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Scottish Studies 38 SCOTTISH STUDIES 38 SCOTTISH STUDIES 38 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2218/ss.v38.2850 Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 1 03/12/2018 10:42 Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 2 03/12/2018 10:42 Scottish Studies The Journal of the School of Scottish Studies University of Edinburgh Vol. 38 2015-2018 EDITED BY JOHN SHAW Published by The School of Scottish Studies University of Edinburgh 2018 Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 3 03/12/2018 10:42 Articles are invited and should be sent to: Dr John Shaw The Editor, Scottish Studies The School of Scottish Studies The University of Edinburgh 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LH All articles submitted are sent out to readers for peer review. Enquiries may be made by email to: [email protected] The journal is published annually and costs £12. Subscriptions should be sent to The Subscription Secretary, Scottish Studies, at the address above. This volume of Scottish Studies is also available online: http://journals.ed.ac.uk/scottishstudies The School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh Printed in Great Britain by Book Printers Scotland ISBN 978-1-912669-01-1 Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 4 03/12/2018 10:42 Articles are invited and should be sent to: Contents Dr John Shaw The Editor, Scottish Studies The School of Scottish Studies The University of Edinburgh Contributors vii 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LH Editorial ix All articles submitted are sent out to readers for peer review. Enquiries may be made by email to: [email protected] V.S. Blankenhorn 1 The journal is published annually and costs £12. Songs of the Hebrides and the Critics Subscriptions should be sent to The Subscription Secretary, Scottish Studies, at the Janice Fairney 55 address above. The Cultivation and Preservation of the Martial Music of the Highlands by the Highland Society of London This volume of Scottish Studies is also available online: http://journals.ed.ac.uk/scottishstudies Carl Lindahl 72 Storytelling among Lowland Scots since 1800: An All-Female, The School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh Upper-Middle-Class Family Oral Tradition in the Context of Written Tale Collections Printed in Great Britain by Book Printers Scotland Tony Voss 105 ISBN 978-1-912669-01-1 William Dawson (1734-1815): Improver and Philosopher Book Reviews 118 Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 5 03/12/2018 10:42 Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 6 03/12/2018 10:42 Contributors V.S. Blankenhorn, School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh Janice Fairney, Chamcook, NB, Canada Carl Lindahl, University of Houston, Houston TX, USA Tony Voss, Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa vii vii Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 7 03/12/2018 10:42 Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 8 03/12/2018 10:42 Editorial In November of 2017, the School of Scottish Studies Archives successfully moved to its new location at 29 George Square. In addition to the sound archive of some 33,000 field recordings, the refurbished building also hosts extensive collections of manuscripts, books and photographs, which are readily available to students, staff and independent researchers. Within its new setting Scottish Ethnology has continued to develop. Major printed/online publications recently produced include Volume 1 of An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology: A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, which completes the comprehensive fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series; ‘A Guid Hairst’: Collecting and Archiving Scottish Tradition, a fieldwork-based collection of essays from around 20 contributors edited by School staff; and The Carrying Stream Flows On, a volume of essays celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the School with accounts from national and international perspectives of its founding, history and continuing projects. As part of the Scottish Tradition Series, the work of bringing out edited materials from the sound archive has continued with a CD of Gaelic songs from North Uist; a double CD issue of recordings from the field made by the late Calum Maclean (1915-1960), who served as a full-time field collector for the School; and a selection of traditions of the island of Tiree. Staff and students have regularly contributed their specialised knowledge and performance skills to events within Scotland and abroad, including festivals and workshops in traditional music and storytelling, and the weekly Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series, featuring postgraduate students and visiting scholars, has continued to play an important role in keeping the scholarly community informed of recent developments in the field. International academic contacts are regularly promoted and maintained through a