James Austin Butterfield

James Austin Butterfield (May 18, 1837 – July 6, 1891) was an American composer. His best-known composition is When You and I Were Young, Maggie, first published in 1866 (lyrics by George W. Johnson). Butterfield was born in England in 1837 and emigrated to the United States in 1856.

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Songs by James Austin Butterfield:

When You And I Were Young, Maggie

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On this day in 1792

The Belfast Harpers Assembly, a gathering of some ten Irish harpers and one Welsh begins in Belfast. The objective is to collect the remaining fragments of the tradition.

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