The Songwriters
Here are all the songwriters featured in the Ballad Archive.
James Hogg
James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote…
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James Royce Shannon
James Royce Shannon (May 13, 1881 – May 19, 1946), born James Royce, was a nationally…
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James Thornton
James Thornton (December 5, 1861 – July 27, 1938) was an Irish-American songwriter and vaudeville performer.…
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Jem Finer
Jeremy Max Finer (born 25 July 1955) is an English musician, artist and composer. He was…
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Jimmy Kennedy
James Kennedy, OBE (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984), was a Northern Irish songwriter, predominantly…
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Joan Clancy
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Joe Dolan
Joseph “Galway Joe” Dolan (25 May 1942 – 7 January 2008) was an Irish musician, songwriter…
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John Brendan Keane
John Brendan Keane (21 July 1928 – 30 May 2002) was an Irish playwright, novelist and…
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John Clifden
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John Connolly
John Connolly is an internationally-respected songwriter, who has based his style firmly in the British folk…
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