Fermín Pardo Pardo | |
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Background information | |
Born | Requena, Valencia | 20 April 1945
Occupation | Folklorist |
Fermín Pardo Pardo (born 20 April 1945)[1][2] is a Spanish folklore researcher, and is one of the most notable scholars of traditional music in the Land of Valencia.
Pardo was born in Hortunas, Requena. In 1974 he joined a research group under the coordination of Salvador Seguí Pérez who collected folk songs throughout the Province of Valencia.[3] In 1976, with the patronage of Institució Alfons el Magnànim, the collection was completed with records from the whole Land of Valencia.[3]
Throughout his life, he has collected about 11,700 musical pieces recorded in more than 300 cassette tapes. Since 2008, his collection is kept in Requena's Archive.[4][5]