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A traditional singer, also known as a source singer, is someone who has learned folk songs in the oral tradition, usually from older people within their community.
From around the beginning of the twentieth century, song collectors such as Cecil Sharp went to rural areas to collect traditional songs. Later, Percy Grainger and James Madison Carpenter, followed by Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy, made field recordings of traditional singers. Many old ballads, including the famous Child Ballads, were found within the oral tradition in the twentieth century.
List of traditional singers
edit(Arranged by nation and year of birth)
England
edit- The Copper Family [Sussex][1]
- Henry Burstow (1826-1916) [Sussex][2]
- Joseph Taylor (1833-1910) [Lincolnshire][3]
- Emma Overd (1838-1928) [Somerset][4]
- Lucy White (1848-1923) [Somerset][5]
- Sam Bennett (1865-1951) [Warwickshire][6]
- George "Pop" Maynard (1872-1962) [Sussex][7]
- Sam Larner (1878-1965) [Norfolk][8]
- Cecilia Costello (1884-1976) [West Midlands / Ireland][9]
- Harry Cox (1885-1971) [Norfolk][10]
- Bob Roberts (1907-1982) [Dorset][11]
- Walter Pardon (1914-1996) [Norfolk][12]
- Fred Jordan (1922-2002) [Shropshire][13]
- Frank Hinchliffe (1923-1995) [Yorkshire][14]
Scotland
edit- Bell Duncan (1849-1934) [Aberdeenshire][15]
- John Strachan (1875-1958) [Aberdeenshire][16]
- Jimmy MacBeath (1894–1972) [Aberdeenshire][17]
- Belle Stewart (1906-1997) [Perthshire][18]
- Jeannie Robertson (1908-1975) [Aberdeenshire][19]
- Duncan Williamson (1928-2007) [Argyll][20]
- Flora MacNeil (1928-2015) [Outer Hebrides][21]
- Lizzie Higgins (1929-1993) [Aberdeenshire][22]
- Kenna Campbell (1937-) [Inner Hebrides][23]
- Sheila Stewart (1937-2014) [Perthshire][24]
Ireland
editWales
edit- Phil Tanner (1862-1950)[25]
USA
edit- Wallin Family [Appalachia][26]
- Jane Hicks Gentry (1863-1925) [Appalachia][27]
- Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882-1973) [Appalachia][28]
- Ollie Gilbert (1892–1980) [Ozarks][29]
- Clarence Ashley (1895-1967) [Appalachia][30]
- Horton Barker (1889-1973) [Appalachia][31]
- Texas Gladden (1895-1966) [Appalachia][32]
- Nimrod Workman (1895-1994) [Appalachia][33]
- Almeda Riddle (1898-1986) [Ozarks][34]
- Dillard Chandler (1907-1992) [Appalachia][35]
- Frank Proffitt (1913-1965) [Appalachia][36]
- Jean Ritchie (1922-2015) [Appalachia][37]
- Sheila Kay Adams (1953- ) [Appalachia][38]
Canada
edit- O. J. Abbott (1872-1962)[39]
- LaRena Clark (1904-1991)[40]
Australia
edit- Duke Tritton (1886-1965)[41]
- Sally Sloane (1894-1982)[42]
References
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- ^ "Sussex Traditions". sussextraditions.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Percy Grainger's collection of ethnographic wax cylinders". blogs.bl.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Overd, Emma - Cecil Sharps People". cecilsharpspeople.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "White, Lucy - Cecil Sharps People". cecilsharpspeople.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Sam Bennett | THE~TRADITIONAL~ILMINGTON~MORRIS~MEN". Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Sussex Traditions". sussextraditions.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Sam Larner". East Anglian Traditional Music Trust. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Cecilia Costello|Birmingham Music Archive". www.birminghammusicarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Harry Cox". East Anglian Traditional Music Trust. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ david. "Bob Roberts - Songs From The Sailing Barges". Topic Records. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Walter Pardon". East Anglian Traditional Music Trust. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Obituary: Fred Jordan". The Guardian. 2002-08-08. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ david. "Frank Hinchliffe - In Sheffield Park". Topic Records. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Browse the Collection". www.dhi.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "John Strachan: Songs from Aberdeenshire | Association for Cultural Equity". The Association for Cultural Equity. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Jimmy MacBeath : Tramps & Hawkers | Association for Cultural Equity". The Association for Cultural Equity. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "History of the Stewarts | Famous Stewarts | Belle Stewart". www.stewartsociety.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Jeannie Robertson MBE". Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Remembering the Legacy of Duncan Williamson as Part of National Storytelling Week | Events in Scotland". Scottish Storytelling Centre. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Flora MacNeil obituary". The Guardian. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Lizzie Higgins". Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Dr Kenna Campbell MBE". Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Sheila Stewart obituary". The Guardian. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "TANNER, PHILIP (1862 - 1950), folk singer | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Family Songs and Stories from the North Carolina Mountains". folkways.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Jane Hicks Gentry – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". www.blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Bascom Lamar Lunsford". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Clarence Ashley Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Horton Barker - Traditional Singer". folkways.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Texas Gladden". www.mustrad.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Nimrod Workman". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Almeda Riddle: Now Let's Talk about Singing". Folkstreams. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Dillard Chandler – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". www.blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs". folkways.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Jean Ritchie obituary". The Guardian. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Sheila Kay Adams – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". www.blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "O.J. Abbott Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Family Heritage: The Story and Songs of LaRena Clark". University of Calgary Press. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Search". www.vwml.org. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "The music of Sally Sloane". The music of Sally Sloane. Retrieved 2022-08-21.