Belle Stewart

Belle Stewart
Birth nameIsobella McGregor
Born(1906-07-18)18 July 1906
Caputh, Blairgowrie
Died4 September 1997(1997-09-04) (aged 91)
Blairgowrie
GenresScottish folk music
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals

Belle Stewart, born Isobella McGregor, (18 July 1906 – 4 September 1997) was a Scottish Traveller traditional singer. Her biography, Queen Amang the Heather: the Life of Belle Stewart, was written by her daughter, Sheila Stewart, and published in 2006. She was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in 1981 for "outstanding contribution to Scottish traditional music".

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