BOX 22 - SONGS |
Ref No. |
Category |
Title |
Description |
F22/01 |
copy |
Abdul the Bulbul Ameer
[sic] |
Words and music by French. |
F22/02 |
copy |
Ach I Dunno |
Words by French, music by Mollie
French |
F22/02A |
copy |
Ach I dunno |
Words by
French, music by Mollie
French, different edition from above. |
F22/03 |
copy |
All by the Baltic Say |
Words by French, music arr. L Braid, "an old ballad brought up to date by Percy French". |
F22/04 |
copy |
Am Tag |
Words by French, music by French & L Braid. |
F22/05 |
copy |
Andy McElroe |
Written and composed by J Ross and W French. |
F22/05A |
copy |
AndyMcElroe |
Ditto. |
F22/05B |
copy |
Andy McElroe |
Ditto. |
F22/06 |
copy |
Andy McElroe |
Ditto, another copy and two
covers. |
F22/07 |
copy |
Are ye Right There, Michael? |
Words by French, music by Collisson. The original
version, with music by Collisson, later replaced by a tune by French. |
x22/07A |
copy |
Are ye Right There, Michael? |
Ditto, a later edition, donated
by Ms Margaret Quigley of
311-267 The Parkway, Kingston, Ontario K7M 7J4 in May 2008. From her Dad, Robert Campbell
Quigley. |
F22/08 |
copy |
Bad Ballads for Badish Babes |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/09 |
copy |
Ballymilligan |
Words by French, arranged by Alec Rowley. |
F22/10 |
copy |
Come Back Paddy Reilly |
Words by French, 'air traditional', two editions. |
F22/11 |
copy |
Cornelius Burke |
Words and music by French, pencilled comments by WPF. |
F22/11A |
photocopy |
Cornelius Burke |
Words and music by French. |
F22/12 |
copy |
Cornelius Burke |
Another copy. "As if an Irish Tommy would use a
word like cue; rewritten by some hack & spoilt!!! PF". |
x22/13 |
copy |
Donnegan's Daughter |
Photocopy, words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/14 |
copy |
Drumcolliher |
Words and music by French. |
F22/15 |
copy |
Drumcolliher |
Ditto, another copy. |
F22/16 |
copy |
Eileen Oge |
Words by
French, traditional melody arranged by Collisson. |
F22/17 |
copy |
Eileen Oge |
Ditto, another copy. |
F22/18 |
copy |
The Emigrant Ship |
Words and music by French. NB: Mistakes in the printing, ie Bar
11 last A is b, Bar 43 A natural. |
F22/18A |
photocopy |
The Emigrant Ship |
Ditto, photocopy. |
x22/19 |
copy |
The Emigrant's Letter |
Photocopy, words by French, music by E Hastings. |
F22/20 |
copy |
The Fairies' Lough |
(Innismeela),
words by French, music
by M Bent. |
x22/21 |
photocopy |
Father O'Callaghan |
Photocopy of song copy, words French, music Collisson. |
x22/22 |
photocopy |
Father O'Callaghan |
Photocopy of cover. |
F22/23 |
copy |
Flanagan's Flying Machine |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
x22/24 |
copy |
The Fortunes of Finnegan |
Photocopy, words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/25 |
copy |
Gortnamona |
Words by French, music by P Green. |
F22/26 |
copy |
The Hoodoo |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/27 |
copy |
Innismeela |
Manuscript, words and music by French. |
F22/28 |
copy |
Jim Whelahan's Automobile |
Words and music by French, arr. Collisson. Two
copies. |
F22/28A |
copy |
Jim Whelahan's Automobile |
Ditto, another copy. |
x22/29 |
copy |
A Kerry Courting |
Photocopy, words by French, music by Collisson. |
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copy |
The Killyran Wrackers |
Manuscript, words and music by French, modern manuscript by Courtney Kenny. |
F22/31 |
copy |
King Edward in Erin |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/32 |
copy |
Kitty Gallagher |
Words and music by French, cover missing. |
F22/33 |
sheets |
Have we not Airs and Graces/
Melodrame, The Knight of the Road |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
x22/34 |
copy |
The Laird of Lantyloo |
Manuscript, words and music by French, modern manuscript by Courtney Kenny. |
x22/35 |
copy |
Larry Mick McGarry |
Photocopy, words and music by French. |
F22/36 |
copy |
Little Bridget Flynn |
Words by French, traditional air arranged by Mollie
French. |
x22/37 |
copy |
Luke the Looney |
Words and music by French, modern manuscript by Courtney Kenny. |
F22/38 |
copy |
McBreen's Heifer |
Words and music by French. |
F22/39 |
copy |
Maguire's Motor Bike |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/39A |
copy |
Maguire's Motor Bike |
Ditto, another copy. |
x22/40 |
cover |
A Man of the Name of Maguire |
Photocopy, words and music by French. |
F22/41 |
copy |
Mat Hanigan's Aunt |
Words and music by French. |
x22/42 |
copy |
Mat Hannigan's Aunt |
Ditto, two more copies. |
x22/43 |
copy |
Mick's Hotel |
Words and music by French,
donated by Ms Margaret Quigley of 311-267 The
Parkway, Kingston, Ontario K7M 7J4 in May 2008.
