Frank Warner (folklorist)

Frank Warner
Birth nameFrancis Moreland Warner
Born(1903-04-05)April 5, 1903
Selma, Alabama, United States
DiedFebruary 27, 1978(1978-02-27) (aged 74)
Long Island, New York, United States
GenresTraditional folk music
Occupation(s)Folklorist, song collector, singer
Instrument(s)Banjo, ukulele, guitar
Years active1924-1975
LabelsDisc, Elektra, Heirloom, Prestige Int., Minstrel

Francis Moreland Warner (April 5, 1903 – February 27, 1978) was an American folk song collector, singer, musician, and YMCA executive. He and his wife Anne Warner (born Elizabeth Anne Locher, October 18, 1905 – April 26, 1991) collected and preserved many previously unpublished traditional song versions from the eastern United States, including "Tom Dooley", "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", "The Days of Forty-Nine", and "Gilgarrah Mountain", a New Hampshire version of the song more widely known as "Whiskey in the Jar".