Mormon Folk Song and the Fife Collection

Authors

Thomas E. Cheney

Keywords

Mormons, Folk Songs, Austin E. Fife

Abstract

The author reviews Austin Fife's collection of Mormon folk songs according to the criteria of what makes a song a folk song. Although the collection is rather disorganized and over half of the collected songs are not true Mormon folk songs, Fife's work is still a valuable work. Austin Fife's collection of hymns, songs, and spoken word is at the Library of Congress; audio tapes were sold to Brigham Young University.

Recommended Citation

Cheney, Thomas E. (1961) "Mormon Folk Song and the Fife Collection," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol3/iss1/6