Frederic Weatherly

Real name: Frederic Edward Weatherly
Born: October 4, 1848
Died: September 7, 1929
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00032591200
00161898732
Comments: Lawyer, author, lyricist and broadcaster. Weatherly is believed to have written at least 3,000 songs, including two of the most recognisable songs of the 20th century – “Danny Boy” and “Roses of Picardy”.

Songs written by Frederic Weatherly

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Roses of Picardy	Frederic Weatherly, Haydn Wood	Hubert Eisdell	1917	Covered by (61 artists)
The Holy City	Frederic Weatherly, Michael Maybrick			Covered by (14 artists)
The Star of Bethlehem	Frederic Weatherly, Michael Maybrick			Covered by (4 artists)

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Danny Boy	Frederic Weatherly	Londonderry Air	Ernestine Schumann-Heink	Covered by (219 artists)