Helen Hartness Flanders
Deceased Person
1890 – 1972
Who was Helen Hartness Flanders?
Helen Hartness Flanders, a native of the U.S. state of Vermont, was an internationally recognized ballad collector and an authority on the folk music found in New England and the British Isles. At the initiative of the Vermont Commission on Country Life, Flanders commenced a three-decade career capturing traditional songs that were sung in New England—songs that, in many cases, traced their origin to the British Isles. The timing of her life work was critical, coming as it did when people were turning away from traditional music in favor of listening to the radio. Today her nearly 4,500 field recordings, transcriptions and analyses are housed at the Flanders Ballad Collection at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont and have been a resource for scholars and folk singers, since the establishment of the collection in 1941.
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- Born
- May 19, 1890
Springfield - Parents
- Spouses
- Education
- Dana Hall School
- Lived in
- Vermont
- Died
- May 23, 1972
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on July 23, 2013
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