Kennedy Songs of Scotland Farewell Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Steinway Hall

Price: $1 reserved and numbered seats; $.50

Performance Forces:
Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 August 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

13 Sep 1869, Evening

Program Details

“KENNEDY’S FAREWELL. Songs of Scotland.”

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  David [Scottish singer] Kennedy;  Helen Kennedy [piano-soprano]
2)
"Come all ye jolly shepherds"
aka When the kye comes hame
Text Author: Hogg
3)
"There’s nae luck about the house"
aka There's no luck about the house
Text Author: Adam
4)
"Draw the sword, Scotland"
Composer(s): Rodwell
5)
"Laird o’ cockpen, The"
Text Author: Nairne
6)
"Annie's tryste"
aka Your hand is cauld as snaw
Composer(s): Aytoun
7)
"Tak your auld cloak about ye"
aka Take your old cloak about you; Tak your auld cloak about ye; Tak yer ould cloak about ye; Tak yer auld cloak aboot ye
8)
"Death of Nelson, The"
Composer(s): Braham
9)
"Flowers of the forest, The"
aka Flowers o' the forest
Composer(s): Traditional
10)
"Come under my plaidie"
Composer(s): Traditional
11)
"My boy Tammy"
aka My boy Tammie; My boy Tommy; My boy Tommie
Composer(s): Traditional
Text Author: Macneill
12)
"Bonnie Prince Charlie"
aka Prince Charlie
Composer(s): Braham
13)
"Scotland yet"
Text Author: Riddell
14)
"Auld lang syne"
aka Old lang syne
Composer(s): Traditional
Text Author: Burns

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 September 1869, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 10 September 1869, 7.

Kennedy’s “[L]ast night in the United States prior to returning to Auld Scotland.”

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 11 September 1869, 182.

Brief.

4)
Announcement: New York Herald, 12 September 1869, 7.

“Mr. Kennedy, the popular Scottish vocalist, after a successful tour of three years in the United States and Canada, gives his farewell entertainment at Steinway Hall to-morrow evening, prior to his departure for ‘Auld Scotia.’ A good programme is offered and the hall will probably be crowded.”

5)
Announcement: New York Herald, 13 September 1869, 5.

Brief.

6)
Announcement: New-York Times, 13 September 1869, 5.

Mr. Kennedy, a singer of Scottish songs, whose tour throughout the United States has been one series of triumphs, gives a farewell entertainment at Steinway Hall this evening. The programme is an interesting one, and especially so for those persons to whom its elements are most familiar, and who need no information in relation to Mr. Kennedy’s skill as its interpreter.”

7)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 13 September 1869, 7.

Program.

8)
Announcement: New York Post, 13 September 1869, 4.
9)
Review: New York Post, 15 September 1869, 4.

“Mr. Kennedy, after three years’ successful tour in this country, gave his farewell concert at Steinway Hall on Monday night. His entertainments have appealed especially to our Scotch citizens, who have greeted him in crowds wherever he has been. He tells amusing anecdotes, and sings both sentimental and comic songs with considerable effect; and in an unpretending way has offered the public no small amount of gratification during his sojourn here. Some of the most exquisite of the Scottish ballads have been made familiar to American audiences by his graceful vocalization, and to the natives of ‘auld Scotland’ his rich accent has brought home scenes most vividly to mind. We presume that Mr. Kennedy will take with him from this country as greatful recollections as he leaves with his friends here.”