Skånes musiksamlingar är egen klingande avdelning vid Folklivsarkivet i Lund. Samlingarna är ett av landets regionala arkiv för folk- och folklig musik och uppgiften består i att dokumentera, vårda och tillgängliggöra den regionala musiken. Samlingarna står till tjänst för såväl forskning, utbildning som mer praktisk användning.
The Scania Music Collections consists of sheet music, song books, music recordings, interviews and so forth. The collections are largely related to the region of Scania, but there are also materials with links to other regions in south Sweden, such as Blekinge and Halland. The emphasis is on traditional folk music, dance music and ballads, but also more modern music is represented. A substantial number of the collections is digitized and are available electronically.
In the same manner as the Folklife Archives other activities the Scania Music Collections are trying to relateto current research. In the beginning the work pointed as mainly older folk tradition, but nowadays the task of documenting should by applicable throughout the whole multicultural province of Scania.
Outgoing activities are an important part of the Scania Music Collection’s task. The collections are available both for researchers, students and for the general public.
