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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 ...
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 . Problemas de saúde e morte.
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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11 de jun. de 2015 · Photo by George Pickow. AFC George Pickow and Jean Ritchie Collection. Jean Ritchie, a peerless traditional singer, musician, folklorist, and donor to the American Folklife Center’s archive, died on June 1, 2015, at her home in Berea, Kentucky.
2 de jun. de 2015 · Playlist. The Ritchies were one of the great folk song families of the Appalachians. They favored ballads and Jean Ritchie became a master, preferring to sing unaccompanied in a striking,...
2 de jun. de 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — Jean Ritchie, the Kentucky-born folksinger who brought the centuries-old ballads she grew up with to a wide audience from the 1950s onward, died Monday evening. She was 92. Ritchie died in her home in Berea, Kentucky, with family around her, her niece Judy Hudson said.
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.
