Edith Fowke

Edith Fulton Fowke, (née Margaret Fulton; 30 April 1913 – 28 March 1996) was a Canadian folklorist.

Biography Edith Fowke was born Edith Margaret Fulton in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her parents were William and Margaret Fulton, and she had a sister. 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.

Folklore of Canada: Tall Tales, Stories, Rhymes and Jokes From Every Corner of Canada (1976)

Singing Out History: Canada's Story in song (1984)

Red Rover, Red Rover: Children's Games Played in Canada (1988) Tales Told in Canada (1988) Canadian Folklore Perspectives on Canadian Folklore (1988)

Recordings Collected Folk Songs are in the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Commercially issued recordings: "Irish and British Songs from the Ottawa Valley" (sung by O. J. Abbott) (Folkways FM 4051) "Authentic Canadian Folk symbol" (sung by LaRena Clark) (Clark Records LCS 108) (1978) "Canada at Turn of the Sod" (sung by LaRena Clark) (LCS 110) (1979) "Canada's Queen of Song" (sung by LaRena Clark) (LCS 107) (1978) "LaRena Clark: Canadian Garland" (Topic 12T140) (1965) "Far Canadian Fields: Companion to the Penguin Book of Canadian Folk Songs" Leader LEE 4057 (1975) "Folk Songs of Ontario" (Folkways FM 4005) (1958) "Lumbering Songs from the Ontario Shanties" (Folkways FM 4052) (1961) "Tom Brandon of Peterborough, Ontario" (Folk-Legacy FSC-10) (1963)

Awards and honours 1978: Member of the Order of Canada 2000: Lifetime Achievement Award, Folk Alliance (posthumous) 2011: Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame