The Songwriters
Here are all the songwriters featured in the Ballad Archive.
Sean McCarthy
Sean McCarthy (1923–1990), a native of Finuge, County Kerry, Ireland, was an Irish songwriter. He was…
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Sean O’Casey
Seán O’Casey (Irish: Seán Ó Cathasaigh; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964)…
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Shane MacGowan
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) was an Irish-English vocalist and…
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Shaun Glenville
Shaun Glenville (16 May 1884 – 28 December 1968) was an Irish actor who specialised in…
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Spider Stacy
Peter Richard “Spider” Stacy (born 14 December 1958, Eastbourne) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and…
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Stan Kelly-Bootle
Stanley Bootle, known as Stan Kelly-Bootle (15 September 1929 – 16 April 2014), was a British…
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Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as “the father of American…
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Steve Earle
Stephen Fain Earle (born January 17, 1955) is an American rock, country and folk singer-songwriter, record…
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Sydney Carter
Sydney Bertram Carter (6 May 1915 – 13 March 2004) was an English poet, songwriter, and…
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Ted Steels
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