| Shephard, Richard |
b 1949. A boy chorister at Gloucester Cathedral who then studied at Corpus Christi Coll Cambridge. He held various teaching posts in Salisbury while also singing in the cathedral choir there. He was… |
| Towner, Daniel Brink |
b Rome, Pennsylvania, USA 1850, d Longwood, Missouri, USA 1919. His father Prof J G Towner provided his early musical education. He became music director at Methodist Episcopal churches in New York,… |
| Miles, Gary Lewis |
b Enid, Oklahoma, USA 1947, d USA ?1990s. Univ of Houston, Texas (BA Mus 1970) and in the UK the GSM (post-grad diploma in singing). A member of the Community of Celebration formerly led by Graham and… |
| Smith, Alfred Barnerd (Barney) |
b Wortendyke, NJ, USA 1916. A boy prodigy on the violin, he appeared as a guest soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra, and studied at the Juilliard Sch of Music, the Moody Bible Institute and… |
| Auber, Henriette |
(often âHarrietâ in error), b Spitalfields, Middx (E London) 1773, d Hoddesdon, Herts 1862. She was a descendant of Huguenot refugees from the revoked Edict of Nantes (1685), many of whom settled… |
| Macdonald, Mary (MacDougall) |
b Ardtun, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire 1789, d Ardtun 1872. Her whole life was spent on the Scottish W coast island of Mull. As a crofterâs wife who saw troubles enough over the years, she would… |
| Ellis, Patricia Margaret |
Margaret was born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1956. She attended the Royal College of Music and Goldsmithâs College, University of London gaining a  GRCM, ARCM(piano), and a  PGCE.
Now… |
| Slater, Gordon Archbold |
b Harrogate, Yorks 1896, d Leicester 1979. Educated privately before studying music at York Minster under Dr Edward Bairstow, 1914â16; from there he went to be Organist at St Botolphâs Boston,… |
| The Christmas Box, 1825 |
(not in Praise! index). The first complete book published by the Religious Tract Society, decades before the Victorian (and post-Victorian) flood of carol-books, was this seasonal assortment including… |
| Hankey, Arabella Catherine (Katherine?) |
b Clapham, Surrey (S London) 1834, d Westminster 1911. Born into an evangelical Anglican banking family active in The Lordâs Day Observance Society and part of what was dubbed âthe Clapham Sectâ… |
| Ebeling, Johann Georg |
b LĂźneburg, nr Hamburg, N Germany 1637, d Stettin (Szczecin), S Poland 1676. St Johannisâ Gymnasium, LĂźneburg; Univ of Helmstedt (Theology). In 1662 he succeeded J CrĂźger (qv) as Cantor at St… |
| Mohr, Joseph Franz |
b Salzburg, Austria 1792, d Wagrein, Austria 1848. Brought up by foster parents including an RC priest, he sang as a choirboy in Salzburg Cathedral. He went on to be ordained (RC) in 1815 and… |
| Southgate, Thomas Bishop |
b Hornsey, N London (Middx), 1814, d Highgate or Hampstead, N London (Middx) 1868. A chorister at the Chapel Royal, he went on to study the organ under S S Wesley and became organist at Leyton… |
| Hewitt, Eliza Edmunds |
b Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1851, d Philadelphia 1920. Raised in a family where the Bible was read daily and gospel songs were sung and learnt, she attended the Girlsâ Normal Sch in… |
| Croly, George |
b Dublin 1780, d Holborn, C London 1860. Trinity Coll Dublin (MA, LL.D); he was ordained and served in Ireland until 1810 when he moved to London to concentrate on literary work, and where he edited… |
| Bruce, Robert |
No information on this 19th-c author has yet come to light, apart from the evidence of his biblical faith in the hymn for which his name is known, and the fact that Sankey included his work in his… |
| Shaw, Martin Edward Fallas |
b Kennington, Surrey/SW London 1875, d Southwold, Suffolk 1958. Elder brother of G T Shaw qv. He studied at RCM and directed music in theatres (where he belonged to a Bohemian Chelsea set of artists,… |
| Pantry, John |
b Harrow, Middx 1946. After school he trained in recording engineering studios in C London for two and a half years, while developing his own singing and songwriting gifts. So he has been a performer… |
| Kethe, William |
b ?Scotland c1530, d Dorset 1594. His early years are obscure; he is known to have been active in 1559, and exiled in Frankfurt (1555) and Geneva (1557) during Queen Maryâs reign. He may have worked… |
| Mayor, Roger |
b Cheshire 1951. He studied at Wrekin Coll; Stony Brook Sch New York; Goldsmithsâ Coll and Trent Park (London Univ); and Capernwray Bible Coll in Lancs. An associate of Jubilate Hymns whose tunes… |
| Maule, Graham Alexander |
b Glasgow 1958, d 2019. An architectural student in Glasgow who turned to full-time youth work, first at parish level and then with the Iona Community. There he teamed up with John Bell, qv for notes… |
| Burt, Phil |
b England 1957 A co-editor of Junior Praise 1 and 2 (1986, 1992, combined edn 1997); after a career in banking and further work on audio and video recordings for a Christian charity, he spent 2 years… |
| Calkin, John Baptiste |
b London 1827, d Hornsey, N London 1905. One of a large musical family, he first learned the organ from his father James (1786â1862). He succeeded E G Monk (qv) as organist at St Columba Coll, a… |
| Ellor, James |
b Droylsden, Lancs (Gtr Manchester) 1819, d Newburgh, New York, USA 1899. A self-taught musician who worked in a Droylsden hat factory and at the age of 18 was leading the local Wesleyan chapel choir.… |
| Hull, Eleanor Henrietta |
b Cheetham, nr Manchester 1860, d Wimbledon, Surrey 1935. Alexandra Coll, and the Royal Coll of Science, both in Dublin. Her interest in the Celtic tradition led her to become the first London… |
| Jones, Griffith Hugh |
b Llanberis, Caernarvonshire 1849, d Rhiwdollion, Caernarvonshire 1919. Showing early musical talent, he assisted his precentor-father at their home chapel, then John Roberts at Capel Coch. Taught at… |
| Ockenden, Lawrence Gordon |
A piano pupil at the age of 9, and choirboy at Hatch End, Middx; Merchant Taylorsâ School (learning the organ from age 13) 1958â64, then RAM until 1967 (LRAM, ARCO, GRSM). Teacher training at… |
| Leeson, Jane Elizabeth (Eliza) |
b London 1809, d Leamington, Warwicks 1881 (Julian New Suppt gave 1807â1882). She lived in London and is known for writing several books of hymns, mainly for children. At some point she left the… |
| Everest, Charles William (?Henry) |
b East Windsor, Connecticut, USA 1814, d Waterbury, Conn 1877. Trinity Coll, Hartford, Conn (MA). He published Visions of Death, and Other Poems, which included the hymn-text for which he is best… |
| Coates, Eric |
b Hucknall, Notts 1886, d Chichester, Sussex 1957. RAM from 1906; a viola player (and violinist) who became one of the finest composers of songs, light orchestral and film music of the mid-20th c, and… |
