Thomas Fraser (singer)
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Thomas Fraser | |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Fiddle/Guitar |
| Years active | Posthumously |
| Labels | Nel Records |
Thomas James Fraser (20 March 1927 – 6 January 1978) was a
Fraser was born in on the isle of
In 2002 Nel Records put out a small pressing of Long Gone Lonesome Blues a selection of some of the original tapes. Two more CDs followed (You & My Old Guitar (2003) and Treasure Untold (2005)), and a yearly Thomas Fraser memorial festival was begun in Shetland in 2002. A fourth CD of previously unreleased material, That Far Away Land, was released in November 2008. The following month, BBC Scotland aired a 30-minute documentary on the life of Thomas Fraser entitled Shetland Lone Star. A DVD featuring this programme and highlights of the annual Thomas Fraser Festival was released in October 2009. The National Theatre of Scotland also toured Scotland during October with a full theatrical production on the life of Thomas Fraser, entitled Long Gone Lonesome. The production was revived for a 2012 tour of the United States of America. A fifth CD of unreleased material is due out in November 2010.
Death
He died from complications of a sailing incident on 6 January 1978.[1]
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