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Jean Ritchie Original 1967 # 170 Appalachian Dulcimer Excellent Cond
Just saw this on ebay if anyone is interested:...
@marg started 9 years ago - replies: 2
Your memories of Jean Ritchie
A sad day to learn of Jean's passing. Yet, we are all so grateful for the great bounty gifts Jean freely gave during her long and active life. She...
@Strumelia started 9 years ago - replies: 19
A WEEK of the Songs of Jean Ritchie at John Campbell Folk School
I just want to make sure that the Fans of Jean Ritchie are informed about this class at John C. Campbell Folk School March 16-21: The Songs of...
@Jan Potts started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Tribute Album Announcement
Got this from the Compass Records website. To be released in September: New Album Pays Tribute to Jean Ritchie, Mother of Folk July 24, 2014...
@Ken Hulme started 10 years ago - replies: 6
Article on Jean Ritchie
Here's a nice little article on Jean and how she influenced American music:...
@Strumelia started 10 years ago - replies: 8
The Ritchie Family of Kentucky
This may be old news to many of you but I just ran across " The Ritchie Family of Kentucky " on the Smithsonian Folkways site at...
@David Bennett started 11 years ago - replies: 1
Jean Ritchie's wonderful book
On Strum's suggestion I bought Jean's book Singing Family of the Cumberlands. I'm 1/2 way through it and enjoying it so much. She includes many...
@Virginia Oman started 13 years ago - replies: 11
Visit with Jean Ritchie Pickow Nov. 2011
I thought I would add these pics to this group so anyone could see them that might not see my blog about my visit. Jean was doing fine and in good...
@Dana R. McCall started 13 years ago - replies: 10
Jean Ritchie, Aly Bain, Mike Seegar
He is a lovely video of dulcimer, fiddle and banjo played up at Jean Ritchie's place in 1985. They are playing Uncle Joe (McClouds Reel)
@Robin Clark started 12 years ago - replies: 13
buying Jean Ritchie's recordings and books....
Has anyone bought some of Jean Ritchie's recordings or books this past year?I'm going to have to buy some new CD versions of my old worn cassettes...
@Strumelia started 14 years ago - replies: 21
Does Jean Ritchie have any instrumental dulcimer albums?
I have several of Jean Ritchie's albums and she she sings on every one I have. Don't get me wrong, I love to hear her sing but I was looking for an...
@David Bennett started 13 years ago - replies: 3
photo of Jean posted on fb by Aubrey Atwater (and shared by Nancy Barker)
Jean Ritchie: Icon, role model, mentor, friend... On Sunday, Elwood and I "swung" by Long Island on the way home from a gig near Baltimore to...
@Robin Thompson started 13 years ago - replies: 6
Jean's ballad & song legacy
Here on Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer, we naturally tend to think of how Jean Ritchie has inspired us in terms of playing the mountain...
@Strumelia started 15 years ago - replies: 9