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Belle Stewart (18 July 1906 - 4 September 1997) became known as a Scottish traditional singer. The general public knew little about Belle Stewart until 2006, when her daughter, Sheila Stewart, wrote the biography ''Queen Amang the Heather: the Life of Belle Stewart''.〔 〕 Sheila Stewart corrects the frequently cited birthdate 17 July to the 18th. ==Early years== Belle McGregor was born on the banks of the River Tay at Caputh, near Blairgowrie, into a family of Highland Scottish Travellers, who lived in bow-tents (similar to dome tents). As a result of their life-style, the whole family received much insult and abuse. Belle's father died when she was only 9 months old. Afraid that social workers might take her children from her, her mother stopped travelling and settled in Perthshire. The McGregor family tried to teach Belle how to read palms (fortune telling), but she didn't take to this. The family frequently went to Northern Ireland to do pearl-fishing. In the evenings they would gather at ceilidhs to exchange folk songs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belle Stewart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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