External links
- Edith Fowke archives at the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, York University Libraries, Toronto, Ontario
- Edith Fowke archives also at the Archives & Special Collections, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Edith Fowke | |
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| Born | Edith Margaret Fulton April 30, 1913 Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | March 28, 1996 (aged 82) |
| Education | University of Saskatchewan |
| Employer | CBC Radio |
| Title | Member of Order of Canada |
| Spouse | Frank Fowke |
| Parent(s) | William and Margaret Fulton |
Edith Fulton Fowke, CM (née Margaret Fulton; 30 April 1913 – 28 March 1996) was a Canadian folklorist.
Edith Fowke was born Edith Margaret Fulton in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her parents were William and Margaret Fulton, and she had a sister. She was educated at the University of Saskatchewan, graduating with a bachelor degree by 1933 and a master's degree in 1937.
She taught school for a short period and edited magazines, including Western Teacher and Food for Thought. 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 (Waterloo Music Company 1954), Folk Songs of Quebec (Waterloo 1957), Chansons canadiennes françaises (Waterloo 1964), and More Folk Songs of Canada (Waterloo 1967). She is particularly noted for recording the songs of traditional singers O. J. Abbott, LaRena Clark, and Tom Brandon.
She married Frank Fowke in 1938. They traveled many times to Britain. Edith Fowke died in Toronto in 1996.
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