Ellen Stekert
Ellen Stekert (b. 1935) is an American academic, folklorist and musician.[1][2][3][4] Stekert is a Professor Emerita of English at the University of Minnesota[5] and was President of the American Folklore Society for the year 1977.[6][7]
Stekert was born in New York City in 1935 and grew up in Great Neck on Long Island.[8] She survived polio as a child. Stekert began performing folk music in high school and has recorded several albums.[1][9][10][11]
References[]
- ^ a b von Bernewitz, Robert. "Ellen Stekert - Folklorist, Folk Singer and Educator". Musicguy 247. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Poppick, Laura. "Ellen Stekert: Trailblazer". REI. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Aloi, Daniel. "Peter Yarrow '59 leads 'Rompin' good time in Bailey". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Folklorist Ellen Stekert performs and shares stories from folklore". PRX. WTIP. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Faculty". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Past AFS Presidents". American Folklore Society. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Stekert, Ellen. "Crying Wolf - The Wolf as Symbol in Folklore". Wolf Song of Alaska. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Biography: Ellen Stekert". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Songs of a New York Lumberjack". Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Rare Folk - Ellen Stekert "Ballads of Careless Love"". Popsike. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Ellen Stekert To Give Folksong Concert". The Daily Illini. 7 February 1962. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
External links[]
- Ellen Stekert performing in Minneapolis, 2017
Categories:
- Living people
- University of Minnesota faculty
- 1935 births
- People from Great Neck, New York
- People from Minneapolis
- Cornell University alumni
- American folklorists
- American folk-song collectors
- American folk musicians
- Presidents of the American Folklore Society