Allan Fraser (musician)
| Allan Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 July 1948 St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1970 โ present |
| Labels | Columbia |
Allan Hugh Fraser (born 21 July 1948 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick) is a Canadian folk musician and songwriter. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was part of Fraser & DeBolt (along with Daisy DeBolt), and released two albums with Columbia Records. Many artists have recorded his songs, including John Oates, The Duhks,[1] Cassell Webb, Cal Hand with Leo Kottke, Tom Russell, and Penny Lang.
He has lived in Montreal since 1994 with the artist Donna Louthood,[2] until her death in 2011, with whom he had three grown children: folk singer Kaya Fraser,[2] Jade Fraser, and Simon Fraser.
Discography
- Ian Guenther with Fraser & Debolt (Columbia ะก 30381)
- Fraser & Debolt: With Pleasure (Columbia KC 32130)
Notes
- โ (21 February 2005). "Interview: The Duhks discuss and perform their music, part two", All Things Considered.
- โ 2.0 2.1 Dunlevy, T'Cha (31 January 2008). "Coming full circle to song", The Gazette, p. D1.
Sources
- Fraser and Debolt make their music and dodge the super-hype, Montreal Gazette 5 February 1972
- And Fraser stole the show, Village Voice, 11 February 1971
- Montreal composer-singers, Montreal Gazette, 20 September 1973
- New Rock: Pure as Spring Water, New York Times, 18 April 1971
- Forget The Grammies Catch Fraser & Debolt, Montreal Gazette, 20 March 1971
- Artist's Biography, Al Whittle Theatre