series of conferences and seminars, along with visits from foreign researchers. Conferences on comparative mythology, initiated over a decade ago, have been continued in a series of annual gatherings; this year marks the publication of Celtic Myth in the 21st Century, a volume of selected conference papers published under the editorship of Dr. Emily Lyle. Dr. Lyle’s contribution to ethnology has been further celebrated in Volume 59 of Tocher, the School’s in-house journal, featuring her work in the field. Staff have contributed to national and international projects such as the production of a new critical edition of Walter Scott’s Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border; a study of the legacy of the Brothers Grimm in the development of folkloristics in Western European countries; and ongoing work providing searchable online access to Scotland’s major ethnological sound collections. ix ix Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 9 03/12/2018 10:42 Scottish Studies 38 - inside setup.indd 10 03/12/2018 10:42 SongsSongs of of the the Hebrides Hebrides and and the the Critics Critics V.S.V.S. BLANKENHORN BLANKENHORN Marjory Kennedy-Fraser has been a figure of controversy for Marjory Kennedy-Fraser has been a figure of controversy for Soraidh le NicUalraig-Fhriseal a long time. Indeed, no aspect of her life and work – her Soraidh le NicUalraig-Fhriseal a long time. Indeed, no aspect of her life and work – her bean uasal ise gun chron; bean uasal ise gun chron; expeditions to the Gàidhealtachd for the purpose of spoth i ar Ceòlraidh lùthmhor expeditions to the Gàidhealtachd for the purpose of spoth i ar Ceòlraidh lùthmhor collecting Gaelic songs; her transformation of these into art- ’s chuir i siùcar air an lot. collecting Gaelic songs; her transformation of these into art- ’s chuir i siùcar air an lot. songs with English texts and piano accompaniments; her songs with English texts and piano accompaniments; her Farewell to Kennedy-Fraser Farewell to Kennedy-Fraser subsequent publication of Songs of the Hebrides and related An untarnished gentlewoman; subsequent publication of Songs of the Hebrides and related An untarnished gentlewoman; works; her lecture-recitals of Gaelic and other ‘Celtic’ music She gelded our vigorous Muses works; her lecture-recitals of Gaelic and other ‘Celtic’ music She gelded our vigorous Muses in the halls and drawing-rooms of Edinburgh; her And put sugar on the wound. in the halls and drawing-rooms of Edinburgh; her And put sugar on the wound. collaboration with the Rev. Kenneth MacLeod and her – Somhairle Mac Gill-Eain (2011: 420- collaboration with the Rev. Kenneth MacLeod and her – Somhairle Mac Gill-Eain (2011: 420- friendship with prominent figures in the Celtic Revival; even 1; trans. Christopher Whyte in Mac friendship with prominent figures in the Celtic Revival; even 1; trans. Christopher Whyte in Mac her physical appearance and character – has escaped the Gill-Eain 2007: 142n.) her physical appearance and character – has escaped the Gill-Eain 2007: 142n.) notice of her critics, including some who became notice of her critics, including some who became heavyweight champions of the art and culture of Gaelic Scotland. For the past seventy years and heavyweight champions of the art and culture of Gaelic Scotland. For the past seventy years and more, the noise and smoke generated by these big guns has made any objective reassessment of Mrs more, the noise and smoke generated by these big guns has made any objective reassessment of Mrs Kennedy-Fraser difficult and unlikely. Even today one continues to hear her name disparaged by Kennedy-Fraser difficult and unlikely. Even today one continues to hear her name disparaged by people who, however little they actually know about her, nonetheless take refuge in the common people who, however little they actually know about her, nonetheless take refuge in the common consensus that her work was of no value – indeed, that it did actual harm to the Gaelic tradition – and consensus that her work was of no value – indeed, that it did actual harm to the Gaelic tradition – and that she herself was little better than an air-headed, money-grubbing opportunist. that she herself was little better than an air-headed, money-grubbing opportunist. In this paper, I would like to examine Mrs Kennedy-Fraser’s life and work in light of the In this paper, I would like to examine Mrs Kennedy-Fraser’s life and work in light of the criticisms levelled at her. Enough time has now elapsed that the battle over her reputation has a certain criticisms levelled at her. Enough time has now elapsed that the battle over her reputation has a certain historical interest; and while some snipers may yet be lurking in the hedgerows, it should now be historical interest; and while some snipers may yet be lurking in the hedgerows, it should now be possible to determine why and how the battle was joined in the first place. possible to determine why and how the battle was joined in the first place.
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