Maud Karpeles

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Maud Karpeles was an English folk music collector and scholar known for her extensive fieldwork documenting traditional songs in Britain and North America and for helping to preserve and promote the folk music revival.

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instanceOf English person
folk song collector
folklorist
human
musicologist
citizenship United Kingdom
coCollectorWith Cecil Sharp NERFINISHED
coFounderOf International Folk Music Council NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1885-11-12
dateOfDeath 1976-10-01
educatedAt North London Collegiate School NERFINISHED
familyName Karpeles NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ethnomusicology
folk music
folklore studies
fullName Maud Pauline Karpeles NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Maud NERFINISHED
hasNationality British
knownFor extensive fieldwork in folk song collection
preservation of traditional music
promotion of the folk music revival
language English
memberOf English Folk Dance Society NERFINISHED
English Folk Dance and Song Society NERFINISHED
movement folk music revival
notableFor collecting English folk songs
collecting folk songs in North America
documenting traditional songs in Britain
documenting traditional songs in Newfoundland
documenting traditional songs in the Appalachian region
notableWork Cecil Sharp: His Life and Work NERFINISHED
Folk Songs from Newfoundland NERFINISHED
Folk Songs from the Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED
occupation author
folk song collector
folklorist
musicologist
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfBurial Highgate Cemetery NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld honorary secretary of the International Folk Music Council
secretary of the English Folk Dance Society
religion Quaker
sibling Gustav Karpeles NERFINISHED
workedWith Cecil Sharp NERFINISHED

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Cecil Sharp coAuthor Maud Karpeles