Roses of Picardy

First line:

She is watching by the poplars

composer

Haydn Wood (1882-1959)

1916

author of text

Frederic Edward Weatherly (1848-1929)

Recordings

Bird Songs at Eventide

Robert White (tenor), Stephen Hough (piano)

Buy by post £6.99 CDH55156 Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

More songs my father taught me

Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Buy by post £13.99 CDA67374

My Garden

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Buy by post £13.99 (ARCHIVE SERVICE) CDA66937 Archive Service Only Download currently discounted

Details

Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Track 10 on CDA67374 [3'43]

English

Robert White (tenor), Stephen Hough (piano)

Track 18 on CDH55156 [4'44] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

English

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Track 20 on CDA66937 [4'31] Archive Service Only

English

Roses of Picardy

Written in 1916 by Haydn Wood in conjunction with the famous lyricist Fred E Weatherly, ‘Picardy’ is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful songs of the First World War. I learned it from my father who sang it first in France and Belgium when he served in that war with the American Army. Incidentally, Fred E Weatherly collaborated with many other composers to produce such hits as The Holy City and Danny Boy.

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