Jessie MacLachlan | |
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Born | 18 June 1866
Oban, Scotland |
Died | 13 May 1916 Glasgow, Scotland |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Seònaid NicLachlainn (Gaelic) |
Occupation | Singer |
Jessie Niven MacLachlan ( Scottish Gaelic: Seònaid NicLachlainn) (18 June 1866 – 13 May 1916) was a Scottish Gaelic soprano.
Jessie Niven MacLachlan was born at Oban, the eldest of eight children born to Alexander MacLachlan and Margaret Campbell Niven. Her father was an auctioneer. [1]
MacLachlan achieved fame as a stage singer of Gaelic song. [2] She performed for Queen Victoria, at Balmoral Castle in 1892. [3] She toured extensively. She shared a bill with singer Harry Lauder and violinist Mackenzie Murdoch on a Scottish tour. [4] She toured in North America in 1901; [5] while in Canada, she sang with a teenaged Henry Burr, at the Opera House in Saint John. [6] In 1902, she sang at the Scottish Concert of the London Inverness-shire Association, to raise funds for Scottish scholarships and a "Home Club for Highland Lads" in London. [7] In 1905 she sang at a Burns Monument Fund benefit concert in Boston. [8] She performed in New Zealand in 1905 and again in 1907. [9] [10]
During her North American tour, MacLachlan was celebrated in newspapers and helped to increase the popularity of Gaelic song there. [11] "Whether it is crooning a Highland cradle song, or a call to the clans to take up arms, she is equally successful", observed one New Zealand reviewer in 1907, about her repertoire. [12]
In September 1899, MacLachlan made the first commercial gramophone recordings of Gaelic song, performing "Oro Mo Nighean Donn Bhòidheach" ('Ho-ro my Beautiful Brown Maiden') and "Mo Dhachaigh" ('My Home') to piano accompaniment. [13] [14] She made further recordings in England in 1903. [15]
Jessie MacLachlan married her accompanist Robert Buchanan in 1887. [1] They had a son. She died in Glasgow in 1916, aged 49 years, shortly after making a "hazardous journey" from France during World War I. [1] Her grave is in Cathcart Cemetery. [16]
Jessie MacLachlan | |
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Born | 18 June 1866
Oban, Scotland |
Died | 13 May 1916 Glasgow, Scotland |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Seònaid NicLachlainn (Gaelic) |
Occupation | Singer |
Jessie Niven MacLachlan ( Scottish Gaelic: Seònaid NicLachlainn) (18 June 1866 – 13 May 1916) was a Scottish Gaelic soprano.
Jessie Niven MacLachlan was born at Oban, the eldest of eight children born to Alexander MacLachlan and Margaret Campbell Niven. Her father was an auctioneer. [1]
MacLachlan achieved fame as a stage singer of Gaelic song. [2] She performed for Queen Victoria, at Balmoral Castle in 1892. [3] She toured extensively. She shared a bill with singer Harry Lauder and violinist Mackenzie Murdoch on a Scottish tour. [4] She toured in North America in 1901; [5] while in Canada, she sang with a teenaged Henry Burr, at the Opera House in Saint John. [6] In 1902, she sang at the Scottish Concert of the London Inverness-shire Association, to raise funds for Scottish scholarships and a "Home Club for Highland Lads" in London. [7] In 1905 she sang at a Burns Monument Fund benefit concert in Boston. [8] She performed in New Zealand in 1905 and again in 1907. [9] [10]
During her North American tour, MacLachlan was celebrated in newspapers and helped to increase the popularity of Gaelic song there. [11] "Whether it is crooning a Highland cradle song, or a call to the clans to take up arms, she is equally successful", observed one New Zealand reviewer in 1907, about her repertoire. [12]
In September 1899, MacLachlan made the first commercial gramophone recordings of Gaelic song, performing "Oro Mo Nighean Donn Bhòidheach" ('Ho-ro my Beautiful Brown Maiden') and "Mo Dhachaigh" ('My Home') to piano accompaniment. [13] [14] She made further recordings in England in 1903. [15]
Jessie MacLachlan married her accompanist Robert Buchanan in 1887. [1] They had a son. She died in Glasgow in 1916, aged 49 years, shortly after making a "hazardous journey" from France during World War I. [1] Her grave is in Cathcart Cemetery. [16]