Lucy Broadwood, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Lucy Broadwood

British folk-song collector

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1858

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1929

Profession: songwriter, musicologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lucy Etheldred Broadwood (9 August 1858 – 22 August 1929) was an English folksong collector and researcher, and great-grand-daughter of John Broadwood, founder of the piano manufacturers Broadwood and Sons.
As one of the founder members of the Folk-Song Society and Editor of the Folk Song Journal, she was one of the main influences of the English folk revival of that period.
She was an accomplished singer, composer, piano accompanist, and amateur poet.
She was much sought after as a song and choral singing adjudicator at music festivals throughout England, and was also one of the founders of the Leith Hill Music Festival in Surrey.