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Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83

Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Scotland Scottish Travellers (Music Group) Stewart, Elizabeth (1939-2022)

Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83

She was part of a musical family of Scottish Travellers that furthered the nation’s folk revival and influenced its American counterpart.

By Neil Genzlinger

Lucy Simon, Singer and Broadway Composer, Dies at 82

Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Grammy Awards Nineteen Hundred Sixties Pop and Rock Music Simon, Carly Simon, Joanna Simon, Lucy The Secret Garden (Play) Theater (Broadway) Tony Awards (Theater Awards)

Lucy Simon, Singer and Broadway Composer, Dies at 82

She and her sister Carly Simon were a folk duo in the 1960s. Years later, she wrote the Tony-nominated music for “The Secret Garden.”

By Neil Genzlinger

Lenny Lipton, ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ Lyricist and 3-D Film Pioneer, Dies at 82

Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Inventions and Patents Lipton, Lenny Peter, Paul and Mary (Music Group)

Lenny Lipton, ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ Lyricist and 3-D Film Pioneer, Dies at 82

He used the royalties earned from the hit folk song to fund decades of research into stereoscopic projection.

By Clay Risen

Mary McCaslin, Folk Singer Who Lamented the Lost Old West, Dies at 75

California Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Griffith, Nanci McCaslin, Mary (1946-2022) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Pop and Rock Music

Mary McCaslin, Folk Singer Who Lamented the Lost Old West, Dies at 75

A songwriter in her own right, she was known for renditions of pop and rock songs, “Pinball Wizard” among them, that made them sound like mountain ballads.

By Penelope Green