John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection

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John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection

Arkansas Folklorist John Quincy Wolf, Jr. died in 1972, leaving behind an important collection of folksong recordings and articles. These are now being made available at http://www.lyon.edu/wolfcollection/index.html

The website is divided into sections including:

  • Ozark Folksongs - contains transcriptions and audio files to hundreds of folksongs collected by Wolf from 1952-1970. Indexed by Song Title and Singer. Performers include Almeda Riddle.
  • Sacred Harp
  • Memphis Blues