Joan Rimmer | |
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 British musicologist Joan Rimmer | |
| Born | 11 December 1918 London |
| Died | 29 December 2014 (age 96) Whitstable, Kent |
Joan Rimmer (11 December 1918 – 29 December 2014) was an English musicologist who specialised in the history of musical instruments (especially the Irish harp) and in historical dance forms. She was also a pioneer in ethnomusicology who presented, in the course of 30 years, numerous programmes on traditional music from around to the world on BBC radio.