Rose Ethel Bassin (1889 – 29 April 1974), LRAM, ARCM, was a Scottish writer, music educator, and folklorist, known for her work in British Columbia in the 1930s, and for her biography of folklorist Frances Tolmie, published posthumously in 1977.

[2] Her father was an immigrant from Russia; he was raised in a Jewish household, but became a Christian convert and missionary as a young man.

[3] She attended George Watson's Ladies College in Edinburgh, and earned certificates at the Royal Academy of Music in Manchester and London.

[4][5] Bassin taught at schools in Scotland and England, including stints in the Hebrides.

[18] Bassin retired from schoolwork in 1949, but continued to teach privately,[4] and give talks about her work.