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Jean was in a movie called "Next of Kin"
I know nothing about this yet would like to see the film. Helen Hunt and Patrick Swayze are in the bit shown here.
@Robin Thompson started 4 years ago - replies: 4
Just ordered a bunch of new strings...
I own two mtn dulcimers, two epinettes, a hummel and a langspil, about ten banjos and a couple other random stringed folk instruments. Thus I...
@Strumelia started 5 years ago - replies: 9
A little bit of Phyllis Gaskins...yum!
I normally don't post Facebook links here, but Phyllis just posted a new video and I thought I'd share it here... always such a joy to listen to....
@Strumelia started 5 years ago - replies: 5
Jean Ritchie Dulcimer Instructional Album
I found this playlist on YouTube that is Jean Ritchie’s dulcimer instructional album. Might be worth a listen for people learning how to play....
@traildad started 5 years ago - replies: 16
a piece aired in Jean's memory the day after her death
@Robin Thompson started 5 years ago - replies: 8
Ritchie Family Christmas reunion video, 1955
What a treasure this film clip is. Wishing all FOTMD members a meaningful new year of joy and reconnection. (you may have to click to "watch...
@Strumelia started 5 years ago - replies: 1
Cecil Sharp's description of the dulcimer
I was recently looking through Cecil Sharp's works: "English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians" and stumbled upon several excerpts...
@Collier Frederick started 5 years ago - replies: 7
Jean Ritchie featured in a Folk Alliance piece from 2010
@Robin Thompson started 5 years ago - replies: 1
What is a "luthier" ?
The word luthier always seems to imply a skilled artist who makes musical instruments. Yet the actual definition is simply "a maker of stringed...
@Strumelia started 5 years ago - replies: 21