Edith Fowke
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1913 – 1996
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Who was Edith Fowke?
Edith Fowke, CM was a Canadian folklorist. Born on April 30, 1913, in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, she was educated at the University of Saskatchewan. She hosted the CBC Radio program Folk Song Time from 1950 to 1963. She wrote numerous books in collaboration with folklorist and composer Richard Johnston, including Folk Songs of Canada, Folk Songs of Quebec, Chansons canadiennes françaises, and More Folk Songs of Canada. She is particularly noted for recording the songs of traditional singers O. J. Abbott, LaRena Clark, and Tom Brandon. Edith Fowke died in Toronto in 1996.
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- Born
- Apr 30, 1913
Lumsden - Also known as
- Edith Fulton Fowke
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- University of Saskatchewan
- Died
- Mar 28, 1996
Toronto
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on July 23, 2013
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