Ellen got her start as a folksinger and academic at Cornell University, where she got her B.A. in philosophy in 1957, helped found the Cornell Folk Song Society, taught classes in folk literature with professor Harold Thompson, and spent much of her free time with the folk musicians playing nearby in New York City. Melissa Newcomb of the university’s alumni magazine Cornellians has just written a lovely article about Ellen, her music, and her time at Cornell: “At Age 90, a Singer, Collector, and Scholar of Folk Music Goes Digital.” Please give it a read!

Our thanks to Melissa and everyone at Cornell!