heiliga Stade; Den Heiliga Staden Adams, Stephen