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Phil The Fluter's Ball

1977

Cat no. 3735

Cartoon. Animated images accompany the lyrics of the Percy French song.

Animation. Cartoon representation of the lyrics of Phil The Fluter’s Ball [Phil The Fluther’s Ball]. The lyrics tell of Phil the Fluter from Ballymuck, who invites his neighbours to a ball in order to raise money when he is broke. The cartoon images complement the soundtrack, which is sung with great verve by Kenneth McKellar. Cartoon images of the guests: Mr Denis Doherty; Crooked Paddy; the Boys and the Girls; Miss Brady; Mrs Cafferty; little Micky Mulligan; Rose, Suzanne and Margaret O’Rafferty appear with stopwatch precision as they are mentioned by name. The ball is a success, resulting in a profit for the impoverished Phil the Fluter.

Keywords

Animation; Percy French; Irish folk songs

Background Information

Anon, Irish Music Daily, http://www.irishmusicdaily.com/phil-the-fluthers-ball, accessed June 9 2015, 11:48. Phil the Fluther’s Ball is another irresistible slice of Irish life from Percy French – the man who wrote numerous classic songs such as Mountains of Mourne, Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff and Abdul Abulbul Amir. The song tells the story of a flute player who raised money to pay his rent by holding a ball and passing a hat round as he played. The ball was a great success and the canny flute player was able to make a tidy profit.

  • Maker : Sheila Graber

  • Maker : Roger Burgess

  • Distributor : Institute of Amateur Cinematographers

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Phil The Fluter's Ball

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