Sydney MacEwan

Canon Sydney Alfred MacEwan (19 October 1908 – 25 September 1991) was a Scottish tenor, who sang traditional Scottish and Irish songs. His name has also been recorded as Alfred Sydney Marley MacEwan (Marley was his mother's maiden name).

Birth and Death Data: Born Glasgow (city in Scotland, United Kingdom), Died September 25, 1991

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CO40969 10-in. 1949 I saw from the beach Sydney MacEwan ; Gerald Moore Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia CO40993 10-in. 1949 The old house Sydney MacEwan ; Gerald Moore Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia CO40994 10-in. 1949 The green bushes Sydney MacEwan Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia CO40999 10-in. 1949 Bonnie Strathyre Sydney MacEwan Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacEwan, Sydney," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354576.

MacEwan, Sydney. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354576.

"MacEwan, Sydney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354576

External Sources

Wikipedia: Father Sydney MacEwan

Discogs: Sydney MacEwan

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: MacEwan, Sydney, 1908-1991 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr94005120

Wikidata: Father Sydney MacEwan - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7660028

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/17102948

MusicBrainz: Father Sydney MacEwan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2a50db07-cc5e-4f6d-b495-fa6f1d199532

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/355622 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/355622

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