Name

Ralph Rinzler

Authors

Ralph Rinzler

Files

Biography

Ralph Rinzler was an important twentieth century folklorist and the co-founder of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Rinzler was a musician, festival administrator, scholar, and champion of grass roots folk expression in the United States. His prominent role in the Festival and at the Center for Folklife Programs prompted the Smithsonian Institution to name the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections in his honor in 1998.

Date of Birth:

1934

Date of Death:

1994

Keywords

Smithsonian Folklife Festival, “The Wabassus Cannonball”, folklorist, musician, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Disciplines

Ethnomusicology | Folklore | Oral History

Works Collected

“The Wabassus Cannonball” by George MacArthur.

Recommended Citation

Rinzler, Ralph, "Ralph Rinzler" (1934). Maine Song and Story Sampler Collectors. 22.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplercollectors/22