F.V St. Clair (1860-1922)
Last updated: 04.10.24
According to the Internet source given below, FV St Clair was a music hall performer and song-writer of some 100 plus songs. Most of his songs were topical, martial and nationalistic extolling the virtues of the British Empire. Of interest is his Follow the Drum (1914) published by E. Marks, London, England the front cover of which shows his portrait given on the left.
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FV St Clair | Brief Biography and Song List by Folk Song and Music Hall |
F.V St. Clair (1860-1922) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
 Bad Lad, The Or The FamilyWords and Music by: F.V St. Clair. Performed by: F.V St. Clair
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Birthday Cards Words and Music by: F.V St. Clair. Performed by: Louie Hurman
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John Bull's Railway Station Words and Music by: F.V St. Clair.
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Little Jap Horner The Bear And The Chinawear Words and Music by: F.V St. Clair.
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This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
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| Birthday Cards | F.V St. Clair (words & music) Louie Hurman (perf.) |
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| I Found It | F.V St. Clair (words & music) Arthur Roberts (perf.) |
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| In London | F.V St. Clair (words & music) Vesta Tilley (perf.) |
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| On the Mediterranean | F.V St. Clair (words & music) Harry Champion (perf.) |
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| Shadows on the Blind, The | F.V St. Clair (words & music) Georgina Leonard (perf.) |
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| Ship That Will Never Return, The | F.V St. Clair (words & music) Fred Andrews (perf.) |
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| Thousands of Miles Away | F.V St. Clair (words & music) Louie Hurman (perf.) |
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Ship That Will Never Return (1912), The | F.V St. Clair (w&m) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 74 works by F.V St. Clair (1860-1922).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Friends Were Saying Good-Bye (w&m) | 1885 | Marie Le Blanc (perf.) | |
| Salisbury and Gladstone (w&m) | 1888 | arr.: Isaac W Baker; | |
| Wreck of the ''Serpent'', The | 1890 | W.W. Bright (words) Tom Costello (perf.) Ella Dean (perf.) |
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| Would You Do It? So Would I! | 1891 | Felix McGlennon (words) John S. Baker (words) Marie Le Blanc (perf.) |
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| Carving Up of the Turkey, The | 1892 | F.W. Venton (words) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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| Girl With the Golden Hair, The | 1895 | Mabel Houghton (words) Milton Bode (words) Maggie Duggan (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Chums | 1896 | E.W. Eyre (words) J. H. Milburn (perf.) |
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| Leave 'em Alone, They'll Come Home, in the Morning | 1896 | Frank Bostock (words) Maggie Duggan (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Mary Jane and the Motor Car | 1896 | J.H. Cleve (words) Chummie Le Mara (perf.) |
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| Oh, Romeo (w&m) | 1896 | Peggie Pryde (perf.) | Pub. |
| Sheeney Undertaker, The | 1896 | H.E. High (words) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Success to Her Majesty | 1896 | Sam Tute (words) | |
| That's Where Mary's Gone (w&m) | 1896 | Pub. | |
| Loss of the Drummond Castle | 1897 | W.W. Bright (words) | Pub. |
| Oh! Cerulia | 1897 | Sam Tute (words) | Pub. |
| On the Mediterranean | 1897 | Perrini (words) Harry Champion (perf.) |
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| Only a Few More Miles From Home | 1897 | Harry Towers (words) Alfred Leggett (words) |
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| Oh! Mr. Soldier Man (w&m) | 1898 | Maggie Duggan (perf.) | Pub. |
| Oh! the Cottage by the Sea (w&m) | 1898 | Lawrence Barclay (perf.) | Pub. |
| Skipper's Farewell, The | 1898 | Charles Ernest Jeffery (words) | Pub. |
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| Look at the Weather We've Had | 1900 | Arthur Milton (words) Maggie Duggan (perf.) |
