| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 108 pages of music) : illustrations |
| Summary |
Edith Fowke (1913-1996) was a renowned Canadian folklorist, folk song collector, researcher, writer, and teacher who during her long career recorded nearly 2000 songs. Awarded the Order of Canada in 1978, and named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1983, Fowke's legacy is recognised by folk singers and scholars alike as the most comprehensive work in its field. Producing radio programs for the CBC throughout the 1950s and 60s, she was responsible for discovering such eminent singers as LaRena Clark, Tom Brandon and O J Abbott. O J Abbott was one of Fowke's most prolific singers, as she collected and recorded over 120 of his songs, 66 of them transcribed for this collection. The songs, mostly of Irish origin, were popular among settlers to the Ottawa valley and in the lumber camps of northern Ontario in the late 1800s. Born in England in 1872, Abbott worked throughout Ontario and Quebec in lumber camps before settling finally in Hull, Quebec. He recorded numerous records for the Folkways label and performed with such folk heroes as The Travellers, Ian and Sylvia, and Pete Seeger at the 1960 Newport Folk Festival.; This never before published collection includes a detailed musical analysis that outlines the meter, scale, and range of each song, an index that indicates where each song can be found on the original source tapes, and extensive field notes, interviews, and recording details |
| Notes |
Includes information on tonesets/scales and ranges of songs (p. 72-73), biographical information on Edith Fowke (p. 74-76) and O.J. Abbott (p. 77-79), transcription of a 1996 interview with Frank Fowke (p. 80-83), transcription of a 1996 interview with Richard Johnston (p. 85-88), transcription of two stories told by O.J. Abbott to Edith Fowke (p. 89-92), list of books and recordings by Edith Fowke at the University of Calgary Library (p. 93-96) abstract (p. 103) and list of songs sung by O.J. Abbott (p. 104-107) |
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Transcription of 66 unacc. melodies and lyrics of folk songs, mostly of Irish origin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 97), discography (p. 98) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Folk songs, English -- Ottawa River Valley (Québec and Ont.)
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional
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Folk songs, English
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Canada -- Ottawa River Valley
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vikár, László
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Panagapka, Jeanette, 1940-
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Fowke, Edith, 1913-1996.
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Abbott, O. J
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| ISBN |
9781552384527 |
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1552384527 |
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