Percy French

Percy French, born in 1854 in County Roscommon, spent his final breath on January 24, 1920, after succumbing to pneumonia at a cousin's home in Formby. Before that quiet end, he roamed rural Ireland, transforming ordinary inns and fields into immortal songs like “Dromcolliher” and “Phil The Fluter's Ball.” His music captured the laughter and longing of a vanished world, ensuring that the spirit of that land still sings in every voice that dares to remember him.