Lin Hau
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/%E6%9E%97%E6%B0%8F%E5%A5%BD.jpg/200px-%E6%9E%97%E6%B0%8F%E5%A5%BD.jpg)
Lin Hau (Chinese: 林氏好; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Sī-hòⁿ) (1907-1991), birth name Lin Shi-Hao (林是好, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Sī-hòⁿ), also known by her stage name Lin Li-mei (林麗美, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Lē-bí), was a female musician and vocalist during the Japanese rule period in Taiwan.[1] She was active in the Taiwanese music scene of the 1930s, specializing in reinterpreting Taiwanese folk songs using the techniques of artistic vocal performance.
Lin actively engaged in public affairs and was elected as a city council member in Tainan City in the simulated Taiwan State and Municipal Council Elections organized by the Taiwan New People Newspaper in 1931. She also participated in women's movements, such as the Tainan Young Women's Association and the organization Yun Xiang Yin Society. Her husband, Lu Bing-ding (盧丙丁, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô͘ Piáⁿ-teng), was one of the leaders of the Taiwanese cultural movement and was involved in organizations like the Taiwanese Cultural Association and the Taiwan People's Party.[2]
Life
[edit]In 1932, Lin Hau was selected in a singer recruitment competition and became a Taiwanese popular music singer under the Geronimo Records label. She recorded songs such as A Red Egg and Moonlit Night Sorrow, which was adapted from Taiwanese indigenous music.[2] She learned piano and vocal techniques from Margaret Mellis Gauld and an Italian musician of Tainan Theological College and Seminary. She later went to Japan to study music performance techniques under Japanese vocal artist Toshiko Sekiya.[3][4][5][6][7]
Lin collaborated extensively with the Yu-tsung Symphony Orchestra in Pingtung, Taiwan.[8][9] She was involved in the preparation and promotion of the Nanxing (Southern Stars) Song and Dance Troupe and conducted field research on indigenous music in Taiwan's mountainous areas.[3] She continued to contribute to social welfare services and educational work.[3] After 1960, Lin focused on talent cultivation and assisted her daughter-in-law, Lin Xiang-yun, in developing careers in singing and dancing such as establishing the Lin Hau Song and Dance Institute and the Lin Xiang-yun Dance Troupe.[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lin Hau" [林氏好(附林香芸)]. Tainan Research Database (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Cultural Affair Bureau, Tainan City Government. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ a b Huang, Hsin-Chang (2010). 工運 歌聲 反殖民:盧丙丁與林氏好的年代 [Labor Movement, Song, Anti-Colonialism: The Era of Lu Bing-Ding and Lin Hau] (in Chinese (Taiwan)) (1st ed.).
- ^ a b c Guo, Jun-Pei. 彰化縣歷史建築彰化市中山堂(公會堂)調查研究 [Investigation and Research on Changhua County's Historical Architecture - Zhongshan Hall (Public Hall) in Changhua City] (1st ed.). ChangHua County Cultural Affairs Bureau.
- ^ "台 灣 近 代 人 物-- 絕世美聲 林氏好". 人間福報. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ 中央研究院 數位文化中心. "第貳回台灣民眾黨黨員大會". 中央研究院 數位文化中心 – via 數位典藏與數位學習國家型科技計畫.
- ^ 國立臺灣文學館 (2021). 百年情書-文協時代的啟蒙告白. 前衛. p. 140. ISBN 978-957-801-996-6.
- ^ "盧丙丁與林氏好伉儷紀念特展". www.peopo.org (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ 郭俊沛, 建築師事務所 (March 2005). 彰化縣歷史建築彰化市公會堂調查研究. 彰化縣彰化市: 彰化縣文化局. pp. 2–2、2–17-2–22. ISBN 957-01-9832-X.
- ^ "臺灣女高音林氏好(1907-1991) – 臺灣女人". women.nmth.gov.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ 陳慧勻 (2013). "太陽旗下離別詩─臺灣第一女高音林氏好與盧丙丁" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ "復刻林氏好《一個紅蛋》美聲傳唱". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ 黃, 信彰 (October 2010). 工運 歌聲 反殖民 : 盧丙丁與林氏好的年代. 臺北市: 臺北市文化局. pp. 130–133. ISBN 978-986-02-5053-4.