Jean Ritchie · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 41
Top works
- Jean Ritchie's swapping song book
- Kiss of Death
- Bridge Partner Poems from the Hickory Club
- Singing Family of the Cumberlands
- The Dulcimer Book
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1922-12-08
- Active to
- 2015-06-01
appalachian folkfolk
Discography
- The Most Dulcimer
- Singing the Traditional Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family1952
- Kentucky Mountain Songs1954
- American Folk Tales And Songs1957
- Children's Songs and Games From the Southern Mountains1957
- Courtin's A Pleasure1957
- Jean Ritchie1957
- Riddle Me This1957
- Singing Family Of The Cumberlands1957
- British Traditional Ballads in the Southern Mountains, Volume 11960
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 82,592
- Total plays
- 775,680
Tags
folkamericanafemale vocalistsamericangreenwich village folk
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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jean+Ritc
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Berea
- Occupation
- musicologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Elektra
- Official website
- www.jeanritchie.com
- Image
- Jean Ritchie (2671008759).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1922-12-08
- date of death
- 2015-06-01
- Commons category
- Jean Ritchie
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- name in native language
- Jean Ritchie
- nickname
- אם הפולק
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