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) |
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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 |