![Hanny Christen at work collecting folk songs.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/christen-titel-300x225.jpg)
The woman who saved folk music
Armed with a steely resolve and tape recorder, Hanny Christen from Basel-Landschaft preserved folk music during the 1950s, just as it was in danger of dying out.
![Hanny Christen’s tape recorder from the 1950s.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/uher-tonband-300x234.jpg)
![Hanny Christen (right) covered a lot of ground for “her” folk music.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/christen-see-199x300.jpg)
![The Christen cement plant in Muttenz, 1920s.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/beton-christen-300x198.jpg)
![A costume from Basel-Landschaft, photo taken in the early 20th century.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/tracht-bl-230x300.jpg)
![Hanny Christen was awarded the Berner Radiopreis in 1951 in recognition of her work.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/hanny-christen-noten-222x300.jpg)
Armed with a steely resolve and tape recorder, Hanny Christen from Basel-Landschaft preserved folk music during the 1950s, just as it was in danger of dying out.