Roy Palmer (folklorist)

Roy Palmer
BornLeicestershire, England
OccupationFolk singer, teacher, folklorist, author and historian
NationalityBritish

Roy Ernest Palmer (10 February 1932 – 26 February 2015)[1] was a singer, teacher, folklorist, author and historian who wrote more than 30 books on folklore and folk song. In 2003[2] he was awarded the Gold Badge, the English Folk Dance and Song Society's highest honour.

He had much experience of performing to an audience, setting him apart from better known folk song scholars and anthologists who collected material but were less concerned with singing it.

  1. ^ Derek Schofield. "Roy Palmer obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Gold Badge Award recipients". The English Folk Dance and Song Society. Retrieved 26 December 2016.