 As a result, he became the original exponent or dedicatee of many of the lyrical works of Parry, and also of Battison Haynes ("Off to Philadelphia"), and of Charles Villiers Stanford.Stanford wrote "Songs of the Sea" for him, and the singer also greatly admired Stanford's "Cushendall" and "Irish Idyll" cycles and the "Three Cavalier Songs" set to Browning's words.Although his voice was not exceptionally powerful he used it with great style, musicianship and intelligence.