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:
Miscellaneous working material, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4, 26 January 1907-1925
Mss. [Manuscripts] vol. 4, c 1900-1930
Mss. [Manuscripts] vol. 4. Contents and introduction, arrangements of songs, also: ‘Simplified accs. Vol IV, M.S.S. by M.K.F. [Marjory Kennedy Fraser], also solo pianoforte arrs [arrangements] ditto’.
Music Fragments & Various, c 1900-1925
Music note book, late 19th-early 20th century
Music note book. Hardbound, red, paginated, 31 x 25 x 4 cm, 380 pages, manuscript, with handwritten tunes and words, mainly by Marjory-Kennedy Fraser, some by Kenneth Macleod.
Music: printed or mss. [manuscripts], various items, c 1910-1920
Notebook: ‘Trios etc.', c 1900-1930
Notes and programmes, c 1903-1917
Papers of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser
Piano arrangements by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, c 1890-1930
Printed Hebridean music, c 1908-1930
Printed Hebridean music. Mainly Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s own publications, including reused proof sheets and pages cut out from larger collections.