Phil the Fluther's Ball

DESCRIPTION: "Have you heard of Phil the Fluther, of the town of Ballymuch? The times were going hard with him, in fact the man was broke." So he holds a party, passing the hat, promising that the more he takes in, the better the music will be
AUTHOR: Percy French (1854-1920)
EARLIEST DATE: before 1920 (French died in that year)
KEYWORDS: music hardtimes humorous
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
DT, PHILFLUT
ADDITIONAL: _Sing Out_ magazine, Volume 32, #4 (1987), pp, 22-23, "Phil the Fluther's Ball" (1 text, 1 tune)
James N. Healy, editor, _The Songs of Percy French_, 1955-1962, revised edition 1986; I use the 1996 Ossian paperback, pp. 17-18, "Phil the Fluther's Ball" (1 text)
James N. Healy, _Percy French and His Songs_, The Mercier Press, 1966, pp. 22-23, "Phil the Fluther's Ball (1 text, partial tune)
NOTES [45 words]: For background on Percy French, see the notes to "Ballyjamesduff."
Apparently this song was based on the story of a real person. Healy, p. 5, says "'Phil' was a real character on the Leitrim/Sligo border who gave parties in his home in an attempt to pay the rent." - RBW
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