Margaret Gillespie (singer)

Margaret Gillespie, n. Duncan was a Scottish singer of traditional songs. She was a major informant for The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, contributing 466 songs.

Biography

Margaret Gillespie was born on 12 December 1831 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, daughter of Elizabeth Birnie and William Duncan.
Gillespie is listed as the "most prolific informant" of The Grieg-Duncan Folk Song Collection. The collection includes 3 500 texts and 3 300 melodies from North-East Scotland.
Gillespie died in South Africa in 1913.