Laura Gertrude Lemon (15 October 1866 – 18 August 1924) was a Canadian composer and songwriter who lived and worked in England.
[1][2] Lemon was mostly known for composing pieces for violin and piano such as "Three Moravian Dances", which was dedicated to the Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow.
[2] "My Ain Folk, a ballad of home",[3] was at one time one of the best-known songs by a Canadian composer.
In her early 20s Lemon moved to England, enrolling in the Royal Academy of Music in London.
[7] The prominent English singer, Dame Clara Ellen Butt, popularized the song by performing it during one of her presentations.