Folksongs from the Beehive State: Early Field Recordings of Utah and Mormon Music

It has been said that your ear is as old as your grandfather's voice. Be warned that if these recordings bring to mind your grandfather or grandmother, your ear just may have aged. In the mid-1940s, folklorists Austin and Alta Fife traveled throughout Utah and neighboring states collecting the music of the region. They recorded Mormon songs, anti-Mormon songs, cowboy songs, broadside ballads, and more. Extensive liner notes provide history and context. Note that sound quality is variable, limited by the field technology of the time.