"Danny Boy's" lyrics were written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly in 1913, and the melody is derived from an old Irish tune called "Londonderry Air." The song's melancholic and emotive ...

We regret that we are not able to supply copies or audio files of either the new or the old versions of the tune (or of other ... It started life as a jig with Irish roots, whose first appearance ...

Some of his songs show an obvious Irish influence, like With God On Our Side, written to the tune of The Patriot Game, and ...

“The old Irish songs unabashedly talk about what it ... but traditional Irish songs and tunes are heard year-round. “People enjoy Irish hospitality, food, music and ‘craic,’ Irish slang ...