From her Dad, Robert Campbell Quigley. |
x22/43A |
photocopy |
Mick's Hotel |
Photocopy, words and music by French.. |
F22/44 |
music sheet |
Entr'acte Gavotte/Midsummer
Madness |
Music by Collisson. |
x22/45 |
copy |
The Mountains of Mourne |
Words by French, arr. Collisson, donated by Ms Margaret Quigley, 311-267 The Parkway, Kingston, Ontario K7M7J4, May 2008, from
her Dad, Robert Campbell Quigley. See also x22/07A, and x22/43A above. |
x22/45A |
photocopy |
The Mountains of Mourne |
Photocopy, words by French,
arr.Collisson |
F22/46 |
photocopy |
The Mountains of Mourne |
photocopy cover and lyrics only,
later edition, and copy Carrighdown. |
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F22/47 |
copy |
Mrs Brady |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/48 |
copy |
Mulligan's Masquerade |
Words and music by French. |
F22/49 |
copy |
The Night that Miss Cooney
Eloped |
Words and music by French. |
x22/50 |
copy |
The Night that Miss Cooney
Eloped |
Ditto, another copy. |
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END OF BOX 22/START OF BOX 22A |
BOX 22A - SONGS
(continued) |
Ref No. |
Category |
Title |
Description |
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F22/51 |
copy |
No More o'Yer Golfin' For Me |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
x22/52 |
cover |
The Oklahoma Rose |
Photocopy, words and music by French. |
F22/53 |
copy |
On The Road to Ballybay |
Words by French, music by Mollie French. |
x22/54 |
sheet |
The Palace of Puck (from
Butterflies) |
Words by French and TH Read, music by JA Robertson. |
F22/55 |
copy |
Phil the Fluter's Ball |
Words and music by French. |
x22/56 |
copy |
Phil the Fluter's Ball |
Ditto, one copy with an extra
front cover. |
F22/57 |
copy |
Phil the Fluter's Ball |
Ditto, a later edition. |
F22/58 |
copy |
Phislin Phil McHugh |
Words and music by French. |
F22/59 |
copy |
Phislin Phil McHugh |
Ditto, another copy. |
F22/60 |
copy |
Pretendy Land |
Words by
French, music by JA
Robertson. |
x22/61 |
copy |
Rafferty's Racin' Mare |
Photocopy, words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/62 |
copy |
Rafferty's Racin' Mare |
Ditto, later edition, with French's autograph. |
F22/63 |
copy |
Sing me no Song |
Manuscript photocopy, words by French, music by Ettie French. It was included in a
review. |
F22/64 |
copy |
Slattery's Mounted Fut |
Words and music by French, two editions, later one from
the collection, earlier one from AT. |
F22/65 |
copy |
Soldiers Three |
Words and music by French. |
x22/66 |
sheet |
The Snakes He Left Behind |
Words and music by French, photocopy, from The Jarvey. |
F22/67 |
copy |
The Song of the UPS |
Words and music by French, arranged by Ettie French. UPS (United Public Schools) was a semi-amateur volunteer corps
during the Great War. |
F22/68 |
Manuscript |
That's That |
Words by French, music by Captain Mostyn. The Mostyns were
all artists. |
F22/69 |
copy |
That's Why We're Burying Him |
Words by French, music by Ettie French. |
x22/70 |
sheet |
Three Blind Mice (from
Butterflies) |
Words by French and TH Read, music by JA Robertson. |
