Alicia Adelaide Needham

Alicia Adelaide Needham

Alicia Adélaide Needham (née Montgomery; 31 October 1863 – 24 December 1945) was an Irish composer of songs and ballads. A committed Suffragette, she was the first woman to conduct at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and the first female president of the National Eisteddfod of Wales (in 1906).

Birth and Death Data: Born October 31, 1864 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), Died December 24, 1945 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-18784	10-in.	12/11/1916	Irish lullaby	Beulah Gaylord Young	Female vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-38015	10-in.	4/28/1927	My dark Rosaleen	Charles Massinger	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-45664	10-in.	6/28/1928	My dark Rosaleen	William A. Kennedy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-46105	10-in.	6/15/1928	The exile's return	Colin O'More	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	[Trial 1912-06-28-04]	Not documented	6/28/1912	Husheen	Miss Lancing	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1913-12-06-02]	Not documented	12/6/1913	Haymaking	Helma Fritz	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	19648	10-in.	11/2/1911	Irish lullaby	Beulah Gaylord Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	47025	10-in.	9/18/1916	Husheen	Jean Cooper	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79815	10-in.	4/30/1921	Husheen	Lucy Gates	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6357	12-in.	approximately 1913	Husheen	Carrie Herwin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6541	12-in.	approximately 1915	Husheen	Clara Butt	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W109138	10-in.	April 1928	My dark Rosaleen	John Oakley	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
OKeh	o-8196	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1921	My dark Rosaleen	Elliott Shaw	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5484	10-in.	4/2/1917	Irish lullaby	Amy Ellerman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7351	10-in.	5/14/1920	Husheen	Elvira Leveroni	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Needham, Alicia Adelaide," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109366.

Needham, Alicia Adelaide. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109366.

"Needham, Alicia Adelaide." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.