Tones That Are TenderThis richly illustrated biography of Percy French gives renewed Focus to the life of the great Irish artist and entertainer. French was born in 1984 at Cloonyquin, County Roscommon. Although his father has hoped he would be an engineer, French found his true metier through songwriting, watercolour painting and performance. Tones That Are Tender tells the story of his colourful career, from stints as Inspector of Drains in Cavan, journalism with the

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