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Jean Ritchie

Born: Dec 8, 1922 in Viper, KY

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Genre: Instructional, Folk

Styles: Traditional Folk, Folk Revival, Folksongs, Singer/Songwriter, Children's Folk, Field Recordings, Old-Timey

Biography: Jean Ritchie was born into a large and musical family in Viper, Kentucky in 1922. The Ritchie family was very much a part of the Appalachian folk tradition, and had committed over 300 songs (including hymns, traditional love songs, ballads, children's game songs, etc.) to its collective memory, a tradition ...Read full biography

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Jean Ritchie: Ballads from her Appalachian Family Tradition

Released: 1961

Label: Smithsonian - Folkways

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A crystalline-clear voice and a tireless preservation of traditional music are two of the contibutions to folk music that Jean Ritchie is most respected for, and both shine on the Smithsonian/Folkways ...Read full review

High Hills and Mountains

Released: 1996

Label: Greenhays

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Jean Ritchie ranges far and wide on this collection of tunes, reaching back to the start of her recording career 40-some years before on one cut ("The Cuckoo") -- according to her own annotation, the main ...Read full review

More Jean Ritchie albums: Main Albums (25), Compilations (3)

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