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Jean Ruth Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, called by some the "Mother of Folk". In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way (orally, from her family and community), many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries old British and ...
Jean Ritchie (Viper, Kentucky, 8 de dezembro de 1922 – Berea, Kentucky, 1 de junho de 2015) foi uma cantora-compositora norte-americana de folk, e tocadora de saltério dos Apalaches.
20 de set. de 2021 · This video shows Jean Ritchie singing two traditional Appalachian songs to Pete Seeger in 1966, either side of a discussion about Appalachian dulcimers and ballad singing.
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- The Folk Revival Project
2 de jun. de 2015 · Jean Ritchie, who brought hundreds of traditional songs from her native Appalachia to a wide audience — singing of faith and unfaithfulness, murder and revenge, love unrequited and love lost —...
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- Margalit Fox
She was a teacher, record label owner and instrument maker who helped popularize traditional music from Appalachia. Jean Ritchie died yesterday at her home in Kentucky at the age of...
Jean Ritchie was an american folk musician and singer/songwriter who is ultimately responsible for the revival of the Appalachian dulcimer, the traditional instrument of her community,...
8 de dez. de 2022 · Learn about Jean Ritchie, a Kentucky-born singer and songwriter who revived the mountain dulcimer and influenced generations of folk musicians. Celebrate her 100th birthday with the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum.
