The Songwriters

Here are all the songwriters featured in the Ballad Archive.

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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Woody Williams

Woody Williams, better known as the Funky Geezer, is a songwriter and musician from Charlotte, North…

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