Jeannie Robertson
Jeannie Robertson (* as Regina Christina Stewart April 17, 1908 in Aberdeen ; † March 13, 1975 ibid) was a Scottish folk singer.
Robertson grew up as the daughter of Travelers in Aberdeen and across Scotland. A plaque commemorates her today at one of her homes in Aberdeen, 90 Hilton Street in Aberdeen . It was discovered by Hamish Henderson in 1953 . In November of the same year, Alan Lomax recorded her with Jean Ritchie , Margaret Barry and Isla Cameron in his apartment in London . Many of these early recordings appeared on the 1975 album The Queen Among the Heather .
Robertson and the others Lomax recorded subsequently appeared on the television show The Ballad Hunters , directed by David Attenborough . In 1958 , Hamish Henderson made further recordings in Edinburgh with Jeannie Robertson, which were published under the name Up the Dee and Doon The Don . In 1965 the first "Blairgowrie Festival" took place with Jeannie Robertson performing. Their performance at the 1968 festival appeared on an anthology .
In 1968 Jeannie Robertson received the MBE medal . Her most famous song is probably I'm a man you don't meet every day , also known as Jock Stewart ; the title has been recorded by Archie Fisher , the Dubliners and the Pogues , among others .
Lizzie Higgins, the daughter of Jeannie Robertson, released the album Up and Awa 'wi' the Laverock in 1975 .
Jeannie Robertson died in 1975 .
Web links
- Ken-Hunt: Jeannie Robertson article in Folker 02/2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robertson, Jeannie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stewart, Regina Christina (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish folk singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aberdeen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1975 |
| Place of death | Aberdeen |