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"Danny Boy" is a song with lyrics written by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly in 1910, and set to the traditional Irish melody of "Londonderry Air" in 1913.
The title of the air came from the name of County Londonderry, and was collected by Jane Ross of Limavady in the county.. Ross submitted the tune to music collector George Petrie, and it was then published by the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland in the 1855 book The Ancient Music of Ireland, which Petrie edited. [1]
Weatherly put the lyrics of his song Danny Boy to the air, which became a popular song given the themes of emigration of loss and connections to the experience of the Irish diaspora. [2] [4] There are a number of views on the age and origin of the Londonderry Air, but there is a lack of evidence to settle the case. Some believe that Ross ...
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this collection of traditional and contemporary Irish songs. Find all the classics including "Danny Boy" and "Molly Malone."
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"Danny Boy" is a popular set of lyrics to the tune. "God Save the King", the national and royal anthem of the United Kingdom, is played as the anthem of Northern Ireland at association football. "Ireland's Call" is used by the Ireland rugby union team, Ireland rugby league team, Ireland cricket team and Ireland field hockey teams. All of these ...
Danny Ocean, “Amor” All Danny Ocean longs for is love. Since his 2016 hit, “Me Rehuso,” the Venezuelan singer has been belting sweet notes that yearn for his "Babylon girl."
Local tradition now identifies Jimmy as the musician whose performance in Limavady of the Londonderry Air, the melody of Danny Boy, was heard and transcribed by Jane Ross in 1851. [11] However, this tradition is first mentioned by Sam Henry, well after Jimmy's death, and has been called into question. [12] [13]