The Songwriters
Here are all the songwriters featured in the Ballad Archive.
Pat Cooksey
Pat was born in Limerick in the west of Ireland in 1945 and spent his early…
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Patrick Joseph McCall
Patrick Joseph McCall (6 March 1861 – 8 March 1919) was an Irish songwriter and poet,…
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Patrick Kavanagh
Patrick Kavanagh (21 October 1904 – 30 November 1967) was an Irish poet and novelist. His…
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Patsy Cavanagh
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Patsy Halloran
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Peadar Kearney
Peadar Kearney (Irish: Peadar Ó CearnaÃgh, 12 December 1883 – 24 November 1942) was an Irish…
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Peadar Mac Ghiolla Chearra
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Pearse Doherty
Pearse ‘Glackin’ Doherty was previously a member of The Saw Doctors from 1988 to 2002.
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Pecker Dunne
Patrick “Pecker” Dunne (1 April 1933 – 19 December 2012) was an Irish musician and seanchaÃ.…
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Peggy Seeger
Margaret “Peggy” Seeger (born June 17, 1935) is an American folksinger. She is also well known…
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