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To: lee martell
“Danny Boy” on St. Patty’s Day. Not a song for rusty baritones like me.

Just the other day I learned that the song was written by a man who lost his son Daniel in WWI.

44 posted on 04/27/2021 4:28:46 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

Yes. It’s a profoundly sad song if one listens to the lyrics and not just the familiar melody.


45 posted on 04/27/2021 4:43:52 PM PDT by lee martell
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