- Laura Boulton
Laura Crayton Boulton (b. Conneaut,
Ohio , 1899; d. 1980) was an American ethnomusicologist. She is known for the many field recordings of traditional music she recorded around the world.Boulton studied voice at Western Reserve University and obtained a B.A. degree from
Denison University .In 1977, she the Laura Boulton Foundation, a non-profit institution dedicated to supporting ethnomusicological research.
References
*Boulton, Laura (1969). "The Music Hunter: The Autobiography of a Career". Garden City, New York: Doubleday.
External links
* [http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/Archive/bioboulton.htm Laura Boulton biography]
* [http://www.people.iup.edu/rahkonen/WP/real_song_catchers.htm Article about Laura Boulton]
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~mathers/collections/music/boulton.html Laura Boulton Collection]
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