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Jean Ritchie

Jean Ritchie has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 13 December 2016. Jean Ritchie's music has been featured on 22 episodes.

Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer and Appalachian dulcimer player. Became known as "The Mother of Folk". As well as work songs and ballads, Jean knew hymns from the "Regular Baptist" church she attended in Jeff, Kentucky. These were sung as "lining out" songs, in a lingering soulful way. One of the songs they sang was Amazing Grace. She wrote some songs, including one on the effects of strip mining in Kentucky. "My…

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One Morning in May
Jean Ritchie
Westminster1956
One Morning in May
Jean RitchieWestminster1956
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Swing And Turn Jubilee
Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson
Smithsonian Folkways1990
Swing And Turn Jubilee
Jean Ritchie, Doc WatsonSmithsonian Folkways1990
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The L And N Don’t Stop Here Anymore
Jean Ritchie
Warner Bros. Records1965
The L And N Don’t Stop Here Anymore
Jean RitchieWarner Bros. Records1965
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The Most Fair Beauty Bright
Jean Ritchie
Folkways Records1962
The Most Fair Beauty Bright
Jean RitchieFolkways Records1962
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Pretty Saro
Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson
Smithsonian Folkways1990
Pretty Saro
Jean Ritchie, Doc WatsonSmithsonian Folkways1990
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Go Dig My Grave
Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson
Smithsonian Folkways1990
Go Dig My Grave
Jean Ritchie, Doc WatsonSmithsonian Folkways1990
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One I Love
Jean Ritchie
Warner Bros. Records1965
One I Love
Jean RitchieWarner Bros. Records1965
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Nottamun Town
Jean Ritchie
Elektra1954
Nottamun Town
Jean RitchieElektra1954
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The Cuckoo
Jean Ritchie
Elektra1952
The Cuckoo
Jean RitchieElektra1952
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The Little Devils
Jean Ritchie
Elektra1952
The Little Devils
Jean RitchieElektra1952
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