On May 17, I received an e-mail from Shay Healy, clarifying the fact that he is the author of several songs that have been posted at Mudcat. I've had a wonderful time since then, studying his songs and correcting the lyrics that have been posted here. I crosslinked the threads containing his songs - you'll find the crosslinks at the top of this page.
Thanks for all these wonderful songs, Shay!
-Joe Offer-

Here's his e-mail:

Yo Joe.

My name is Shay Healy and serendipitously I have found several of my songs on Mudcat,over which there has been some debate in the past.

Autumn Has Come was recorded by Paddy Reilly, The Emmet Spiceland and Johnny McEvoy and it was written entirely by me There was a ashrt debate about the authorship back about 2008.

Come Up The Stairs has been regarded as a traditional song, but again, I wrote it to the tune of a song my mother used to sing, as Gaeilge, "Taim In Arrears"

Other songs that are liable to pop up at some stage are

1. Tarry Flynn, written to the air of An Fallagin Muineach(The Munster Cloak))

2. If You Could Wait, recorded by Danny Doyle, Ann Sands. Words and music original

3..The Town Is Not Their Own, recorded by Finbarr & Eddie Furey, Jim McCann and The Wolfe Tones.

4. Dollymount Strand, a parody of The Sea Around Us, recorded by Paddy Reilly Words by moi.

5.The Fiddler, recorded by The Buskers.

6. A Fairy Story recorded by Robbie O'Connell and The Brodbignagian Bards

I know that several of them have been recorded by local acts in America and I can go whistle for royalties, but I would like to put the record straight on their authorship.

That's it Joe. Thanks for your time. Tell me what I have to do next and I'll get right on it.

I love the site.

SHAY HEALY

Oisin/ Bardis Music
9 Prince of Wales Terrace,
Ballsbridge,
Dublin 4