Tennessee Folklore Society

Unknown fiddler, Knoxville, Tennessee.
From the collections of the Center for Popular Music, MTSU.

The Tennessee Folklore Society is a statewide organization of professional folklorists, arts presenters, community scholars, and others who share an interest in preserving, studying, and celebrating the rich folk arts and cultural traditions of the mid-South. Founded in 1934, the Society's activities include:

publishing the Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin, the nation's oldest regional folklore journal

issuing recordings of important Tennessee traditional music

holding an annual meeting where members and prospective members gather to present papers and exchange ideas

acting as a conduit for state and federal grants devoted to special projects celebrating Tennessee's folk traditions

serving as a clearinghouse for information about Tennessee folk culture

Operations of the Tennessee Folklore Society are managed jointly by two institutions in the state.

Editorial and membership matters:

Tennessee Folklore Society
c/o Jubilee Community Arts
1538 Laurel Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916-2016 USA

Sales of recordings:

Tennessee Folklore Society
P.O. Box 201
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132 USA

For more information contact:
info@tennesseefolklore.org