The first time I heard Jean Ritchie sing, I couldn’t believe my ears. I’d only been listening to folk music for a few months and my friend Lou, the guy who turned me onto Doc Watson, The Greenbriar ...

Jean Ritchie, a daughter of Eastern Kentucky and "The Mother of Folk," who introduced mountain dulcimer music to the outside world, died Monday at her home in Berea. She was 92. In a performing career ...

Whether it was songs about the coal mines or the decline of the railroad, the late legendary folk singer Jean Ritchie’s music struck a chord with many, particularly those living in the Kentucky ...

NEW YORK — Jean Ritchie, who brought hundreds of traditional songs from her native Appalachia to a wide audience — singing of faith and unfaithfulness, murder and revenge, love unrequited and love ...

Jean Ritchie, the Kentucky-born singer known as the "Mother of Folk," died Monday evening (June 1) in her home in Berea, Ky., surrounded by those she loved. She was 92. Born on Dec. 8, 1922, in Viper, ...

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Jean Ritchie%2C a folk music legend from Viper%2C Ky.%2C has died at age 92. Ritchie was considered a vital influence on modern folk music. Ritchie was best known for her extensive knowledge of ...

Jean Ritchie carried hundreds of songs in her head, and she used her crystal-clear voice to introduce those songs to hundreds of thousands of listeners. She was a teacher, record label owner and ...

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When Jean Ritchie was growing up in rural Kentucky, warm evenings had a character all their own. After a day’s work in the cornfield, the kids — Jean was the youngest of 14 — would gather on the ...

Jean Ritchie — considered one of the most influential preservationists of traditional Appalachian music and a primary source of inspiration behind the folk-music revival of the 1960s — passed away on ...