Margaret Gillespie (singer)
Margaret Gillespie | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaret Duncan 12 December 1841 |
| Died | 1913 |
| Known for | Singer of traditional Scottish songs |
Margaret Gillespie, n. Duncan (12 December 1841 - 1913) was a Scottish singer of traditional songs. She was a major informant for The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, contributing 466 songs.[1]
Biography
[edit]Margaret Gillespie was born on 12 December 1831 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, daughter of Elizabeth Birnie and William Duncan.[1]
Gillespie is listed as the "most prolific informant" of The Grieg-Duncan Folk Song Collection.[1] The collection includes 3 500 texts and 3 300 melodies from North-East Scotland.[2]
Gillespie died in South Africa in 1913.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ewan, Elizabeth; Pipes, Rose; Rendall, Jane; Reynolds, Siân, eds. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-1-4744-3628-1.
- ^ Ziemann, Johanna Maria (2003). "Review of The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection. Vol. 8: Songs 1316-1933". Lied und populäre Kultur / Song and Popular Culture. 48: 312–317. doi:10.2307/4147845. ISSN 1619-0548. JSTOR 4147845.