The Songwriters
Here are all the songwriters featured in the Ballad Archive.
Tommy Sands
Tommy Sands (born 19 December 1945) is a Northern Irish folk singer, songwriter, radio broadcaster, and…
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Trad
Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown…
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Unknown
Lyrics tagged with writer Unknown. If you have any further information on these songs, please send…
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Van Morrison
Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a…
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Wally Page
Born in Dublin, Wally Page is a singer and songwriter whose songs are characterized by articulate…
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William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, prose…
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William Douglas
“Annie Laurie” is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written…
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William Hargreaves
William Hargreaves (1880–1941) was a British composer, mainly of songs for the music hall. His most…
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William Rooney
William Rooney (Irish: Liam Ó Ruanaidh; 29 September 1873–6 May 1901), also known as Fear na…
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Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, who is…
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