Annabel Morris Buchanan | |
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| Born | October 22, 1888 |
| Died | January 6, 1983 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, folklorist |
| Employer(s) | University of Richmond Madison College |
| Spouse | John Preston Buchanan |
Annabel Morris Buchanan (October 22, 1888–January 6, 1983) was an American composer and folklorist. The author of the book Folk Hymns of America (1938) as well as myriad journal articles,[1] Buchanan (along with John Powell) helped found the White Top Folk Festival (hosted in Grayson County, Virginia, from 1931 to 1939), which promoted music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains.[2][3] Buchanan's documenting practices are credited for preserving many folk songs that might have otherwise gone on unrecorded.[1]
- ^ a b Wolz, Lyn (1982). "Annabel Morris Buchanan: Folk Song Collector". Ferrum Review. 5: 27–34.
- ^ Wolz, Lyn (2001). "Annabel Morris Buchanan (1888–1983)". Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Richmond, VA: Library of Virginia. pp. 363–365. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Whisnant, David E. (1983). "White Top Folk Festival". All That Is Native and Fine: The Politics of Culture in an American Region. Durham, NC: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807841433.