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 59 Collections and/or Records:
‘Loose Leaf M.S.S. [manuscripts] of “Book”’, c 1929
‘Loose Leaf M.S.S. [manuscripts] of “Book”’. Several loose draft sheets of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s autobiography, A Life of Song, incomplete, several smaller pieces of paper attached to the larger sheets, 26 x 20.5cm, 80 pages, manuscript & typescript.
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser arrangements for piano, printed, c 1880s; c 1924
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4, 12 August 1895-5 November 1918
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1 & 2, 11 May 1895-16 May 1923
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Lectures, Part 1 & 2, 1808-17 August 1896
Miscellaneous items, Part 1, 2, & 3, 1891-1928
Miscellaneous music, c 1900-1930
Miscellaneous music, c 1908-1930
Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 1, 2, and 3, Part 1 & 2, c 1909- c 1921
Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 2 and 3, c 1917-1921
Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 2 and 3. Miscellaneous proofs, mainly from vol. 2, some from vol. 3, with Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s corrections.