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Jean Ritchie

voc, 1922-2015 US, Viper
Singer / Songwriter of Folk and World
A.k.a. Than Hall

Jean Ritchie (born December 8, 1922, Viper, Kentucky, USA -died June 1, 2015, Berea, Kentucky, USA) was an American folk singer, songwriter and Appalachian dulcimer player known as "The Mother of Folk". Wife of photographer George Pickow and mother of musician Jonathan Pickow.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Cowbell
Genres
  • Folk
  • World
  • Country
  • Spoken Word
  • Children's Music
Plays With
Tony Kraber
The Ritchie Family Of Kentucky
Popular Tracks   
One Morning in May - Another Version on Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family by Jean Ritchie
Jubilee on Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family by Jean Ritchie
With Kitty I'll Go - Remastered on Mountain Hearth & Home by Jean Ritchie
Cedar Swamp on Mountain Hearth & Home by Jean Ritchie
The Devil's Question on American Folk Tales and Songs by Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie & Richard Chase
Black Is the Color on Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family by Jean Ritchie
A Short Life of Trouble on Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family by Jean Ritchie
One Morning in May (aka the Nightingale) on Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family by Jean Ritchie
Shady Grove on Marching Across The Green Grass and Other American Children's Game Songs by Jean Ritchie
Barbry Ellen (Barbara Allen) on Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Mountain Hearth & Home : Jean Sings The Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain FamilyJean Ritchie2004Compil.
Ballads (From Her Appalachian Family Tradition)Jean Ritchie2003Compil.
None But One / High Hills And MountainsJean Ritchie1998Compil.
Mountain BornJean Ritchie1995Album
Kentucky Christmas Old And NewJean Ritchie, The Ritchie Family Of Kentucky1987Album
The Most DulcimerJean Ritchie1984Album
Sweet RiversJean Ritchie1981Album
High Hills And MountainsJean Ritchie1979Album
None But OneJean Ritchie1977Album
Jean Ritchie At HomeJean Ritchie1974Album
Clear Waters RememberedJean Ritchie1971Album
Marching Across The Green Grass And Other American Children Game SongsJean Ritchie1968Album
Oscar Brand And Jean RitchieOscar Brand And Jean Ritchie1967Album
A Time For SingingJean Ritchie1965Album
The Appalachian Dulcimer - An Instructional RecordJean Ritchie1963Album
Jean Ritchie And Doc Watson At Folk CityJean Ritchie And Doc Watson1963Album
A Folk Concert In Town Hall, New YorkJean Ritchie, Oscar Brand & David Sear1962Album
Goya Guitar Folk FestivalOscar Brand, Jean Ritchie, George Britton, Tom Pasle, Casey Anderson, Charlie Byrd, Cynthia Gooding, Mike Hall1962Album
Precious MemoriesJean Ritchie1962Album
Courting and Riddle SongsJean Ritchie, Oscar Brand1961Album
British Traditional Ballads In The Southern Mountains Volume 2Jean Ritchie1961Album
British Traditional Ballads In The Southern Mountains Volume 1Jean Ritchie1961Album
Music For A Child's WorldJean Ritchie, The Manhattan Recorder Consort1960Album
As I Roved Out (Field Trip-Ireland)Jean Ritchie, George Pickow1960Album
Ballads In Colonial AmericaKarl Krueger, Sebastian Caratelli, Jean Ritchie, Tony Kraber1959Album
Jean Ritchie Interviews Her Family, With Documentary RecordingsThe Ritchie Family Of Kentucky With Jean Ritchie1959Album
Carols Of All SeasonsJean Ritchie1959Album
Courtin's A PleasureJean Ritchie, Oscar Brand And Tom Paley1957Compil.
Jean RitchieJean Ritchie1957Album
Riddle Me ThisJean Ritchie, Oscar Brand1957Album
American Folk Tales And SongsJean Ritchie, Paul Clayton, Richard Chase1957Album
Singing Family Of The CumberlandsJean Ritchie1957Album
Children's Songs And Games From The Southern MountainsJean Ritchie1957Album
Songs From KentuckyJean Ritchie1956Album
Saturday Night And Sunday TooJean Ritchie1956Album
Songs From KentuckyJean Ritchie1956Album
Songs From KentuckyJean Ritchie1956Album
Shivaree!Jean Ritchie, Oscar Brand, Tom Paley, Harry And Jeanie West1955Album
Courting SongsJean Ritchie, Oscar Brand1954Album
Field TripJean Ritchie1954Compil.
Kentucky Mountain SongsJean Ritchie1954Album
The Best Of Jean RitchieJean Ritchie1952Compil.
Jean Ritchie Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain FamilyJean Ritchie1952Album
Ballads In Colonial AmericaJean Ritchie / Tony KraberAlbum
An Introduction To Folk Music And Folk LoreEd McCurdy, Oscar Brand, Jean Ritchie, Bob GibsonAlbum
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