x22/71 |
copy |
Tullinahaw |
Photocopy, words by French, Irish air arranged by Collisson. |
x22/72 |
copy |
Wait for a While now, Mary |
Photocopy, words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/73 |
Manuscript |
Wait for a While now, Mary |
Fragment manuscript, in Collisson's hand. |
F22/74 |
copy |
When Erin Wakes |
Words by French, music by Collisson. |
F22/75 |
Manuscript |
vocal duet |
Fragment manuscript, 'R' and
'J'. |
x22/76 |
copy |
Angel Gabriel |
Printed copy, from CK, shows similarity with tune of
Little Bridget Flynn |
F22/76A |
Lyrics |
The Curse of the Crows |
Photocopy manuscript lyrics, by Donal Giltinen. |
x22/77 |
Lyrics |
The Cape Row Queen by Percy
French |
Photocopy, manuscript lyrics,
recent manuscript. But are the words by French? |
x22/78 |
sheet |
A Letter from Mary of Mourne |
Songsheetand separate cover.
Also lyrics collected from Mrs Francis McClean,
Donaghadee. Words French,
music Collisson. |
x22/79 |
photocopy |
Nell Flaherty's Drake |
Photocopy from Sam Henry collection, words and tonic sol-fa,
plus manuscript transcript. |
x22/80 |
photocopy |
Comic Irish Lancers |
Photocopy of cover in black and
white, from Pigott's book of
songs. |
x22/81 |
copy |
Awake, Arise |
BEWARE! Photocopy from British
Library, 'Words and music by P.French' - clearly not our Percy French! |
x22/82 |
copy |
I'm Thinking of You |
BEWARE! Photocopy from British
Library, 'Words and music by Percy French' - not our man! (Inside the copy of Awake, arise, composer given as P.W.French) These two songs are
included in the British Library catalogue, under William
Percy French - they are clearly NOT by our French,
but I have included them here for others to check . Ettie agrees they were NOT written
by WP French - AT. |
F22/83 |
Calendar |
Irish Humourous Ballads
Illustrated |
Published by Smithwick
& Sons, 1960. |
F22/84 |
Calendar |
Irish Humourous Ballads
Illustrated |
Ditto, another copy. |
x22/85 |
copy |
The Darlin' Girl from Clare |
Words and music by French, placed by Mr David McShane. |
x22/86 |
copy |
The Darlin' Girl from Clare |
Ditto, another copy, placed by
Mr David McShane |
x22/87 |
photocopy |
The Islands of Aran |
Words by French, music by Isobel Crowe, dedicated to Mr
Wilfie Crowe and first performed in public by Miss Elizabeth Ross at Ballyearl Theatre, 11th October
2004. |
x22/88 |
photocopy |
In the Studio |
Words by French, music by Isobel Crowe, dedicated to Mr
Albert Magee, President of the Percy Frency
Society (North Down). First performed in public on 20th April 2005 by Mr Wilfie Crowe at the Percy French Festival, Bangor,
Co Down. |
F22/89 |
photocopy |
Words of three songs |
Handwritten words of songs Andy Rooney's Band, The Old Bog Hole, and The Magpie. Donated by Michael St.G.Irwin, great
nephew of French. |
x22/90 |
Music Book |
Songs of Percy French Vol.2 |
Booklet of 10 songs with music
published by Keith Prowse. |
x22/91 |
Music Book |
Songs of Percy French Vol.2 |
Ditto, second copy. |
x22/92 |
Music Book |
The Irish Troubador |
Booklet of songs by Percy French, with foreword by Ettie French |