Jean Ritchie
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 9 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 8,1922 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Viper |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | June 1,2015 |
| Died | Berea |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | George Pickow |
| Albums | Mountain Hearth & Home |
| Carols of All Seasons | |
| At Folk City | |
| Kentucky Mountain Songs | |
| None but One | |
| Job | Singer-songwriter |
| Education | University of Kentucky |
| University of the Cumberlands | |
| Books | Prescription for Murder: The True Story of Dr Harold Frederick Shipman |
| With the Greatest Respect | |
| Singing family of the Cumberlands | |
| Dulcimer People | |
| Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians as Sung by Jean Ritchie | |
| The Dulcimer Book: Being a Book about the Three-stringed Appalachian Dulcimer, Including Some Ways of Tuning and Playing; Some Recollections in Its Local History in Perry and Knott Counties, Kentucky; Some Observations on the Probable Origins of the Instrument in the Old Countries of Europe; with Plentiful Photographic Illustrations and Drawing; and with Words and Music for Some Sixteen Songs from the Ritchie Family of Kentucky | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Children | Jon Pickow |
| Peter Pickow | |
| Parents | Balis Ritchie |
| Abigail Ritchie | |
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| ID | 553993 |
Jean Ritchie Life story
Jean Ruth Ritchie was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, called by some the "Mother of Folk". In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way, many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries old British and Irish songs, including dozens of Child Ballads.
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