Allan Hugh Fraser (born 21 July 1948 in
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
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) is a
Canadian folk musician
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and songwriter. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was part of
Fraser & DeBolt
Fraser & DeBolt were a Canadian folk duo, active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Its members were Allan Fraser and Daisy DeBolt (1945 – October 4, 2011).
Career
Allan Fraser and Daisy DeBolt met at a workshop at the 1968 Mariposa Fol ...
(along with
Daisy DeBolt), and released two albums with
Columbia Records
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. Many artists have recorded his songs, including
John Oates
John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, acting as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer ...
,
The Duhks,
[(21 February 2005). "Interview: The Duhks discuss and perform their music, part two", '' All Things Considered''.] Cassell Webb, Cal Hand with
Leo Kottke,
Tom Russell
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, and Penny Lang.
He lived in
Montreal from 1994 with the artist Donna Louthood,
[Dunlevy, T'Cha (31 January 2008). "Coming full circle to song", '']The Gazette
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'', p. D1. until her death in 2011. He has three grown children: folk singer Kaya Fraser,
Jade Fraser, and Simon Fraser.
Discography
*Fraser & DeBolt With Ian Guenther (Columbia ะก 30381)
*Fraser & Debolt: With Pleasure (Columbia KC 32130)
*Fraser & DeBolt: This Song Was Borne (Roaratorio roar039)
Notes
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
''
The New York Times'', 18 April 1971
Forget The Grammies Catch Fraser & Debolt ''Montreal Gazette'', 20 March 1971
Artist's Biography Al Whittle Theatre
1948 births
Living people
Canadian folk singer-songwriters
Singers from New Brunswick
People from St. Stephen, New Brunswick
21st-century Canadian folk musicians
20th-century Canadian folk musicians
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