John Murray Gibbon

John Murray Gibbon
Born	(1875-04-12)April 12, 1875 Ceylon
Died	July 2, 1952(1952-07-02)(aged 77)
Occupation	writer

John Murray Gibbon(12 April 1875 – 2 July 1952) was aScottish-Canadianwriter and cultural promoter. He was born inCeylonon 12 April 1875 the second son ofWilliam Duff Gibbona tea planter and Katherine née Murray. Gibbon was educated atAberdeen,OxfordandGöttingenuniversities. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 to work for theCanadian Pacific Railway(CPR). In 1921, he became founding president of theCanadian Authors Association.

A long-time enthusiast of folk culture, Gibbon organized theCPR Festivals;a series offolkandcraftsfestivals sponsored by the CPR.WithSir Ernest MacMillan,he published the four-volumeFrench Canadian Folk Songs(1928). Histories he wrote includedScots in Canada(1911),Steel of Empire: The Romantic History of the Canadian Pacific(1935),Canadian Mosaic(1938) and two histories of nursing. He also wrote several novels.

Gibbon's work was to have a major impact on the creation of abilingual,multicultural,national culture.Canadian Mosaicinfluenced the adoption of the concept of a "cultural mosaic"in the Canadian government's multiculturalism policies.Additionally, Gibbon had a keen interest in horseback riding in the Canadian Rockies and was the founder of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. ( trailridevacations ) in 1923. He was secretary-treasurer of the club for over 30 years. He died atMontreal, Quebec.

Works

• The True Annals Of Fairyland In The Reign Of King Cole [edited],(1909)
• Scots In Canada,(1911)
• Hearts And Faces: The Adventure Of A Soul,(1916)
• Drums Afar,(1918)
• A Canadian Calendar,(1919)
• The Conquering Hero,(1920)
• Pagan Love,(1922)
• Eyes Of A Gypsy,(1926)
• French Canadian Folk Songs [Fr=?] [translated & edited],(1928)
• Canadian Folksongs Old And New [?=?] [translated & edited],(1929)
• Prince Charlie And Flora,(1929)
• Melody And Lyric, From Chaucer To The Cavaliers,(1930)
• The Magic Of Melody,(1933)
• Steel Of Empire:...The Canadian Pacific Railway...,(1935)
• Northland Songs,(1936)
• The Man Comes Down From The Moon,(1937)
• Canadian Mosaic: The Making Of A Northern Nation,(1938)
• New World Ballads,(1939)
• The New Canadian Loyalists,(1941)
• Pioneer Songs Of Canada,(1941)
• Canada In Song,(1941)
• The Victorian Order Of Nurses For Canada,(1947)
• Three Centuries Of Canadian Nursing [with Mary S MATHEWSON],(1947)
• Canadian Cadences,(1949)
• New Colour For The Canadian Mosaic: The Displaced Person,(1951)
• The Romance Of The Canadian Canoe,(1951)
• Ballads Of BC

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References

Further reading

• John Murray GibbonatThe Canadian Encyclopedia
• Meister, Daniel R (2021).The Racial Mosaic: A Pre-History of Canadian Multiculturalism.Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press.ISBN9780228008712.
• Keillor, E (2006).Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity.McGill-Queen's University Press.ISBN9780773530126.

External links

• Four Seasons: a Canadian Song Cycle for voice and pianoatUniversity of TorontoCanadian Sheet Music Collection
• Prince Charlie and Flora, a ballad opera: LibrettoatUniversity of TorontoCanadian Sheet Music Collection