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Sounding ChildhoodMain MenuPart 1: Children's HymnsPart 2: Songs for School and PlayPart 3: Animal Welfare (Bands of Mercy) SongsPart 4: Christmas CarolsPart 5: Folk SongsPart 6: Patriotic SongsPart 7: Early 20th-Century HymnsAbout the AuthorWorks Cited
1media/Havyn and singers.jpeg2026-07-05T16:56:06-07:00"O Danny Boy"7plain2026-07-05T19:21:09-07:00"Danny Boy" (1910) purports to be based on folk song although its lyrics were written by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly, set to the folk/traditional Irish melody of "Londonderry Air in 1913. It has the aspects of a folksong in its ballad-story of a lost love and its haunting tune. You can read more about it here.
Choir: The older choir of the Spring 2026 Choir of the Community Choristers sang this song, with solo by Havyn Martin. AUDIO FORTHCOMING
