3 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁mel od ies ▁of ▁traditional ▁music ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁often ▁only ▁the ▁texts ▁were ▁collected . ▁ ▁He ▁introduced ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁" mel od ic ▁families ", ▁which ▁are ▁groups ▁of ▁t unes ▁that ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁struct ur ally ▁related . ▁ ▁He ▁trac ed ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁many ▁traditional ▁American ▁fiddle ▁t unes ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Is les . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁fiddle ▁t unes , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁expert ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁f ife ▁in ▁traditional ▁American ▁music . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁fond ly ▁remembered ▁by ▁former ▁students ▁for ▁his ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁sn uff box es , ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁regularly . ▁ ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁fol kl ore ▁program ▁at ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁taught ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Fol kl ore ▁Society , ▁and ▁its ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁in ▁State ▁College , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁An ▁award ▁in ▁his ▁name ▁has ▁been ▁established ▁at ▁P enn ▁State ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁in ▁compar ative ▁literature . ▁ ▁On - line ▁publications ▁Samuel ▁P . ▁Bay ard ▁T ape ▁Collection ▁http :// www . s as . up enn . edu / fol kl