William Richardson (songwriter)

William Richardson (lived c. 1812) was a Tyneside songwriter, who, according to the information given by John Bell in his Rhymes of Northern Bards published in 1812, has the poem or song "Hotspur, A Ballad - In the Manner of the Ancient Minstrels" attributed to his name.[1]

The song is not written in Geordie dialect but has a strong Northern connection. Nothing more appears to be known of this person, or their life.

References
  1. John Bell (1812). Rhymes of northern bards: being a curious collection of old and new songs and poems, peculiar to the counties of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham. Ed. by J. Bell. pp. 202–5.
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