Owen McBride

Owen McBride (born 1941) is an Irish-born folk singer and storyteller. He has lived in Toronto since his arrival in Canada in 1963[1] A veteran performer,[2] McBride was a key figure in the folk revival movement in Canada and in North American. He was a perennial favourite at the Mariposa Folk Festival, performing almost every year from 1964 to the '80s and frequently in subsequent years.[3] McBride was featured in the folk music magazine Hoot in 1966.[4] He is an active performer in the folk music club and festival scenes, including appearances at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. In 1970 the New York Times reported his ballad performances at the Philadelphia Festival as "sentimental and boozy".[5] He performs traditional Irish and Scottish music and is also accomplished storyteller, with appearances on CBC radio and storytelling festivals.[6] McBride has made several commercial recordings, including one on the Philo Records (folk) label.

Owen McBride
Born1941
Ireland
NationalityCanadian
Occupationmusician, folk singer

Discography
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References
  1. https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/viewFile/21896/25385.
  2. http://fantasyinglass.blogspot.ca/2013/10/a-wee-bit-more-on-this-weeks-wee-folk.html
  3. http://www.mariposafolk.com/archives/2010-fesitval-50th/2010-festival-artists/
  4. http://zinewiki.com/Hoot
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/08/30/archives/ballads-blues-and-rock-spice-a-folk-festival-irish-rovers-furnish.html?_r=0
  6. http://fantasyinglass.blogspot.ca/2013/10/a-wee-bit-more-on-this-weeks-wee-folk.html

Further reading
  • Photograph of Owen McBride at the 1966 Mariposa Folk Festival. York University Libraries | Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections online exhibits. http://archives.library.yorku.ca/exhibits/show/mariposa/item/1399
  • “Workshop : Monologues, Tales and Recitations". Audio recording of Owen McBride giving a workshop at the Mariposa Festival in 1966. Workshop : Monologues, Tales and Recitations. http://archives.library.yorku.ca/exhibits/show/mariposa/item/2080
  • Krassen, Miles (1974). "An Analysis of a Jean Carignan Record". MUSICultures. Canadian Society for Traditional Music: 40.
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