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| Only a Toy | 1900 | John Neat (words) Elsie Robey (perf.) |
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| Cheer Up, Buller! (w&m) | 1901 | Pub. | |
| Down With the Old Free Trade (w&m) | 1901 | |
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| I Do Say This (w&m) | 1901 | Four Trees (perf.) | Pub. |
| Oh! the Music | 1901 | Fred A. Pullan (words) Maggie Duggan (perf.) arr.: Walter Harrison |
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| Shadows on the Blind, The | 1901 | X. Fox (perf.) Georgina Leonard (perf.) Kitty Melville (perf.) Lizzie Valrose (perf.) |
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| Birthday Cards (w&m) | 1902 | Louie Hurman (perf.) |  Pub. |
| I Found It | 1902 | Leslie B Popplewell (words) Arthur Roberts (perf.) |
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| On the Boulevards | 1902 | Leslie B Popplewell (words) Yorkshire Pierrots (perf.) |
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| Showing 'em How to Fly, (w&m) | 1902 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Where Should We Be Without the Navy? | 1902 | James Fox (words) Fred A. Pullan (words) Leslie B.Popplewell (words) Kitty Melville (perf.) |
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| John Bull's Railway Station (w&m) | 1903 | Pub. |
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| Mary Jane Has Walking on the Brain | 1903 | J.B. Preston (words) Harry Yorke (words) Norman Mills (perf.) |
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| Little Jap Horner (w&m) | 1904 | Pub. |
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| Thousands of Miles Away (w&m) | 1904 | Louie Hurman (perf.) | Pub. |
| Coming Back Home Again (w&m) | 1905 | Florry Cooper (perf.) | Pub. |
| Dreaming, | 1905 | Will McIvor (words) | Pub. |
| When We All Begin to Fly | 1907 | Carl Hamlin (words) | |
| Is the Same Old London There? (w&m) | 1910 | Pub. |
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| Just Remember Me to Mary (w&m) | 1910 | |
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| Where the Bell-Bine Climbs Around the Window | 1910 | X. Fox (perf.) Kitty Melville (perf.) |
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| John Bull's Letter Bag (w&m) | 1910c | |
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| Oh! Mister Lloyd (w&m) | 1912 | |
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| Ship That Will Never Return, The (w&m) | 1912 | Fred Andrews (perf.) | Pub.  |
| Down in the Mine Where the Sunbeams Never Shine. (w&m) | 1913 | Pub. | |
| England Is Proud to Tell the Story. (w&m) | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Follow the Drum (w&m) | 1914 | Walter Ford (perf.) | Pub. |
| Gone Are the Friends We Know. (w&m) | 1914 | Pub. | |
| Oh Con! Tell Me Where You've Gone. (w&m) | 1914 | Pub. | |
| What Is the Use of a Home if You Haven't a Lady Fair. (w&m) | 1914 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Why Did You Leave the Land You Loved? | 1914 | arr.: Frederick Eplett | |
| Always Turn Your Face Towards the Sunshine | 1915 | Arthur W. Parry (words) | |
| Bobs and Pals' (w&m) | 1915 | Pub. | |
| I Will Repay (w&m) | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Kitchener! Stand by Him (w&m) | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Mother, the Truest Friend of All. (w&m) | 1915 | Pub. | |
| When the Boys Come Home Again. (w&m) | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Kitchener! Gone But Not Forgotten (w&m) | 1916 | Pub. | |
| Mary Jane Is Making Ammunition (w&m) | 1916 | |
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| Won't We Make the Joy Bells Ring (w&m) | 1916 | |
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| Take Me Right Back Home to Blighty Land. (w&m) | 1917 | Pub. | |
| Bad Lad, The (w&m) | 1918 | F.V St. Clair (perf.) | |
| I Don't Want to Go to Idaho. (w&m) | 1919 | Pub. | |
| Oh! What a Night of Jubilation. (w&m) | 1919 | Pub. | |
| Fisherman's Wife, The (w&m) | 1920 | ||
| Nobody Is Asking Where the Boys Go (w&m) | 1920 | ||
| Oh 'Enery (w&m) | 1921 | ||
| She Wanted a Gee-Gee (w&m) | 1921 | ||
| When a Fellow Wants to Go to Idaho (w&m) | 1921 | ||
| I Stands For Ireland (w&m) | 1922 | ||
| ⇑ Farewell For Ever | 1985 | Arthur H. Osborne (words) George Lashwood (perf.) |
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| In London (w&m) | ? | Vesta Tilley (perf.) | |
| One Sweet Word, One Sweet Name (w&m) | ? | Pub. |
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F.V St. Clair | The Ship That Will Never Return (2:57) | Fred Andrews |