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 57 Collections and/or Records:
‘Sir Granville Bantock’, 26 April 1912-25 July 1924
‘Some manuscripts, proofs, offprints’, Part 1 & 2, c 1920s
‘Songs of Scotland – Programmes 1882-6’, 1882-1886
‘Songs of Scotland – Programmes 1882-6’. Scrapbook, softbound, cover missing, 23 x 18 cm, 88 pages, marked: ‘E61/19, Gen. 519’, containing pasted Kennedy recital programmes and press cuttings from Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, also two loose recital programmes.
‘Songs of the Hebrides, manuscript, including “Original copies of Notes & Tunes Hebridean”’, 1927-1930
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.