Fraser, Marjory Kennedy-, 1857-1930 (singer, pianist, folk-song collector and arranger)
Dates
- Existence: 1857 - 1930
Biography
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, singer, pianist, folk-song collector and arranger, was born in 1857. She was the daughter of singer David Kennedy (1825-1886). Her series of works The songs of the Hebrides published variously between 1909 and 1922 remain a useful resource for both Gaelic and English speakers. She collected songs chiefly in the Western Isles. Aware that the material collected would, in the concert performance, lose something of the original essence, she provided the songs with sensitive accompaniment. For service rendered to the cause of music in Scotland, an honorary degree of Doctor of Music was conferred on her in 1928. Marjory Kennedy-Fraser had also been awarded the C.B.E. She died on 22 November 1930.
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Songs of the Hebrides, manuscripts, mainly vol. 3, c 1909-1921
‘Songs of the Hebrides’, Proceedings of the Musical Association, 45th Sess. [Session] (1918-1919), 1918-1919
‘Songs of the Hebrides’, Proceedings of the Musical Association, 45th Sess. [Session] (1918-1919). Galley proofs, lecture notes are in Gen. 285.
‘Songs of the Hebrides, Vol. 2, Proofs’, Part 1 & 2 , c 1917- c 1921
‘Songs of the Hebrides, Vol. 2, Proofs’, Part 1 & 2. Proofs of both vols. 2 and 3.
Various Marjory Kennedy-Fraser manuscripts, deposited in 1962, c 1907-17 March 1962
Various Marjory Kennedy-Fraser manuscripts, deposited in 1962. ‘From Kennedy-Fraser, 6 Castle Street, Edinburgh, Mrs Hood’, envelope, marked ‘from Mrs Patuffa K. F. [Kennedy-Fraser] Hood, Battel [sic.] Lodge, Hastings Road, Battle, Sussex, Deposited by Miss Daphne K-F [Kennedy-Fraser]. 17/3/1962 [17 March 1962], D.20276, in Gen. 287’, containing various Songs of the Hebrides arrangements, for voice and harp, manuscripts.